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From: deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu (Ben Haller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Solarian II version 1.03 - testers needed!
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Date: 3 Aug 90 12:29:10 GMT
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Hey everybody.  This is Ben Haller, the author of Solarian II.  I'm about
to do version 1.03.  It should fix the 24-bit board bug, and may fix other
(all?) bugs as well.  Anybody with particularly unusual hardware
configurations who'd like to beta-test, send me your name, e-mail address
(no non-email addresses, please - I'd like to be fast), hardware/software
configuration, and if your system seems unusual enough, I'll send you a
beta.
  Guidelines for "what's weird enough":
    1. Mac IIfx - I need at least one
    2. 24/32 bit boards, multiple monitors - I've got machine to test on
already.  I don't need more.
    3. Prerelease System software (like 7.0a9 or whatever it is) - I need
you a lot.
    4. A/UX - I have *no* *idea* if Solarian works in A/UX.  I'd like to
at least satisfy my curiosity, and maybe make it work if I can't get
guidelines for how to do so.
    5. Other people who have experienced somewhat repeatable or chronic
problems that aren't common (no black desktop bugs, 32 bit bugs, help key
bugs, QuickKeys bugs here folks.  I know about them).
  BTW, if you have a wish list for Solarian II, send it to me.  If they're
minor, I'll probably do them, if they're not but I like them, I might do
them, but if I don't like them I'll ignore them and possibly make rude
jokes about you to my friends which might get back to you if you're very
unlucky or very unpopular.  Seriously, I have no aversion to constructive
criticism, just time limitations, so give me a try.
  Reply direct mail please.  I don't read this or any other list.
  Thanks everybody who has sent their money.  Curses/reminders to those
who haven't.  And thanks for your help and support, everybody.  Sorry if
I'm a little slow to do these things, or reply to your mail (marc@apple,
you there?)  Electroshock therapy might help, but I have a hunch I wouldn't
be able to code as fast afterwards...so you've gotta put up with me...
-Ben Haller (deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu)