cmaeda@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Christopher Maeda) (04/03/91)
I bought my NeXT (instead of a pc or a mac) mainly because it runs GNU software and because you don't have to pay a yearly tribute to keep using the operating system. I don't understand the argument that GNU C is bad because it might force other compiler companies out of business. I don't want yet another C compiler. I want an incremental compiler, a point-and-shoot data-structure inspector, a who-calls and arglist database, and a hypertext browser for system documentation. Hell, now that I'm dreaming, I want to be able to strap the electrodes on my head and have the machine read my mind and write the program for me. My point is that competing over the most basic tools means your environment will suck and continue to suck for a long long time. I mean, here we are in the 1990's, for God's sake, and I figure in five years, we might have something that is almost as good as a 1985 vintage lisp machine. It's a goddamn disgrace. -- Chris Maeda, Grad Student from Hell |Mail: cmaeda@cs.cmu.edu Yow! I find I enjoy netnews more after |UUCP: fuck if I know having a couple of twinkies and a coke. |(si:halt "boot Am I a Unix Weenie yet? |")