Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!nosc!crash!erich From: erich@crash.cts.com (Eric Hicks) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: Re: Chill Out Message-ID: <4769@crash.cts.com> Date: 2 Oct 90 16:39:50 GMT References: Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA Lines: 29 In article ba0k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Brian Patrick Arnold) writes: > >I personally look forward to real documentation and real programming >tools from Claris in the $50-100 range. In the past, I have needed to >plunk down $20-30 for decent HyperTalk books and $50-100 for decent >HyperTalk programming tools, so I can't see what problem I'd have paying >Claris to receive quality support for such an important product that has >never really had quality support extended to developers. Are so many of >us ignorant enough to forget that HyperCard 1.x.x has never had decent >free documentation, decent free programmer's tools and support? > >- Brian So now you'll spend $50-$100 on Hypercard AND $50-$100 dollars on decent HyperTalk books/programming tools. Of course, by that time we'll have become used to the idea, so we won't kick nearly as much. It's all a question of perspective. Off the subject a bit, I've heard that Bill Atkinson had a contract signed when he developed HyperCard stating that it would always be free and bundled with Macs. (Something to do with Bill no longer trusting Apple after they went back on their verbal agreement concerning MacPaint.) If so, maybe Bill could give Apple a taste of their own medicine, or at least release the source to HyperCard as Public Domain. Nah, Bill's too nice a guy... <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> < UUCP: {nosc ucsd hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!erich > < ARPA: crash!erich@nosc.mil > < INET: erich@crash.cts.com > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>