This is csna.24.06 in view mode; [Up]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce From: <zac@dolphin.com> Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Dolphin Announces Dolphin Kit NeXTSTEP Library Reply-To: info@dolphin.com Organization: Next Announcements Approved: sanguish@digifix.com Dolphin Technologies Inc. 10329 Viretta Lane Beverly Glen, CA 90077-2723 800-843-0328 fax 310-441-9041 Press Release Dolphin Technologies Inc. Announces Dolphin Kit NeXTSTEP Object Library June 1, 1993 Dolphin Technologies Inc. announced the availability of the Dolphin Kit NeXTSTEP compatible object library. The kit is a set of objects which run in the NeXTSTEP environment and focus on common functionality that many applications require. The objects expand upon the existing NeXTSTEP API and deliver new objects not formerly available. The Dolphin Kit provides a comprehensive set of tools, classes, and protocols for building applications that use a high-level object oriented approach to many common needs in application development. The kit provides services that include: Simple string and sentence storage and manipulation. Encapsulated use of Mach files and devices (i.e.: flat files). Management of C Threads and multitasking. Extensions to several standard NeXTSTEP API objects. New container classes. Part of the functionality of the Dolphin Kit is a set of tools for building more robust applications. Most applications make use of memory to store strings or other blocks of data. Dolphin's String class can be used to greatly simplify direct use of memory. For example, calls to memory allocation and free functions are encapsulated. By encapsulating the use of memory in a robust library, many problems in the area of memory management and memory overrun are prevented. The Dolphin Kit helps by providing: A String for containment of a block of memory (typically used to store terminated character strings). A Parser to provide greater flexibility in manipulation of character strings. This makes it possible to manipulate such strings without danger of memory overruns and other miscalculations. Classes for the encapsulation of Mach file and device manipulation and use of multitasking via C Threads. Tight integration between the File, Process and String class make an excellent tool for execution and reporting on Mach command line operations. A NodeTree for storage and manipulation of data which can be stored in a tree. Subclasses of List for sorted storage and delegate notification in the event of changes to the container contents. A simple but very handy encapsulation of memory allocation using NXZone's. The Memory object makes using zones and blocks of memory a little bit less tedious, and adds useful methods such as length. C++ class implementations of those classes which benefit most significantly from the use of C++ features such as operator overloading and streams. The Dolphin Kit will be available July 15, 1993, for a purchase price of $149.00 US. For detailed information on the kit, send electronic mail to <info@dolphin.com> or contact Dolphin Technologies Inc. at 10329 Viretta Lane, Beverly Glen, CA 90077. Facsimile can be sent to 310-441-9041 and voice calls are accepted at 800-843-0328. END
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.