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From: patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Actor Version 2.0
Message-ID: <1990Feb12.213930.29725@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 12 Feb 90 21:39:30 GMT
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Reply-To: patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree)
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In article <16764@boulder.Colorado.EDU> streich@tigger.colorado.edu (Mark Streich) writes:
>Does anyone know if Version 2.0 of Actor is actually shipping yet, or are
>the ads premature (as usual)?  
>
>Also, what new features does it have, if any?

We started shipping Actor 2.0 on the 31st (pretty much).  So it has hit the
streets.

As for what the features are, there are plenty of new ones and enhancements
to previous features.

The new features are:

-A static memory swapping system that basically gives the programmer 1 Meg
 of memory in which to store static objects (this includes code).

-Printer support (included with this are routines that will take a "screenshot"
 and dump it to the printer.

-Bitmap clipboard support

-User defined primitives

-Dynamic dialog box creation

-Dynamic menu creation

-A whole lot of little things

Basically, those are the major additions to the product.  We've also improved
the CStructures, edit controls, added search and replace features to edit
windows, and made other improvements to existing classes.

It's a cool system.
-- 
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