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From: dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Apple/NeXTStep/Mach and free Unixes (Re: Pentium Pro and FreeBSD)
Date: 30 Dec 1996 18:27:52 -0800
Organization: BEST Internet Communications, Inc.
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:In article <5a9osm$f9t@fridge-nf0.shore.net>,
:Nathan V. Patwardhan <nvp@shore.net> wrote:
:>Tony Porczyk (tporczyk@best.com) wrote:
:>
:>: What do you think could a possible impact be of Corel preparing a
:>: release of Office entirely in Java? Would that make it easier for us to
:>: run "mainstream" business apps (however slow)?
:>
:>Of course not. :) It doesn't seem easier to me. Then again, Java
:>doesn't turn me on - Python does [not to say that I think we should lobby
:>Corel to release everything as python, either].
:>
:>--
:>Nate [nvp@shore.net||nvp@nfic.com]
:>"Take them to the Iron Maiden"
:>IRON MAIDEN ... EXCELLENT!
:>"Execute them!"
:>BOGUS...
:> - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
This whole java thing reminds me of lisp all those years ago,
especially with SUNs javachip stuff. It almost makes me want
to cry, but I'm to busy laughing at the moment. Somebody
thinks up of a cute-sounding language, and suddenly it's the
savior of the world... HA!
-Matt