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Inprise Developer News: The ultimate transition box

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 15, 1999

“Hardware that will support the transition from Windows NT
to Linux or Windows 2000 proves more elusive than you would
think.”

“The fact is, I don’t much care which OS I use.

“I do have certain expectations, though. As much as I loved DOS,
I’m done with arcane commands. I want a useful GUI.”

“I expect advanced development tools. Inprise has announced its
intent to port Delphi to Linux, but it was a plain vanilla
announcement. Will Delphi for Linux support KDE or GNOME? KDE seems
to have the momentum, but I prefer GNOME with Enlightenment. I hope
for support for both.

“Speaking of GUIs, will Delphi for Linux calcify further
development and enshrine a default GUI?”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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