dsr@stl.stc.co.uk (David Riches) (08/17/89)
Has anyone used Synergy yet? It's from Xerox Parc and is supposed to be an environment for C++ along the lines of Smalltalk. I heard that it was supposed to be released Jan. 1989 but have heard nothing since. Dave Riches PSS: dsr@stl.stc.co.uk ARPA: dsr%stl.stc.co.uk@earn-relay.ac.uk Smail: Software Design Centre, (Dept. 103, T2 West), STC Technology Ltd., London Road, Harlow, Essex. CM17 9NA. England Phone: +44 (0)279-29531 x2496
jnh@ecemwl.ncsu.edu (Joseph N. Hall) (08/18/89)
In article <2196@stl.stc.co.uk> dsr@stl.stc.co.uk (David Riches) writes: >Has anyone used Synergy yet? It's from Xerox Parc and is supposed >to be an environment for C++ along the lines of Smalltalk. > >I heard that it was supposed to be released Jan. 1989 but have >heard nothing since. > Yeah, this was a pretty big surprise to me, too. I called ParcPlace for info about the Mac ObjectWorks platform, and the lady I spoke to asked me if I wanted info about "C++" ... (confused silence ensued) ... I said, sure, and would it be available for the Mac? Yes, she said, but not right away, though it will be running on the Sun later this year ... I'm waiting for the info in the mail. v v sssss|| joseph hall || 4116 Brewster Drive v v s s || jnh@ecemwl.ncsu.edu (Internet) || Raleigh, NC 27606 v sss || SP Software/CAD Tool Developer, Mac Hacker and Keyboardist -----------|| Disclaimer: NCSU may not share my views, but is welcome to.
reggie@dinsdale.nm.paradyne.com (George W. Leach) (08/18/89)
In article <3686@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jnh@ecemwl.UUCP (Joseph N. Hall) writes: >In article <2196@stl.stc.co.uk> dsr@stl.stc.co.uk (David Riches) writes: >>Has anyone used Synergy yet? It's from Xerox Parc and is supposed >>to be an environment for C++ along the lines of Smalltalk. >>I heard that it was supposed to be released Jan. 1989 but have >>heard nothing since. It was announced a short time ago. >Yeah, this was a pretty big surprise to me, too. I called ParcPlace for >info about the Mac ObjectWorks platform, and the lady I spoke to asked me if >I wanted info about "C++" ... (confused silence ensued) ... I said, sure, >and would it be available for the Mac? Yes, she said, but not right away, >though it will be running on the Sun later this year ... >I'm waiting for the info in the mail. If it is only the one page (printing on both sides) overview, it won't provide much more in the way of detail than was provided in an earlier posting to this newsgroup: ____ ==> [ unzip here ] |____)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- Article 194 of comp.lang.c++: Path: pdn!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!elroy!jpl-devvax!beowulf!david From: david@beowulf.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Smyth) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk Subject: Re: Parcplace Systems' Cynergy C++? Message-ID: <3527@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> Date: 15 Nov 88 15:22:34 GMT References: <5155@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <8414@alice.UUCP> <25837@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> Sender: news@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV Reply-To: david@beowulf.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Smyth) Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Lines: 23 Xref: pdn comp.lang.c++:194 comp.lang.smalltalk:55 mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.UUCP (Mike Khaw) writes: >bs@alice.UUCP (Bjarne Stroustrup) writes: >>its environment and libraries. I am in particular looking forward to >>trying ParcPlace's Cynegy C++ program development environment. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >What's the scoop on this? Does in run *under* PS Smalltalk-80, or as >a separate standalone system? Is it selling or still under development? Talk to Steve Lavine @ (800) 822-7880. Friday he told me: It does run under ST80 on Suns under SunView, it is under development, alpha test in December, Beta in Jan, ship in mid 2nd Qtr '89. Currently it uses cfront, provides ST80 environment and tools for C++ development: editor, browser, "incremental linking", "incremental compilation" <- I don't quite know what they really mean by this: and automatic dependency "control", again, I'm not sure from the one page blurb they handed out at OOPSLA'88. Sounds interesting, were may be an alpha site, probably a beta site, and I'm sure we will buy some licenses here at JPL. disclaimer: I don't have any vested interest in ParcPlace systems, and I'm not yet a customer: might be someday, tho' ____ ==> [ unzip here ] |____)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- You can also get information by sending e-mail to Info@ParcPlace.com George W. Leach AT&T Paradyne (uunet|att)!pdn!reggie Mail stop LG-133 Phone: 1-813-530-2376 P.O. Box 2826 FAX: 1-813-530-8224 Largo, FL USA 34649-2826
reggie@dinsdale.nm.paradyne.com (George W. Leach) (08/18/89)
In article <6511@pdn.paradyne.com> reggie@dinsdale.paradyne.com (George W. Leach) writes: >In article <3686@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jnh@ecemwl.UUCP (Joseph N. Hall) writes: >>In article <2196@stl.stc.co.uk> dsr@stl.stc.co.uk (David Riches) writes: >>>Has anyone used Synergy yet? It's from Xerox Parc and is supposed >>>to be an environment for C++ along the lines of Smalltalk. >>>I heard that it was supposed to be released Jan. 1989 but have >>>heard nothing since. > It was announced a short time ago. And of course, I locate the announcement after I posted :-( Here is is: ____ ==> [ unzip here ] |____)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- Article 91 of comp.newprod: Path: pdn!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!att!mcdchg!usenet From: khaw@parcplace.COM (Mike Khaw) Newsgroups: comp.newprod Subject: Objectworks for C++ - a development environment Message-ID: <23222@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> Date: 13 Jul 89 22:25:17 GMT Sender: usenet@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com Followup-To: poster Organization: ParcPlace Systems, Palo Alto CA Lines: 91 Approved: usenet@mcdchg.UUCP ParcPlace Systems Announces Objectworks for C++ First Software Application Development System for AT&T's C++ Release 2.0 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 27, 1989 ParcPlace Systems today announced Objectworks[TM] for C++, a software development system for AT&T's C++ Language System, Release 2.0. Objectworks for C++ provides developers and programmers with a system for the creation, management and delivery of object-oriented software programs and applications using C++. The integrated set of object-oriented development tools address key phases of C++ application development, from the design of class and code structure to ongoing maintenance. "Objectworks for C++ will draw more software developers to object-oriented technology by providing a development environment for the C++ programming language," said Adele Goldberg, President and CEO of ParcPlace Systems. "Tools such as an incremental compiler and linker, and file and program structure browsers, will deliver the benefits of object-oriented technology to the C++ programmer." Objectworks brings three essential object-oriented programming tools to the C++ system: incremental compiling and linking, source-level debugging and source code browsing. The incremental compiler/linker involves the C++ translator and host compiler and links the modified functions. Use of the host compiler ensures identical behavior of programs during the development process and at the time of application delivery. The source-level debugger allows programmers to interact with the execution state of a program and to inspect and change the values of variables. The source code browser of Objectworks for C++ enables programmers to view the class hierarchy and file structure of application code in a graphical way. Programmers can query the system, dynamically searching for a function's implementors and callers. Additionally, the browser allows programmers to search for references to data types or to filter the search on the basis of C++ private, protected or public interfaces. Additionally, Objectworks for C++ includes a file browser, providing a graphical interface to the Unix operating system and file system that simplifies the management of files and directories. This interface is called the Unix Navigator[TM]. "We are excited to see the first development system for C++ Release 2.0," said Mike DeFazio, director of Unix Systems Software at AT&T's Unix Software Operations. "ParcPlace's Objectworks for C++ provides programmers with an advanced object-oriented development system for the C++ language." C++ was designed by Bjarne Stroustrup at AT&T Bell Laboratories. C++ adds the features of object-oriented programming to the widely used C programming language developed at AT&T during the 1970s. Release 2.0 fully supports the creation of abstract and concrete classes. It supports multiple inheritance, allowing a class to be derived from one or more other classes. This new release supports dynamic memory allocation definable on a per-class basis. It includes type-safe linkage, which eliminates a large class of C programming bugs. Objectworks for C++ will be available in late August 1989 for the Sun-3, with other platforms to follow. Pricing is set at U.S. $2495 for the Sun-3 platform. Software support service is available, including a customer hotline, upgrades to new software releases, an electronic bulletin board and ParcPlace newsletters. ParcPlace Systems, Inc., based in Mountain View, Calif., is a pioneer and leader in the development and marketing of object-oriented systems and graphical user interface technology. ParcPlace's products include Objectworks for Smalltalk-80[TM], an object-oriented development system for the Smalltalk-80 programming language. In-house and on-site training, covering introductory through advanced level object-oriented programming is also available. The company was founded in April 1988 by the Xerox PARC researchers who were part of the team that created the Smalltalk object-oriented systems. ParcPlace products are supported on a complete range of popular hardware platforms from PCs to high-end workstations, providing full portability of graphical applications across diverse processors, operating systems and windowing systems. Contact: ParcPlace Systems, Inc. 1550 Plymouth Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (415) 691-6700 e-mail: info@parcplace.com or {uunet,decwrl,sun}!parcplace!info Mike Khaw -- ParcPlace Systems, 1550 Plymouth St., Mountain View, CA 94043 415/691-6749 Domain=khaw@parcplace.com, UUCP={uunet,sun,decwrl}!parcplace!khaw ____ ==> [ unzip here ] |____)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- George George W. Leach AT&T Paradyne (uunet|att)!pdn!reggie Mail stop LG-133 Phone: 1-813-530-2376 P.O. Box 2826 FAX: 1-813-530-8224 Largo, FL USA 34649-2826
khaw@pplace.COM (Mike Khaw) (08/19/89)
>Has anyone used Synergy yet? It's from Xerox Parc and is supposed >to be an environment for C++ along the lines of Smalltalk. Cynergy is the old unofficial name for what is now called "Objectworks for C++". It's a product of ParcPlace Systems, Inc., which is a spinoff from, but not the same as, Xerox PARC, nor a Xerox subsidiary. >I heard that it was supposed to be released Jan. 1989 but have >heard nothing since. We expect that Objectworks for C++ will be available initially on Sun-3s this Fall (1989). For more information call ParcPlace Systems at (415) 691-6700, or send e-mail to: uucp: ...!uunet!parcplace!info internet: parcplace!info@uunet.uu.net Mike Khaw -- ParcPlace Systems, 1550 Plymouth St., Mountain View, CA 94043 415/691-6749 Domain=khaw@parcplace.com, UUCP={uunet,sun,decwrl}!parcplace!khaw