Re: What's new with Oberon/F?

Mick Powers (ABMP@CATMUS.CAT.CC.MD.US)
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 17:00:12 EST

>Is it just me, or does it seem like it's been a long time since we've
>heard any news about what's going on with Oberon/F? If I go to the
>Oberon Microsystems home page, the most recent issue of the "Oberon
>Tribune" is almost a year old! Also, I haven't personally heard any
>recent updates on new platforms (the PowerMac version seems very late)
>or new features in upcoming releases (I'd really like to see better
>thread support...)
>Am I missing something, or is Oberon Microsystems being rather quiet
>lately?

I don't know if they are out of business or what, but all I know is that
I was hot hot hot to switch to Oberon/F, though the documentation seemed
incomplete. I couldn't even get the IFS program to run, something that
came with it! (Then again, I may be an idiot...)

Anyway, why I began to lose interest is the lack of a good way to learn
about it. If they are/were serious about Oberon/F, they should release
a book on it. Printing a kajillion help files just isn't the same.

Mick Powers
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