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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: More HyperCard
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Date: 5 Nov 90 17:50:19 GMT
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   Well, a bit more news on HyperCard.  

1) It's somewhat slow.  Now, by slow I don't mean you'll grow a beard waiting
   for it to switch cards or anything.  The actual card fades/dissolves are
   VERY quick.  for example, there is a "picture puzzle" stack.  It takes
   about 1 sec to switch two pieces.  It's very tolerable, however, compared
   things like Multiscribe //e.
   (me)
2) It was released several weeks ago on an Apple Developer CD.  Why there
   was no news about this ANYWHERE escapes me (not in APDA, not over the news
   wires, nothing).  The README file was dated September 21 (AppleFest?).
   (DaveW)
3) There is supposedly a Stack converter, which will translate Mac resources
   in stacks to GS resources in stacks. It will NOT convert XCMDs (for obvious
   reasons). (DougM)
   (ed. but with that idea of a cross-compiler for 68K code, who knows if 
    that is permanent!)
  

  Folks- if you have any news on HyperCard, mail me!  I'll summarize and
post (the HyperCard digest!).  This is BIG news, HyperCard could save the
Apple II market.

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