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From: dlong@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HyperCard 2.0 (press release)
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Date: 20 Sep 90 23:14:00 GMT
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My first reaction to this press release was negative- I was afraid Apple had
fallen into the same trap that Microsoft/Asymmetrix have with Toolbook...
that is, restricting authorship of stacks to those willing to pay extra.
If, as Chuq says, the ability to author is merely *hidden* in the regular
release, this should not create many problems; people who are curious will
still be able to experiment without making an extra monetary commitment.
I think folks here on the net have realized, a system does not become a
lingua franca if only some of the participants can speak (author) in it!

What is unclear in my mind right now is just how the Claris "authoring" 
version of HyperCard will be different.  Will it include extra stacks, 
more manuals?  What will the standard version include? (i.e., will the
standard version include just the "User's Guide", and the authoring 
version also include the "beginners guide to scripting"?)

  
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