busu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (10/05/89)
A friend of mine has a bootlegged version of an editor and I'd like to
know if anyone knows anything about it or where one can buy a copy of
it ... or better yet, anyone want to sell a copy? The program opens
with the following info ... Personal Editor II (c) IBM 1982, 1985
Written by Jim Wyllie. Is there a new version available?
Thanks for any info.
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--------------tom@stiatl.UUCP (Tom Wiencko) (10/06/89)
In article <1989Oct4.183438.27430@ccu.umanitoba.ca> busu@ccu.umanitoba.ca () writes: >A friend of mine has a bootlegged version of an editor and I'd like to >know if anyone knows anything about it or where one can buy a copy of >it ... or better yet, anyone want to sell a copy? The program opens >with the following info ... Personal Editor II (c) IBM 1982, 1985 >Written by Jim Wyllie. Is there a new version available? >Thanks for any info. Funny you should ask. A guy at one of my client sites asked the same question and we called the number I remembered from years past - 1-800-IBM-PCSW. IBM no longer runs this business, it is run by a company called Personally Developed Software or some such. Anyway, I asked how to order PEII. They said you can't ... but there is now a PE III available, but it is backordered and not available for at least three weeks. They are also printing a new catalog, available Real Soon Now. I got my check in the mail.... Tom -- Tom Wiencko (w) (404) 977-4515 gatech!stiatl!tom Wiencko & Associates, Inc.
slimer@trsvax.UUCP (10/07/89)
Personal Editor II was written back in 1984 and marketed by IBM in 1985 as a text processor. It has since been taken off their market list and that was it for PE2. As far as I can tell, since IBM "owns" the program, there hasn't been, nor will there be, any more updates to this outstanding, yet under-recognized, piece of software. Now, as for my questions, perhaps someone else can help: Is it good to announce that you have or know someone who has a "bootleg" copy of a program? Can someone now be sued for acknowledging the ownership of a "bootleg" copy? Any other information on this type of "misunderstanding" :-) could be very helpful. I wouldn't want anyone to get into any trouble from this type of statement. **************************************************************************** * Thank You, texbell!letni!rwsys!trsvax!slimer * * Bill "My micro doesn't give a sheet!" - ComputerWorld * * George W. Pogue, 1300 Two Tandy, Fort Worth, TX. 76102 (817) 390-2871 * ****************************************************************************
chf@lznv.ATT.COM (C.FOSTER) (10/10/89)
I am a PE II fan from long ago and still use it for a simple text editor.
I purchased a copy a year ago from the company that bought all the Personally
Developed Software from IBM. IBM got out of the business. The address I have:
Personally Developed Software
P.O. Box 3280
Wallingford, CT. 06494
(800)426-7279
The last flyer I got had a price of $64.95, P/N 6276560 for 5 1/4"
and P/N 6276701 for 3 1/2".
The copyright dates on by version are also 1985 so I don't think it has
been updated since then.slimer@trsvax.UUCP (10/16/89)
As has been noted before in a posting related to the Personal Editor series, the latest is about to be PE3. It is to be released soon, if not already. I have not yet found any notification or verification of this in any trade journals; However, I received a flyer at my place of employment that stated something in the order of "Be the first to have PE3." It did have the address and label as the previous post. **************************************************************************** * Thank You, texbell!letni!rwsys!slimer * * Bill "Tape me to your leader!" - ComputerWorld * * George W. Pogue, 1300 Two Tandy, Fort Worth, TX. 76102 (817) 390-2871 * ****************************************************************************
bb16@prism.gatech.EDU (BOSTATER,Scott) (10/17/89)
OK, does anybody know what the new features of PE3 are supposed to be? Other
than a state-of-the-art marketing program :) A coworker of mine called the
company that sells it, the only feature my co-worker relay to me was EMS
support. Great, just what I needed. Now I can edit 2 Meg source files at
a time :). There is also a 3 week backlog on orders.
DISCLAIMER: This is second/third hand information. Take it witha grain of salt.
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