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- The saga continues:
-
- >In article <3evm88$48p@news.eecs.uic.edu>, bdupras@bert.eecs.uic.edu
- >(Brian Dupras) wrote:
- >> calls. Would it be possible to run this text file through a LW specific
- >> AREXX interpreter plug-in?
- >>
- >> Brian
- >> bdupras@bert.eecs.uic.edu
- >I have to agree with this idea. I really cannot understand NewTek's
- >philosophy for changing from an interpretive macro language to C. It
- >seems to me that this means the average user will not be able to write
- >macros. Arexx only required the user of a text editor. Now the user has
- >to buy a compiler as well. For one platform that's no problem, but fat
- >chance I am going to buy a compiler for multiple platforms.
-
-
- Whoa, pardner! NewTek et all didn't change philosophy, they changed
- PLATFORMS. And there is no AREXX on other platforms. (Maybe some-
- thing else, but not AREXX. Maybe even REXX.)
-
- Anyway, the polite discussion was just that: a discussion of what
- users feel they need in an easily extensible feature.
- >
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