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Article #509Re: SoftPC and NeXTSTEP 3.0
From: Scott Hess
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:57
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:57
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In article <1992Aug25.212125.6227@wpa.com>, john@wpa.com (John Bartley) writes: >There have been previous reports that 3.0 would have some new >capabilities that would allow certain apps (such as SoftPC) to >handle direct screen writes (or whatever the appropriate technical >term is :-) much faster than is currently possible under 2.1. I've heard this at various times, too. What's the scoop? Is this possible? Can _I_ do it, or do just large companies able to wine/dine get access to this? In other words - is this documented, or slimey? [I know, I know, "We do not recommend that you do this due to portability concerns". Point? I seem to have awful good luck being non-portable even when I do follow the blessed API, so I don't see having to go out of my way to be non-portable being all that problematic :-).] Later, -- scott hess <shess@ssesco.com> <Who achieved programmer nirvana on Aug 11th> 12901 Upton Avenue South, #326 Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 895-1208 Anytime! <Text: One Class to bring them all and in the darkness bind them ...>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!umn.edu!msus1.msus.edu!gacvx2.gac.edu!gacvax2!scott Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Re: SoftPC and NeXTSTEP 3.0 Message-ID: <SCOTT.92Aug27125735@nic.gac.edu> From: scott@nic.gac.edu (Scott Hess) Date: 27 Aug 92 12:57:35 Followup-To: comp.sys.next.programmer References: <1992Aug25.212125.6227@wpa.com> Distribution: world Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College Nntp-Posting-Host: nic.gac.edu In-reply-to: john@wpa.com's message of Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:21:25 GMTLines: 23 Lines: 23