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- fazz9818@tao.sosc.osshe.edu (Christopher Fazzio) wrote:
-
- >ARDI is cool, but it is in serious trouble. Apple currently has an
- >emulator for Unix users, called MAE (Macintosh Application Envirinment).
- >It includes Macintosh ROM cade, and is 99.9999999+% compatible with Mac
- >programs. It also has networking services in addition to other things
- >that Executor can not. ARDI is in trouble, because a "PC" version is due
- >for next year. Two thing will happen:
-
- >1) Apple's MAE will be more compatible, faster, better features, and more
- stable
-
- >and/or
-
- >2) Apple will buy ARDI, swallow their source code, and some features, and
- >seel it a MAE for "PC's".
-
- >ARDI's executor is neat because it's a first, but it's only a mediocre
- >first-generation product. Apple's emulator will make it impossible for
- >ARDI to compete.
-
- Well, first of all.. I didn't particularly care for your nearly flame-like
- tone.
-
- Secondly, I read such articles in my trade magazines, but they only spoke
- about "possibly" an NT port of MAE 3.0. That still leaves DOS, Windows
- 95/3.1, Linux, FreeBSD, and NEXT users out in the cold.
-
- Given the notorious delays in larger companies to develop software of this
- scope (Soft Windows only just now runs 486/386 code after 6+ years on the
- market in one form or another). By the time Apple got the product out,
- ARDI would be at version 3.0 or better. You can use your own imagination
- to decide what Executor would be like at that time, certainly better than
- a "mediocre first-generation product".
-
- I know ARDI has been at Apple and shown them Executor. ARDI has been
- close-mouthed about the meeting, but since ARDI is not a division of Apple
- (8 months or more later), I don't think they will be soon.
-
- If anything Apple might want to license Matt's Synthetic CPU. But Apple
- owns the Toolbox ROMS and has no need of the rest of Executor.
-
- Mostly I object to the tone of your message. ARDI is doing great with
- Executor, and I have no hopes, expectations or desire that they go out of
- business anytime soon...
-
- Do you?
-
- - Al Hartman, Computer Expressions -
-
-