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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release
Message-ID: <1991May1.121427.13689@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix -- Houston, TX
References: <48101@ut-emx.uucp> <z=6Gb8#?1@cs.psu.edu> <48163@ut-emx.uucp>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1991 12:14:27 GMT

In article <48163@ut-emx.uucp> greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) writes:
> inflammatory, and quite unrelated.  The fact is that IB style programs are
> available for the Amiga, and have been for longer than the 040 NeXT has
> been available, like I said.  Most programmers haven't seen the need for
> them, since the UI is easy enough to work with that they simply code it
> themselves.  It would be a waste to include such software with the Amiga,
> since it would see very little use.

Propoganda getting to you, mate? Speaking as a programmer who has seen the
need for an IB, I can say that the reason Power Windows isn't getting much
attention is simply because it sucks. The objects provided by the O/S are
too low level (even if they're better than what X has to offer) for an IB
that just provides them to be worthwhile.

> At least AmigaVision is included with all Amigas.

I've got AmigaVision. It sucks too. Not only does it require more RAM than I
have, but that "iconic" programming interface is a total loss. Hypercard on
the Mac is a complete hit, for all it require people to type in commands.

Seriously, if all Amigavision provided was the object editor and an interface
program you could call from AREXX it'd be a better product. These "integrated"
application things are the antithesis of good Amiga programs.

Luckily there *are* good Amiga multimedia programs out there...
-- 
Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
<peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.
