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Re: Glowing Article on NS 3.0 in UnixWorld

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From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:41
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In article <jonathan.721383969@author.ecn.purdue.edu>  
jonathan@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan L Neuenschwander) writes:
>>I recently picked up the November issue of UnixWorld, and was pleasantly
>>surprised by the optimistic and upbeat review of NextStep 3.0.  It is in the
>>"Product of the Month" column even!  Nice change from the general NeXT-had-
>>some-good-ideas-too-bad-they're-doomed fare I'm used to seeing.
>>
>>One thing in the article did catch me by surprise though.  In the first 
>>column, fourth paragraph, in reference to NeXTStep486 it states;
>>
>>"Next [They don't seem to like the caps in NeXT.  Oh, well.] also says that
>>the version will let users run multiple Microsoft Windows and DOS sessions
>>inside Nextstep windows."
>>
>>Now the last time I saw the FAQ relating to NeXTStep486, it said that there
>>wouldn't be any support for for DOS/Windows initially, something I always
>>viewed as being a potentially fatal flaw.  So did UnixWorld mess up, or WILL 
>>it be possible to run DOS/Windows?

The keyword here is *WILL* - as in the future.  And yes...it WILL allow this  
capability - some day :-)  Journalists - tricky bunch 'a folks you know.

--
Ronald Pomeroy - Smalltalk/NeXT psuedo neophyte
Advanced Micro Devices
CAM Applications Group
rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (NeXTmail preferred)
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Subject: Re: Glowing Article on NS 3.0 in UnixWorld
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