As this issue went to press in mid-October, Apple, IBM, and Motorola were reported to be nearing an agreement on a common PowerPC system platform that would redefine the PReP standard. The new reference platform would resolve the technical differences between Apple's Power Macs and the PReP-compliant systems that IBM and other vendors plan to introduce. It was also reported that IBM may be among the initial group of vendors that will license the Mac OS and manufacture PowerPC-based Mac clones. Other companies named as possible licensees were Fujitsu, Motorola, Olivetti, and Toshiba. However, BYTE was unable to confirm these reports before our press deadline.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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