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From: jkc@Apple.COM (John Kevin Calhoun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Hypercard 2.1 - the beginning of the end
Message-ID: <53006@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 May 91 16:10:06 GMT
References: <3586@spim.mips.COM>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <3586@spim.mips.COM> dak@bismarck.mips.com (Dave Kearney) writes:
>I just have one question...  If I want to create a Hypercard stack using 2.1
>(assuming I purchase 2.1) that I want to pass around my company, does everyone
>that wants to access that stack have to purchase 2.1?

No.  Stacks that you create with HyperCard 2.1 can be open and run by HyperCard
2.0.

However, if your stack relies on any of the new features of 2.1, such as "send
to program", "request from program", or "the itemDelimiter", it won't work
fully or properly under 2.0.  If it's written well it will check "the version
of HyperCard" and do something sensible, such as display a dialog that informs
the user that it requires HyperCard 2.1.

Kevin Calhoun
jkc@apple.com