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- From: wilcoxt@cuug.ab.ca (Terrance Wilcox 229-3361)
- Subject: Re: End of NeXT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.172242.4046@cuug.ab.ca>
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 17:22:42 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec27.145119.7923@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- >
- > Can you buy the beta of NS486--right now?
- >
- No. You can get it free from NeXT (if you are a developer, ask them. They
- might send you a copy).
-
- > <Incidentally, people who buy the beta get the release version
- > for free>
- >
- They better. Leave it to MS to make money off of beta testers.
-
-
- > NS486 has been demoed. It cannot be purchased in stores.
- > It cannot be ordered. It cannot be reliably judged.
-
- You mean Chrysler didn't actually order NS486? McGaw (sp?) cellular
- didn't order it? They shouldn't have announced ordering it if they can't.
-
-
- > Until such time as it has even limited availability and
- > can be judged by something other than NeXTs press releases
- > (which have repeatedly shown themselves to be a little
- > less than truthful) it is v a p o r.
- >
-
- NS486 does have limited availability. Many people use it and are judging
- it right now. Can you point out any non-truths in NeXT's press releases?
- I think it's your anti-NeXT bias speaking here.
-
- >>Dave Cutler (the guy in charge of NT) has said that NT isn't a microkernal.
- >>The guys that worked on Mach at CMU aren't working on NT. I assume those guys
- >>already know NT isn't a microkernal.
- >
- > That's interesting. Care to cite a source?
- >
- Why? You have yet to cite a source :). Anyway, read comp.os.mach. The
- thread Mach vs. NT has attracted MS guys. Read what they have to say.
- There's also a book by Helen Custer (I don't know the title).
-
-
- >>Instead of making misguided, inflammatory comments, why don't you read
- >>the newsgroups involved. There's a lovely thread in comp.os.mach about
- >>Mach VS. NT. It'll explain all about NT not being a microkernal.
- >
- >
- > Already do. .mach ought to just be an advocacy group for
- > all of the reality that you see there.
- >
-
- I see. It doesn't agree with your reality, so it's fantasy. Well, I can't
- argue with your reality if it doesn't coincide with everybody else's.
- So let's face facts. If I cite a source, you'll say that source is incorrect.
- If I correct your facts, you will contradict me with your own facts, based
- on your own reality.
-
- There's really no point in continuing your attack on NeXT. If you can't
- provide factual arguments, all you have is opinion.
-
- Terry Wilcox
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