duncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Shan D Duncan) (02/03/90)
This package has been mentioned in AmigaWorld and Byte. Anybody actually used it... in any state? How soon might we see this? What will it be called? Commodore Authoring System? Will it be bundled with a system and sold as a Multimedia system? Comparisons with other multimedia software (i.e. Director, CanDo, UltraCard, Interactor and any others...). Please send any information you might have picked up... rumors labeled as such are ok also :-) As I biology instructor there were several projects I had in mind when I got UltraCard ( :-( ). I could really use a STABLE multimedia system! in a teaching environment.
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (02/03/90)
In article <2234@uwm.edu> duncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Shan D Duncan) writes: >As I biology instructor there were several projects I had in mind >when I got UltraCard ( :-( ). I could really use a STABLE >multimedia system! in a teaching environment. I REALLY love CanDo. It is very flexible and easy to use, and yet also very flexible. The catch is that it is slow on a 68000 and can push the 1 MB limit. If you haven't seen it I DEFINITELY recommend taking a look. -- Ethan
wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne C Knapp) (02/03/90)
In article <2234@uwm.edu>, duncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Shan D Duncan) writes: > > This package has been mentioned in AmigaWorld and Byte. Anybody > actually used it... in any state? How soon might we see this? > What will it be called? Commodore Authoring System? Will it be > bundled with a system and sold as a Multimedia system? > I'm afraid I can't say very much without getting into trouble. But I will say from what I've seen and heard it is very real and very well done. I know someone who is actually running it and he thinks it will beat HyperCard on the Mac. I don't know myself but maybe I'll get a chance to run it in the next week or so. So far I've only seen a manual while the ohter guy was looking it over in the car while I was driving. I have no idea what Commodore's marking plans are nor even if I find out I won't share them unless it has been released by Commodore. This looks like something that will really be a plus for the Amiga in the future and may be well worth the wait. Wayne Knapp
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (02/04/90)
In article <5529@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM> wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne C Knapp) writes: >I'm afraid I can't say very much without getting into trouble. But I >will say from what I've seen and heard it is very real and very well done. >I know someone who is actually running it and he thinks it will beat HyperCard >on the Mac. IMHO CanDo already beats HyperCard, and CanDo is only in its first release. So the question is not whether CBM's is better than hypercard but whether it is better than CanDo. -- Ethan
Jim.Priestle@afitamy.fidonet.org (Jim Priestle) (02/16/90)
Have you looked a VIVA! yet??? -- ------------------------------------------------- Jim Priestle - via FidoNet node 1:110/300 UUCP: uunet!dayvb!afitamy!Jim.Priestle ARPA: Jim.Priestle@afitamy.fidonet.org -------------------------------------------------| >>>> The // Air Force Institute of Technology | > // Amiga Users BBS/UFGateway | > \ // Dayton, Ohio (513)-252-7681 | > X/ 1:110/300 | -------------------------------------------------|
stefan@hercule.cs.concordia.ca (BUCHHOLZ stefan) (02/17/90)
I have heard very few comments about CANDO, and what it "can do", so let me enlighten people. CANDO blows VIVA! out of the water on all levels. Actually, it blows hypercard for the MAC away also, not just because of its features, but because it runs on a multitasking OS which features exceptional color and sound. We have presently installed at Concordia 13 well-stacked Amiga's and each has a CANDO driven interface. (It's a multimedia lab). NO JOKE: I think that CANDO will sell as well as DPaint II did. It's solid at V1.0, has a beautiful interface, and is relatively inexpensive. FEATURES: -Very intuitive interface. -Has a real-time debugger. -Well layed out help screens. -Multitasks nicely ( >2meg req.). -supports animbrushes. -very precise timing. -... I just realized that I could NEVER finish that list. You really have to see this package no matter what your background, it is revolutionizing the way people deal with computers. The best part is that you can COMPILE the programs that you write and distribute them freely ( even sell them). Mark my words: CANDO is to the Amiga, what hypercard is to the MAC. Only difference is the OS on which they run on ;^). From where I see it, we have VIVA!, interactor, and CANDO, and CANDO covers all areas very nicely. Oh yes, the manual: Truly proffesional. Obviously, the other two packages have a niche, but have serious downfalls. Viva! being sheer speed (syncronization) and AREXX, interactor is very young and the documentation is a real joke. I would like to hear from users of all these hypermedia softs. Don't you dare flame me, I speak only from experience. Merry Xmas! Stefy LePew, MITE Avista System Support. this