sakw@cvaxa.UUCP (03/17/86)
I got these from a UK bulletin board called MacTel. I'm posting them here as I haven't seen any discussion of this topic on the net. ---------------from MacTel---------- Message : 406 Submitted: 3/10/86 12:10 Submitted by: FELIX KAEGI Subject: Future Macs Following two interesting news item from an American BBS, I hope you enjoy them: 95C Macintosh Programmer's Workstation From: BOB DENNY 334 When: 4:41p Sat, 11-Jan-86 I just got back from Apple, having delivered the firqt installment of the work we are doing for them. While there, I saw the evaluation version of MPW, Macintosh Programmer's Workstation. There has been little discussion about MPW on this board, so I thought you all would like to know: Languages: Pascal (Lisa - compatible) C (by Green Hills in Pasadena, VERY nice & optimized) Assembler (the assembler is dynamite at first inspection I didn't see the edito (nuts!) The linker handles a mixture of the languages, and is reasonbly good about segmentation etc. I don't think the linker handles resources, however, and I didn't see what the new "RMAKER" looked like. The documentation was about 4" thick, very "finished" looking, not like Inside Mac. From: BOB DENNY 334 When: 4:48p Sat, 11-Jan-86 This is even more exciting ... I can now say a little about Mac Work Station. This is a "generic" application what runs on the Mac, and a library of functions designed to run under Unix or VAX/VMS which implement a fantastic array of functions with which the host can use the Mac as a high-power user-interface work station. This baby is developed to the "product" stage (well ... almost), there are special binders and tabs, and a platic packet of diskettes, plus the host tape. ThE Host-Mac protocol is slowly being formalized, and it MAY be published soon. Apple is currently deciding how to position this as a product and market it. I just completed an adaptation of VAX Mail which speaks MWS protocol. It's dynamite! Running a VAX application with a Mac interface! Wheeeeeeee!!! (and they paid me, too!). -------------------------- Having seen UW in action, I can't wait to see MPW. regards, -- Sak Wathanasin, U of Sussex, Cognitive Studies, Falmer, Sussex BN1 9QN, UK uucp:...mcvax!ukc!cvaxa!sakw arpa/janet: sakw%uk.ac.sussex.cvaxa@uk.ac.ucl.cs