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Macintosh vs. X windows

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From: John Lusk
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 02:15
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I hesitate to ask this.  Given a choice between developing for a
Macintosh and developing for X windows, why would anybody choose X?  I
know nothing about the Mac toolbox, but I've been reading the O'Reilly
manuals on Xlib, Xt and Xview.  Seems like the Mac toolbox couldn't
possibly be as complicated as X.  I've only got one plausible
explanation:  hardware platforms that run X can be much more powerful
than Macs, so if you want to develop a resource-intensive application,
you should gravitate toward X.

I know this is a horribly undefined question, so here's some
background: I'm about to start a major project, I have my choice of
platforms (simplistically put), and I don't know a whole lot about
programming for either platform.

John.
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