Message-Id: <mailto:199407171717.MAA02939@library.wustl.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 00:36:31 -0500 From: Sandeep Somaiya <mailto:sandeep@NEXT2.VTLS.COM> Subject: Re: Introduction--yet another visual imaging project To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>
:: ::The NeXT operating system, NeXTSTEP, is now running on 486, Pentium ::machines, the HP "Gecko" 712 RISC machine, Canon's new ::Object.Station 486 (100 mhz) machine, SUN Computers (by the end of ::the year), and so on. NeXTSTEP is the first widespread system to be a ::fully developed object-oriented system software, shipping in version ::3.2, while Taligent (from Apple-IBM) and NT/Chicago/Cairo (from ::Microsoft) are both vaporware with slipping arrival dates. The ::object-oriented software is not as simple to produce as it sounds, ::but NeXT is fantastic and is proven. <Diatribe off...> ::Robert MacKimmie ::Curatorial Director of Photography ::California Historical Society, San FranciscoI would like to second Roberts comments. NEXTSTEP is by far the most technological superior OS shipping today. In fact, many libraries are already using NeXTSTEP for providing access to multimedia and images through their OPAC or a custom index. NeXTSTEP's strong multimedia capabilities, ease of use, object oriented nature, strong networking support and easy customization make it a very attractive platform for developing applications for providing access to virtual libraries and multimedia information.
Sandeep Somaiya VTLS Inc. Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg VA 24060 USA W-(703) 231 3605 Fax-(703) 231 3648 Email:mailto:somaiyas@vtls.com NeXTMail/MIME: mailto:sandeep@next2.vtls.com WWW:http://www.vtls.com "My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer."