rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Reid Ellis) (09/05/90)
In article <181@srchtec.UUCP> johnb@srchtec.UUCP (John Baldwin) writes: |What machines are supported by Stepstone, besides MS-DOS PC's? In <5505@stpstn.UUCP> lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman) writes: |Sun2, Sun3, Sun4, Sun386, SCO unix, DG Aviion, HPs(a few), Apollo, IBM |PS2, IBM RISC/6000, Next, IBM PS2, DEC 3100, DEC VAX, MSDOS and OS-2 |and I'm sure I've left out a few. | |Please note that I work for Stepstone and DO have an axe to grind. | |In this context, I speak for myself, not for Stepstone. | |Ken A lot of people are still waiting for a Macintosh port. Are there any rumours of exclusivity contracts with NeXT and/or IBM that might preclude any port of Objective C to the Macintosh in the future? [followups directed to comp.sys.mac.programmer] Reid -- Reid Ellis 264 Broadway Avenue, Toronto ON, M4P 1V9 Canada rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu || rae%alias@csri.toronto.edu || +1 416 487 1383
lerman@stpstn.UUCP (Ken Lerman) (09/07/90)
In article <rae.652549926@fred> Reid Ellis <rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> writes: [...stuff deleted...] >A lot of people are still waiting for a Macintosh port. Are there >any rumours of exclusivity contracts with NeXT and/or IBM that >might preclude any port of Objective C to the Macintosh in the >future? > >[followups directed to comp.sys.mac.programmer] > > Reid >-- >Reid Ellis 264 Broadway Avenue, Toronto ON, M4P 1V9 Canada >rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu || rae%alias@csri.toronto.edu || +1 416 487 1383 I have not seen those contracts, but I believe I would know if there were such exclusivity clauses. Besides, Stepstone is doing new ports all the time. I belive that you are mistaken in your assertion that "A lot of people are still waiting for a Macintosh port." If Stepstone had a lot of people asking for such a port, Stepstone would do one. As far as I can tell, there isn't enough money in it. Years ago (around five), someone tried to do a Macintosh port. All sorts of environment restrictions got in the way, and the effort was abandoned. At the risk of sounding commercial, I suggest that those of you who want Objective-C for the Macintosh let Stepstone know. How much memory do you have? (We suggest two megs for a PC.) Which C Compiler do you use? DISCLAIMER: I do not speak for Stepstone, although I work for Stepstone. Ken (203) 426-1875 @Stepstone