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- From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
- Subject: Re: Looking for a C++ Compiler for the MAC
- Message-ID: <1993Jan10.184508.9707@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Dec22.060830.2807849309@ultramac.uucp> <C0MpC5.IKK@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 18:45:08 GMT
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- cole@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Sandra Stewart-Cole) writes:
- >Beyond that, the rumor mill has been churning out stories of a Think C++
- >standalone ever since Symantec bought Zortech. I would be VERY reluctant about
- >going out to get MPW and either C++ compiler now given that there is a pretty
- >good chance of a standalone Think C++ RSN. Not that MPW is so awful, but If you
- >already have Think C, or even if you don't, it will almost certainly be cheaper
- >and less demanding of hardware to wait for the Think C++
-
- Don't hold your breath. It's been almost 18 months now.
-
- If you log on to the Symantec support BBS (408-973-9598) you can see
- that almost no messages ever refer to the Zortech Mac product, and that
- all the action revolves around Windows and OS/2. It's clear that
- Symantec is putting their resources into the Intel platform products,
- where the market is.
-
- John Nagle
-