Re: Brief info?

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From: Mark Wright
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 09:38

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In article <Bx9twB.HEF@cmcl2.nyu.edu> snyder@acf3.nyu.edu (Kirk Snyder) writes:
>bduncan@ve3ied.UUCP (Bill Duncan) writes:
>
>>In article <1992Oct28.225639.29556@cmcl2.nyu.edu> snyder@acf3.nyu.edu (Kirk Snyder) writes:

[ stuff deleted...]

>I suppose I was vaguely hoping some Borland employee would read
>this group, and reassure me that the product would be continued
>(and enhanced maybe?)  I got no such reassurance, and also have
>not noticed any advertisements since Borland bought it.  It
>leaves me with the sinking feeling that Borland bought it to
>enhance their own compiler products, and doesn't intend to
>devote much time and money to Brief.  I'm not sure exactly what
>enhancements I would want, but versions for Windows,
>Presentation Manager, or NT might be nice.  At least it would
>give me the feeling that the product will be around a while.

Actually, the only Brief enhancement I can think of is something that
Borland is doing with their IDE - different text styles for different code
elements.  Really nice in the IDE.  Something I'd really like to see in Brief!

> 
>-- Kirk Snyder
>   snyder@depaul.edu
>


-- 
Mark Wright
wright@epx.cis.umn.edu

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