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Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Dolphin Kit Object Library
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Press Release
Dolphin Technologies Inc. Announces Dolphin Kit Object Library
Contact:
Zacharias J. Beckman
Dolphin Technologies Inc.
10329 Viretta Lane
Beverly Glen, CA 90077
July 1, 1993--Dolphin Technologies Inc. announced the availability of the
Dolphin Kit NeXTSTEP compatible class library, version 3.1, for NeXTSTEP
(available for both Intel and Motorola hardware). The kit is a set of classes
which run in the NeXTSTEP environment and focus on common functionality that
many applications require. The classes 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 classes.
New container classes.
Facilities for generating NeXTMAIL.
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:
Several String classes for containment of a block of memory (typically
used to store terminated character strings, read only strings, and an
ErrorString class to encapsulate error handling).
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 multiprocessing 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 class makes using zones and blocks of memory a
little bit less tedious and much more reliable.
An interface to creating authentic NeXTMAIL, including attachments
and rich text, via Mailer.
C++ wraps around those Dolphin Kit classes that benefit most from
C++ features.
The Dolphin Kit version 3.1 will be available July 30, 1993, for a purchase
price of $249.00 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.
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These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.