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From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HyperCard 2.0 (press release)
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Date: 26 Sep 90 01:38:47 GMT
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In article <3920@tellab5.tellabs.com>, kenk@tellabs.com (Ken Konecki) writes:
> According to a Claris spokesperson quoted in MacWeek, there will be 2
> versions of Hypercard. The version shipped with all Macs will not be able
> to do scripting, but the version you (of course) shell out dollars for
> will be fully functional.

And so it goes.  Mark this one on your calanders boys and girls, this is
the day that Apple has finally shot themselves in their feet.  The power,
usefulness, whatever, of HC was that EVERYONE had it and could change stacks
to their own liking...  

Now of course it looks like this is all in the past.  It is also interesting
to note that almost all of the "big" HC developers/publishers are no more.

Putting a runtime version out that is "free" is about as intelligent as 
putting a runtime basic out, and about as useful.  Whatever happened to 
"software" for the masses?  It's not for the masses if you have
to pay for a development system, and its not friendly if people consider
it to be a developer only package...
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