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From: sm196103@seas.gwu.edu (Scott Cherkofsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Claris HC vss Apple's freebe
Message-ID: <2641@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 28 Jan 91 20:37:49 GMT
References: <385@rc6.urc.tue.nl>
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Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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In article <385@rc6.urc.tue.nl> wsinrobg@eutws1.win.tue.nl (Rob Gerth) writes:
>Can anybody clarify the advantages of buying Claris HC over getting it
>for free from Apple? Is it only a matter of documentation or what?

I bought the copy that Claris is putting out.  For the $49 you get all the
program disks, and a comprehensive manual chock full of neet stuff.  It is 
much better than the old Apple Hyperscripting Users Guide that previously
came out with the program.

The book is indeed 600 odd pages long including all the new functions, 
commands and scripts that are availible.  The book is much much MUCH better
than its older counterpart.  The only thing lacking is an introduction into
the art of getting 'round in HC.  This is bad for first time users, but
not a problem for someone who has experience with 1.2.2.

The program, too, has change a bunch.

All in all, I would have bought the book alone, since I judge that it - by
itself - was worth the upgrade cost.

Scott
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Scott Cherkofsky			"The experience of going through
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