minich@unx2.ucc.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) (04/21/91)
At a recent presentation on my campus given by some IBM critters regarding AIX (IBM's UNIX), I asked if they had any plans for NeXTStep. I was told that they were ready to release 1.0 in October 90 but that NeXTStep 2.0 from NeXT would make that a bad idea. Apparently, they felt burned: "Our direction is Motif." Sorry, I don't know names/titles but I felt that this was important. If this is truly the case, it is very unfortunate. Unless NeXT gets some other manufacturers running NeXTStep, I doubt they can create new standard, de facto or otherwise, and thus their longevity is not entirely certain in my mind. Having IBM on one's side seemed like as good an endorsement as one could have for a relatively small player like NeXT. -- |_ /| | Robert Minich | |\'o.O' | Oklahoma State University| "I'm not discouraging others from using |=(___)= | minich@d.cs.okstate.edu | their power of the pen, but mine will | U | - "Ackphtth" | continue to do the crossword." M. Ho