[Coco] LWTools & Nitros9 Build

Richard E Crislip rcrislip at neo.rr.com
Thu Jan 22 16:39:16 EST 2015


On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 23:19:35 +0100
Tormod Volden <lists.tormod at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Chad H wrote:
> > Hey now!  In all fairness it depends on the situation.  I have
> > written applications in GWBASIC, ASIC, QuickBASIC, C, ASM_Batch,
> > VisualBasic 6, Visual Studio .NET and the common denominator has
> > always been a Microsoft based PC.  While the first few ran on DOS
> > and didn't require Windows, doubtful they would work on a Linux or
> > Mac.
> 
> Well, true. The situation here is maintaining a cross-platform
> application (or build environment). If you make something exclusively
> for Windows I guess Windows can work. But otherwise Windows will
> always put a spanner in the works, and cost you more effort than the
> other platforms together.
> 
> >
> > I can't remember the last time I bought a Windows application.
> > With so much SourceForge and other open source software out there
> > now I don't feel the need.
> 
> At least for Windows you can actually buy software :p
> 
> >
> > THIS IS NOT MEANT TO START A PLATFORM FLAME...just saying.
> 
> Too late! :)
> 
> Tormod
> 

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