The Zinc Application Framework is an application framework, intended for the development of cross-platform software applications with graphical user interface (GUI), using a widget toolkit.[1][2] Zinc targets both embedded (such as Wind River's VxWorks) and desktop platforms.
| Developer(s) | Professional Software Associates |
|---|---|
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Widget toolkit |
| Website | psa |
History
editIn 1990 Zinc Software released its first software development package Zinc Interface Library as a tool for Borland Turbo C++.[3] This package allowed creation of text and graphics based user interface, initially only for DOS applications and since the 2.0 release also for Windows programs.[4]
In 1994 Zinc Software introduced version 4.0 of its C++ tool under Zinc Application Framework name. Zinc aimed at cross-platform development of the user interface supporting DOS, Windows, Mac and Unix.[5]
With the release of the version 5 in 1997, Zinc Software changed pricing policy and distributed "Personal Version" of the Zinc Application Framework free of charge for non-commercial use [6] - including source code and limited only by lack of technical support and distribution rights.[7]
Zinc Software was acquired in 1998 by Wind River and continued to operate as a subsidiary.[8]
In 2004 Zinc Software was sold to Professional Software Associates (PSA).[9]
References
edit- ^ "Product Comparison, Portable GUI frameworks, Program once, port often". InfoWorld. Vol. 17, no. 6. IDG. February 6, 1995. pp. 70–72, 76–78, 80–82. ISSN 0199-6649.
- ^ Zimmer, M. (1996). "The H1 Data-Quality Tool-GUI Programming With A Commercial C++ Class-Library". Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing in High Energy Physics '95: 644. Bibcode:1996chep.conf..642Z. doi:10.1142/9789814447188_0117. ISBN 978-981-02-2783-8.
- ^ Watt, Peggy (May 21, 1990). "Third-Party Tools Announced at Borland's Turbo C++ Rollout". InfoWorld. Vol. 12, no. 21. IDG. p. 21. ISSN 0199-6649.
- ^ Ayre, Rick; Ayre, Sue (December 17, 1991). "Zinc Delivers a Robust Interface Library For Windows Application Development". PC Magazine. Vol. 10, no. 21. Ziff Davis. p. 75. ISSN 0888-8507.
- ^ Johnston, Stuart J. (August 15, 1994). "Zinc unites environments, languages with one code". Computerworld. Vol. 28, no. 33. IDG. p. 72. ISSN 0010-4841.
- ^ "Press Release--Zinc Announces ZAF 5" (Press release). Pleasant Grove, Utah: Zinc Software. June 20, 1997. Archived from the original on February 12, 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Coffee, Peter (September 29, 1997). "Zinc Application Framework: A too-well-kept secret". PC Week. Archived from the original on June 5, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Coffee, Peter (July 6, 1998). "Wind River, Zinc to duel Win CE". PC Week. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "PSA Press Releases, Milestones Partnering, 2004". PSA. 2006. Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
Further reading
edit- Maxwell, Ken (November 1997). "Creating an Embedded GUI with the Zinc Library, Using Zinc for an Embedded Systems GUI". Embedded Systems Programming. Vol. 10, no. 11. Miller Freeman, Inc. ISSN 1040-3272. Archived from the original on February 12, 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Parker, Tim (November 1997). "Zn Is Believin': Zinc's Fortified ZAF 5 Toolkit, Zinc Application Framework 5". UNIX Review. Miller Freeman, Inc. ISSN 0742-3136. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Dragan, Rich (January 1998). "Software Development: Cross-Platform The Native Code Way". Windows Sources. Ziff-Davis. ISSN 1065-9641. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Xinxin, Liu (2004). "Zinc Application Framework and Its Program Design". Computer & Digital Engineering. CNKI. 2004-01. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
External links
edit- PSA Zinc Development — 2007
- OpenZinc — open-source software project based on Zinc up to version 4.2