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From: ldg@yoda.byu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Tempo
Summary: Try Tempo II, worth waiting for
Keywords: macros, system 7, affinity, quickeys
Message-ID: <493ldg@yoda.byu.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 91 15:28:43 GMT
References: <3310@shodha.enet.dec.com>
Reply-To: ldg@yoda.byu.edu (Lyle D. Gunderson)
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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In <3310@shodha.enet.dec.com>, m_herodotus@csc32.enet.dec.com (Mario Herodotus)
writes:

>--In article <1991Jun6.131643.14930@linus.mitre.org>, jblue@mwunix.mitre.org
>(Jason D. Blue) writes:
>>Who makes Tempo, and do you have a phone number where I can reach them?

Mario didn't bother to mention:

Affinity Microsystems, Ltd.
1050 Walnut Street, Suite 425
Boulder, CO 80302
[303] 442-4840

>>We are looking for a replacment to MacroMaker under system 7, and I would
>>like to take a look at Tempo (I have already done so for QuickKeys).
>
>Your best bet is to look at QuickKeys again!  Tempo does not work with system
>7.  I talked to them on June 3 and they said they would have an update in about
>a month.  They are charging $10 for the upgrade regardless of when you
>purchased
>the product.  I mention this because they have contracted a firm call Hi-Tech
>to sell Tempo and system 7 as a package, even though they don't work as a
>package!  I think they are using some pretty poor tactics to dump their
>remaining stock on users.  When I called Affinity to tell them what I
>thought of their marketing tactics Rich (the president) said it was unfortunate

Along a similar vein, I bought a keyboard made by Key Tronic (a wonderful
keyboard, by the way!) that came with a coupon to send in for Tempo II. This
is not and was not the latest version, Tempo II plus. So I guess they were,
in a sense, "dumping" their old versions. The fact is, though, that I like
Tempo II very much, and am overjoyed to learn from you that I will be able to
upgrade for a mere sawbuck.

>I felt the way I did (about the upgrade policy and the way the new package is
>being marketed) but thats the only way a small company could do business.
>
Yes, it must be a small company. You got the attention of the president,
didn't you? (Try that with CE Software!) My experience has been that they
are very supportive of their users.

>If you're interested I'll sell you my copy of Tempo and purchase QuickKeys!
>
>Mario

My advice to you, Jason, is to take Mario up on his offer. I tried a demo
version of Quickeys^2 and liked it, but like Tempo II just as much. And
Tempo II plus is a vast improvement over Tempo II.

--Lyle

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