>In a message dated 8/18/99 5:07:21 AM, futurebasic-digest-help@... >writes: > >>As far as I know, I think he said FB^3 will be compatible with future >>versions of the MacOS, however it won't generate "pure" X apps. >>I think he's focusing on compatibility in that area. But what do you >>need with pure "X" apps? > >Since Apple is phasing out the old Toolbox calls in favor of the new Carbon >API in OS X, applications that use the old Toolbox calls instead of Carbon >will run in emulation in OS X. That means, among other things, they won't be >able to take advantage of the new OS X features, such as protected memory >space, dynamic memory modelling, or preemptive multitasking. Also, the >old-style Patch Manager won't exist in its present form in OS X, so anybody >wishing to write programs that are the equivalent of pre-OS X extensions and >cdevs will need to use a language that supports OS X. > > You guys can relax on this. All we have to do to be carbon compatible is dump calls like NEWWINDOW and use NEWCWINDOW instead. It's not a big deal. Best, -STAZ ~)~ 800.348.2623 Orders http://www.stazsoftware.com 228.255.7086 FAX mailto:staz@...