>A VB3 application can run on a 1985 vintage 286 with
> Windows 3.0, the Mac product won't run on System 6.

This may be true, but it's also a ridiculous comparison -- VB3 is an 
ancient product, no longer being sold and barely supported. I could just 
as well say that VisiCalc runs fine on my TRS-80 Model I, but FB2 won't 
run on my 512k Mac.

Today's software is VB5 and FB2. Very different products, but a more 
realistic comparison.

And by the way, VB5 includes alignment tools. What it doesn't include is 
a smart editor that aligns IF/THEN/ELSE structures for you. I write on 
both platforms but start everything on the Mac because it's easier for 
me. And don't get me started about pop-up menus... Windows just doesn't 
have them, so I had to write my own...

And my .02 says this discussion just _barely_ pertains to FutureBasic -- 
and perhaps it should be taken elsewhere?

-- John


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