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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: NeXT vs Mac, Whats the difference?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.143325.3711@wam.umd.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec22.162810.451@otago.ac.nz> <1992Dec22.142201.17973@wam.umd.edu> <1992Dec24.212520.15988@cuug.ab.ca>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 14:33:25 GMT
- Lines: 56
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- In article <1992Dec24.212520.15988@cuug.ab.ca> wilcoxt@cuug.ab.ca (Terrance Wilcox 229-3361) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec22.142201.17973@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >>>1. NeXT has a great (possibly best around) development tools.
- >>
- >>
- >> Has anyone got the low down on whether the release
- >> shrinkwrap ~$900 version of NS486 will include these tools,
- >> or will you have to buy the $2200 developer version?
- >>
- >> I hope it'll be in the release version. At $900, it's sure
- >> to have a hard time--at $2200 it's sureto be a failure.
- >>
- >
- >That's a relief. Now we don't have to worry about Solaris or Univel's
- >UnixWare either. Neither one of those are shipping development tools
- >with their user version, and their prices aren't much different.
-
-
- Unixware USER + Development : $500 + $950. < NeXtStep )$2200
-
- >>
- >>>2. I will soon be able to run my NeXTstep apps on a PC system with NS486.
- >>
- >>
- >> Believe it when you see it. NS486, sure--but will NS486 run
- >> DOS and win apps? At this point, who knows?
- >>
- >>
- >Yes, NS486 will run DOS and Windows apps. Don't you keep up with the
- >news? Your opinion would be worth so much more if you were at all
- >informed.
-
-
- Was that necessary?
-
- 1. NeXT hasn't made a commitment. They say it'll be available.
- The haven't said what we all suspect--it'll be an additional
- cost (how many hundred $?) to the already overpriced user package.
-
- 2. The compatibility also hasn't been determined. It probably
- wont be as good as OS/2, which most people find "sufficient" or
- "adequate"
-
- Now, if you had given any thought to your post before just
- blathering the prattle that NeXT has been feeding you, you
- might have said something useful.
- >
- >Terry Wilcox
- >
-
-
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