XyWrite And OS/2

[Robert Holmgren]

For Kenneth Frank:

Have you heard about S.M.A.R.T.? It's an IBM product for developers that
converts|ports Windows code to OS/2 code. You can get it from IBM's
Developer's Connection program; it's included on Devcon CD vol.5, which costs
about $75, or $200 for a 1-yr sub (quarterly CDs, including latest OS/2 beta
code and tons of otherwise costly tools). IBM was giving the disk away at
Comdex. With it you get a license to use SMART. Now, let's see: you own your
XyWin code, right?  SMART might be worth exploring. Possibly with not much
effort you'd make a LOT of people happy! Plus the bloody thing SHOWS you how
to code for OS/2; once you get something that runs, you can worry about
optimizing. OS/2 is still a _wide_ _open_ _market_ for WPs. There is NOTHING
there except DeScribe. OS/2 people are NOT run-of-the-mill users; they're
specialists, and I suspect that they're right down TTG's allee. The number I
have for Devcon is 800-633-8266.

It's really time to get going -- to develop SOMEthing! I'm grateful for the
refinements and perfectionism being applied to Xy4, which is reaching a very
polished, bug-free level -- it's a genuine joy to use now, and darn few
complaints. But XyWin is sitting on its thumbs -- unsatisfactory & going
nowhere (apparently). There are so many enhancements and fixes that users have
requested; but nothing happens. Are you waiting to release your refinements
with Win9x? Because its a shame to see marketing opportunities of OS/2
magnitude exploited by only _one_ small company. Whereas, when you fight in
the Windows arena against an immensity like Microsoft, well . . . look at
Borland, it's just sad.