saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu (Lennart Saaf) (09/27/90)
Here are some extracts from an article in the 9/25/90 edition of MacWeek that I received Wednesday entitled "Apple, Claris split HyperCard 2.0; bundled version to lack scripting." These extracts focus on the ongoing discussion in this group about scripting/bundling/etc. Two is an appropriate number to describe the new version of HyperCard, which Apple last week moved to its Claris subsidiary. Two versions of HyperCard 2.0 will be made available in November. Claris Corp said it will distribute, market and support "a complete HyperCard 2.0 authoring system" under its label. ... Meanwhile, Apple said it will bundle free with each Macintosh a version of HyperCard 2.0 that will run existing HyperCard stacks and new HyperCard 2.0 stacks. The bundled version. however, won't give users access to the scripting features in HyperCard's user Level 5, which means users won't be able to reprogram stacks, according to a Claris spokeswoman. The audience for the authoring version will be commercial and corporate in-house programmers and multimedia developers, according to John Zeisler, Claris marketing vice president. ... Pricing for the authoring version has not yet been determined, but Claris plans to price it competitively, Zeisler said. The authoring version will be available to owners of the current HyperCard as a "low-cost upgrade." ... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Len Saaf, The Institute of Optics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY | | Internet: saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu Bitnet: SAAF@UOROPT | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
jonu@FtCollins.NCR.com (Jon Udell) (09/28/90)
(I decided to reply to this message despite the machine name of the original poster. Should I have taken the message with a grain of salt, or perhaps just the quotes it contained?) > The audience for the authoring version will be commercial and > corporate in-house programmers and multimedia developers, according to > John Zeisler, Claris marketing vice president. > ... > Pricing for the authoring version has not yet been determined, > but Claris plans to price it competitively, Zeisler said. Competitive compared to what? I bet it can't compete with HyperCard 1. --Jon -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Udell NCR Microelectronics Products Division Jon.Udell@FtCollins.NCR.COM 2057 Vermont uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!ncr-fc!jonu Fort Collins, CO 80525 (303) 223-5100 X431 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------