Subject: Re: yowza! tenon
To: Brad Grantham in Convenient Vinyl Pouch <grantham@netcom.com>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 03/15/1994 07:45:37
> be able to develop Motif applications without leaving the MacOS
> functionality.  Of course, I hope to be porting X programs to
> MacBSD soon enough.  True, I could do the same with A/UX and
> Motif, but then I have to contend with Apple's confusing puree
> of BSD and System 5.

A few things to add...  Motif isn't currently available for A/UX,
as far as I know.  Too few people use native X (non MacX).

> > MachTen is undoubtedly a well-polished package, but it is 
> > going NOWHERE, as far as I can see.

At least they plan to support PPC with the same product.
I don't know if Apple's made an official statement, but I think
they have...  "A/UX will not run on the PPC machines.  Some of
the PPC servers will run PowerOpen."

-allen

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