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From: erik@lexmark.com (Erik Ackerman)
Subject: Re: implementing Dylan
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In article <822990198snz@wildcard.demon.co.uk>,
cyber_surfer@wildcard.demon.co.uk wrote:

>In article <erik-2901960739040001@c21macpm8100.pfv.prtdev.lexmark.com>
>           erik@lexmark.com "Erik Ackerman" writes:
>
>> Martijn,
>>    I probably won't be a whole lot of help on this, but I think that this
>> is quite a noble plan and would love to do anything I can to help.  For
>> starters, you might try talking to Carnegie-Mellon, since they have been
>> working on Dylan for Unix and that would probably be a good headstart for
>> the BeBox.  Lots of luck, and let me know if I can help.
>
>Will Gwydion only be available for Unix? I'm looking for a Dylan system
>for Windows NT, and CMU's Mindy is already available, but that's not a
>full Dylan system. I'm looking for an "industrial strength" alternative
>to C++, which is what I'm using now.
>
>I know about DylanWorks, but I've no idea how much it'll cost, or whether
>I'll be able to evaluate it as easily as Allegro CL for Windows (coz of
>the free "web" demo version). $2500 is too much for me, so I can't use ACL,
>and it looks like the binaries might be too big, anyway. Only Dylan looks
>like it might compete with C++, but only if the price is low enough, and
>if it can interface with PASCAL/C/C++ code at a relatively low level.
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CS,
  I'm not sure, but I think Gwydion is essentially a Unix project.  You
might try looking at their web page to be sure (sorry, don't know the URL,
try going through www.cambridge.apple.com).

Good luck.

Erik

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