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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Ada and Mac (Was: New version of AppletMagic)
Date: 1996/10/17
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In article <544aj2$c6p@felix.seas.gwu.edu>, mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) writes:
> In article <JSA.96Oct14175838@alexandria>,
> Jon S Anthony <jsa@alexandria> wrote:

>>> Something will have to happen to dispel the perception on both sides
>>> that this is not a worthwhile market to enter. I happen to think the
> 
>>It's either a correct perception or it is not.  If it is, then I
>>suppose things will never change.  If not, then it would seem that
>>this is indeed an opportunity for a new company which would take the
>>AdaMagic front end and someone elses backend and add the value added
>>to glue them together in a nice Mac environment.
> 
> I could not agree more. Perhaps, if the MachTen CodeBuilder release
> is a big seller and it's apparent that many people are buying it
> mostly for GNAT, that will be the necessary impetus. Dunno...

I had not realized there would be any other reason to buy it.
Are there capabilities other than Ada that would drive sales,
or that Tenon might be disposed to believe are driving sales
of that future product ?

Larry Kilgallen