STORKEL@RICE.BITNET (Scott Storkel) (10/17/88)
What's the big controversy over software distribution? Reports that I have seen from the announcement inidcate that Jobs was begging, excuse me, suggesting that software packages be priced under $500. If software is going to cost $300- $500 then what's 50 bucks for the media? Besides, if you buy in quantity, you could probably get the price down to $20-$30 or lower. This is comparable to distributing Unix programs on 1/4 inch tape. As for software updates, shareware GNU and stuff, you could either have disks with big libraries of stuff (X, GNU Emacs, etc.) or you could get stuff through anonymous ftp. I assume that most major universities (and that is the targeted market, no?) are fairly well connected. Anyway, I can't wait until we get some NeXT machines here. I'm just dying to hack away at Objective-C, Common Lisp, and the NeXTStep interface. Somebody put a NeXT on my desk and I'll write software that will change the world! Scott Storkel Macintosh Software Development Rice University
wetter@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Pierce T. Wetter) (10/19/88)
>Somebody put a NeXT on my desk and I'll write software that will >change the world! > >Scott Storkel >Macintosh Software Development >Rice University Ditto. Anyone want a Linear System package for designing servos, and almost anything with a feedback loop? A ray tracer? A three D modeler for the above? Milo for the NeXT box (with Ron Avitzur's help.)? g++? An X-server for NeXTStep? Anti-Aliased fonts? An oscilloscope using the A/D in the box? A signal generator using the D/A in the box? Send your vote as to which project I should do first (if a NeXT box should magically fall from the sky into my lap, or if not, maybe for my Mac II) to wetter@csvax.caltech.edu Pierce
harmeet@koko.UUCP (Harmeet Singh Gill) (10/20/88)
Two options come to mind:
#1: Send in your own disk to the software vendor who would "copy"
the software you purchased and mail it back to you.
#2: Call up the software company direct on a toll free number, pay
for the software through a credit card and they would then download the softwarevia modem and mail you a copu of the manual. rick@pcrat.UUCP (Rick Richardson) (10/20/88)
In article <619STORKEL@RICE> STORKEL@RICE.BITNET (Scott Storkel) writes: >just dying to hack away at Objective-C, Common Lisp, and the NeXTStep >interface. Somebody put a NeXT on my desk and I'll write software that will >change the world! Having a good set of the latest tools is important (but not necessary) in any project. To write the software that will change the world requires a world changing *idea* first. NeXT isn't selling those. If you have one of those already, you can start now on your local Sun, Mac, or even lowly PC. I hope your idea is a large as your energy level seems to be. Good Luck! -- Rick Richardson | JetRoff "di"-troff to LaserJet Postprocessor|uunet!pcrat!dry2 PC Research,Inc.| Mail: uunet!pcrat!jetroff; For anon uucp do:|for Dhrystone 2 uunet!pcrat!rick| uucp jetroff!~jetuucp/file_list ~nuucp/. |submission forms. jetroff Wk2200-0300,Sa,Su ACU {2400,PEP19200} 12013898963 "" \r ogin: jetuucp
wetter@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Pierce T. Wetter) (10/21/88)
>>interface. Somebody put a NeXT on my desk and I'll write software that will >>change the world! > > To write the software that will change the world requires a world > changing *idea* first. NeXT isn't selling those. If you have Heres one: To get a more intelligent answering machine. By a NeXT machine, hook it to you phone line. Hello. This is Derek's computer. Are you sure you want to talk to him? Answer yes or no. Caller: "Yes." Should I try to find him, or would you like to leave a message? Caller: "Message" Ok. Start talking whenever you're ready, and say Abracadabra when done. Caller leaves long rambling message with many pauses ands Gaps. Finally says Abracadabra or hangs up. Box filters out line noise, gaps, and sends you voice mail. Or Caller: "Find" Next box tries all the local machines until it finds one your logged into then sends you a message, along with playing the ride in case you're in your room (you'd answer it REAL fast). Ok I got him he says: "Hi, I'm in the graphics lab phone # xxx-xxxx" Pierce. P.S. 256 Meg is ~= 10 hours of messages, sampled at 8 kHz. P.P.S. And of course I'm not even going to talk about Fred Thompson's natural language processor here at Tech.