plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky) (06/08/89)
In a long expired, 3 month old article (1067.3.1120.6 cup.portal.com) ecphssrw@io.csun.edu (Stephen Walton) writes: > In article <3528@sdsu.UUCP>, lindwall@sdsu (John Lindwall) writes: > > While I'm on the subject of Manx - How about an upgrade soon or at > >least some news on the progress? I'd love to get new documentation: my > >advice is to look at MicroSoft C for MSDOS and emulate their manuals. > > I know I'm following up twice to the same message, but this is an > entirely other subject. Here is the status of Manx updates, according > to manx.ts (Mike somebody) in their newly active vendor support group > on BIX: > > (1) A new, bound, very pretty V3.6a manual is available. It includes > sequentially numbered pages and a real index and table of contents. To > get yours, send your current manual pages (without binder and box), a > piece of paper with your 3.6a serial number and a shipping address, > and a check for $25, to: > Manx Updates > P.O. Box 55 > Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 > The new manual includes the SDB docs. > > (2) Manx has decided to skip releasing 4.1 for the Amiga in favor of > version 5.0, which is scheduled to come out in "late spring," which > means late May or early June. The cost of the update to current > owners has not yet been decided, but will be "well under $100" > according to manx.ts. Anyone buying 3.6a after 1 February 1989 will > receive 5.0 free of charge. I hate to write this as much as you all hate to see it. Anybody heard *anything* from Manx lately? At AmiExpo NY, Jim was noncommittal but grinned and said things to the effect of 'late spring/early summer' for the new release. Maybe it's me, maybe I just didn't hear, maybe it's been out for a while now. Nah, I don't think so. But I *hope* so! Sigh. I think we've all been very patient... > --- > Stephen Walton, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Univ. Northridge > RCKG01M@CALSTATE.BITNET ecphssrw@afws.csun.edu > swalton@solar.stanford.edu ...!csun!afws.csun.edu!ecphssrw Rick Plavnicky {...}!sun!cup.portal.com!plav "My shoes are on top of the world!"