Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.misc:1444 comp.sys.mac.hypercard:4013
Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!awessels
From: awessels@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HyperCard 2.0 online
Message-ID: <34210@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 90 18:43:39 GMT
References: <4569.269c3bb8@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> <10548@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Sender: news@ut-emx.UUCP
Reply-To: awessels@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
Distribution: comp
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Lines: 12

In article <10548@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) writes:

>One reason I can think of why Apple would not want to distribute
>HyperCard 2.0 electronically and freely is that it is not freeware.

When Apple released HyperCard, it defined HC as "System Software" to help
defuse developer anger at Apple getting involved in more application
development.  Until Apple changes its system software distribution policy,
all Mac users are entitled to free upgrades.  As I understand it, HyperCard 2.0
will still be available free for the duplicating, but only through dealers who
provide access for users to do so (which I understand dealers are supposed to
do for all system software updates.)