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From: kraig@biostr.biostr.washington.edu (Kraig Eno)
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Subject: Re: HyperCard sellout
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Date: 27 Sep 90 03:07:30 GMT
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Another opinion for the world to see, here.  I long ago resigned myself to 
using h/w and s/w based on what it can do for me now, and largely ignoring 
promises about the future.  All that I hear about 2.0 on the technical 
front is very promising, and I'd love to get it, but if it's not free, I 
don't need it.  I have no use at all for a "runtime" version, since I make 
most of my stacks myself for my own purposes.  I'll just keep on using 
1.2.5 (unless they've put in a time bomb that will render it useless after 
the new version appears), and I think many others will do the same.  Talk 
about a waste of effort for the development team!  I think that's what 
would cause so much chagrin on their part.

I appreciate Chuq's presence in the discussion here.  I hope his 
projections about the availability of scripting in 2.0 are true, but like 
so many others, I can't see how Claris could add enough value to make a 
"developer version" worth paying for once I get my hands on a full working 
version of the program itself.  Certainly, I wouldn't give more than about 
$25 for all the debuggers and manuals and examples in the world. Heaven 
knows I've done without them up to this point!  :)

Kraig Eno, kraig@biostr.washington.edu
"To Coin a Phrase, I'm Perplexed." -- James Gaskin