               Inmark zApp vs. Borland Object Windows Library		

"zApp is a second-generation application framework for C++ under Windows that
implements the same general concepts as Borland's Object Windows Library but
takes them significantly further, with about 130 classes. ... The zApp class
library is larger than OWL's and much richer." - Jeff Duntemann, Editor-in-
Chief, PC Techniques, Apr/May 92.
		
                                        zApp           Object Windows

Number of Classes                       130                  25
Platforms Supported              Windows 3.x & DOS      Windows 3.x
Planned Platforms                  OS/2 PM, Motif         Unknown
Windows Encapsulation                 Complete          Small Subset
Version                                 1.1                  1
Recompile for DOS Text Mode             Yes                  No
Supports Borland C++ Compiler           Yes                 Yes
Supports Zortech C++ Compiler           Yes                  No
Supports Microsoft C 7.0 Compiler       Yes                  No
Uses Standard C++ Only                  Yes                  No
Source Available                        Yes                 Yes
Reference Guide Pages                   470                 174
Phone Technical Support without wait    Yes                 Rare
   BBS 24 Hour Response                 Yes                  No
High Level Interface                    Yes               Partial
Transparent MDI Support                 Yes               Partial
Forms Support                           Yes                  No
   Data Input Validation                Yes                  No
   Picture Strings                      Yes                  No
Memory Management system                Yes                  No
   Fixed Size Block Allocator           Yes                  No
Automatic Printing Support              Yes                  No
   Banding                              Yes                  No
   Status Dialogs                       Yes                  No
Windows                                 Yes                 Yes
   Frame/Pane Architecture              Yes                  No
   Automatic Window Sizing              Yes                  No
   Output Redirection                   Yes                  No
   Simplified Window Definition         Yes               Partial
   Logical Positioning Classes          Yes                  No
   Text Mode Window                     Yes                  No
Event Handling Classes                  Yes                  No
    Predefined Event Handlers           Yes                  No
    Flexible Message Handling           Yes           Yes - propietary
    Message Redirection to Any Object   Yes                Unknown
    Runtime Dynamic Message Handling    Yes                  No
Graphics                                Yes              Windows API
    Unified Display Architecture        Yes                  No
    Simplified Pen, Brushes and
     Font Creation                      Yes                  No
    Logical Size and
     Dimensioning Objects               Yes                  No
    Bitmap Objects                      Yes                  No
Dialogs	Yes	Yes
   Can Use 3rd Party Dialog Editors     Yes                 Yes
   Run as Modal or Modeless             Yes                 Yes
System Services                         Yes                  No
   Shared Timers                        Yes                  No
   Automatic Background Tasks           Yes                  No


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Special Sale

You can order zApp for Windows and DOS for the special sale price of
$395 from Magma Systems, plus $5 for shipping. This is $100 off the
regular price of $495.

Payment can be made by Visa/Mastercard, cheque in US dollars drawn
on a US bank, or COD (only in US).

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15 Bodwell Terrace
Millburn, New Jersey 07041
(201) 912-0192 (voice)
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