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From: zee@fwi.uva.nl (Daniel M. van der Zee (I89))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: need info on PLUS
Summary: some questions about PLUS
Keywords: PLUS
Message-ID: <1991May29.143748.1972@fwi.uva.nl>
Date: 29 May 91 14:37:48 GMT
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Hi all,

I'm looking for information about PLUS, a hypercard-like application running
both on mac and ms-dos systems. I would like to have a good idea about what PLUS
is like before -eventually- purchasing it. Especially interesting for me are
answers to the following questions:

1. Is PLUS-mac completely compatible with PLUS-dos?
2. Has PLUS been updated to work with hypercard 2.0 stacks or does it only
   convert and run the old hypercard 1.0-1.2 stacks? Has PLUS been updated on
   both platforms?
3. Can the run-time version be freely distributed on both platforms or does 
   the manifacturer require licenceing fees to be paid for each copy?
4. How fast is PLUS. Is the switching between cards slower than hypercard?
   What about scripts?
5. Is it possible to delete all PLUS-menus from the menubar and replace them
   by custom-menus without the use of external commands?
6. Is it possible to work with variable card-sizes?
7. Can different fonts be used (and printed) in one field?
8. How does PLUS handle printing? Is printing better in PLUS or in HYPERCARD.
   Is it possible to print labels?

If any of you out there uses PLUS please be so kind to answer one or more of
my questions. You would make me a happy man!

Daniel van der Zee
Student Computer Science
University Of Amsterdam (Holland)
e-mail: zee@fwi.uva.nl