mlee@fulla.cs.cornell.edu (mark lee) (09/28/90)
******************************************************************************* * * * IMPACT Software Contest * * ----------------------- * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. will be sponsoring a contest for the most * * innovative NeXT software once every 4 months. All programmers who have * * access to a NeXT computer are invited to develop and submit a NeXT program. * * The software submission deadline has been extended to October 15, 1990 for * * the first contest, and to February 15, 1991 for the second contest. * * Winners of the first contest will be posted on this net on October 25. * * * * In each contest, submitted programs will be judged and scored in terms of * * its creativity, originality, and marketability. The writer of the software * * with the highest score will be awarded a $1000 prize and offered a contract * * to have the software published. The writers of 30 other highest scoring * * software in each contest will also be offered the same publishing contract. * * * * For each copy of a software sold by IMPACT, the software writer will * * receive the price of the software minus $5.00 from IMPACT. (For example, * * if a software is sold by IMPACT for $20.00 each and 1000 copies are sold, * * the software writer will receive $15,000 from IMPACT.) * * * * To submit a program, copy the executable codes onto an optical disk and * * send the disk to: * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. * * 306 College Avenue * * Ithaca, NY 14850 * * * * We will then copy and send back the disk within seven days. (If you don't * * have an extra optical disk, just send us your mailing address and we'll * * send you an optical disk to copy the program onto and return to us.) * * In addition to the executable codes, please add a README file with a brief * * description of how to use the software and where to find additional * * documentation (if any). * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. is an entrepreneurial company interested * * in publishing software written by creative independent programmers. * * IMPACT will bundle the top 31 programs from each contest for distribution, * * and will sell each software through a software key access system. * * ___________________________________________________________________________ * */ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _____ \* *| | |\ /| | \ / \ / \ | Mark Lee |* *| | | V | |--' |---| | | Software Development Support|* *| _|_ | | | | | \__/ | mlee@cs.cornell.edu |* *| |* *| S o f t w a r e P u b l i s h i n g, I n c. |* *| |* *| 306 College Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850 |* *\___________________________________________________________________________/* *******************************************************************************
mlee@asur.cs.cornell.edu (mark lee) (10/02/90)
The following are some of the more common questions that have been asked about the IMPACT Software Contest: 1. Who will decide the price of the software? IMPACT will recommend a price for each software, but the software writers will set the final price on each of their software. 2. Will the programs be available on floppy disks also? Yes. We plan on making the programs available on CD-ROMs, ODs, and floppies. And they could have individual programs or the whole package. 3. Is the contract to distribute exclusive to IMPACT? No, the contract is non-exclusive. You would be free to deal with other publishers and distributors at the same time. 4. Is the prospects for a publishing contract very good? Yes. This is the first software contest that we are sponsoring, so the number of entries initially have been few. (And even if you don't receive a contract, there is also the second software contest for which you may submit again, any time before February 15, 1991.) ******************************************************************************* * * * IMPACT Software Contest * * ----------------------- * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. will be sponsoring a contest for the most * * innovative NeXT software once every 4 months. All programmers who have * * access to a NeXT computer are invited to develop and submit a NeXT program. * * The software submission deadline has been extended to October 15, 1990 for * * the first contest, and to February 15, 1991 for the second contest. * * Winners of the first contest will be posted on this net on October 25. * * * * In each contest, submitted programs will be judged and scored in terms of * * its creativity, originality, and marketability. The writer of the software * * with the highest score will be awarded a $1000 prize and offered a contract * * to have the software published. The writers of 30 other highest scoring * * software in each contest will also be offered the same publishing contract. * * * * For each copy of a software sold by IMPACT, the software writer will * * receive the price of the software minus $5.00 from IMPACT. (For example, * * if a software is sold by IMPACT for $20.00 each and 1000 copies are sold, * * the software writer will receive $15,000 from IMPACT.) * * * * To submit a program, copy the executable codes onto an optical disk and * * send the disk to: * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. * * 306 College Avenue * * Ithaca, NY 14850 * * * * We will then copy and send back the disk within seven days. (If you don't * * have an extra optical disk, just send us your mailing address and we'll * * send you an optical disk to copy the program onto and return to us.) * * In addition to the executable codes, please add a README file with a brief * * description of how to use the software and where to find additional * * documentation (if any). * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. is an entrepreneurial company interested * * in publishing software written by creative independent programmers. * * IMPACT will bundle the top 31 programs from each contest for distribution, * * and will sell each software through a software key access system. * * ___________________________________________________________________________ * */ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _____ \* *| | |\ /| | \ / \ / \ | Mark Lee |* *| | | V | |--' |---| | | Software Development Support|* *| _|_ | | | | | \__/ | mlee@cs.cornell.edu |* *| |* *| S o f t w a r e P u b l i s h i n g, I n c. |* *| |* *| 306 College Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850 |* *\___________________________________________________________________________/* *******************************************************************************
l3my@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (03/06/91)
******************************************************************************* * * * IMPACT Software Contest * * ----------------------- * * * * During the Fall of 1990, IMPACT Software Publishing sponsored a software * * contest for the NeXT computer. The top prize of $1000 was then awarded to * * Dr. Michael J. Mezzino at the University of Houston - Clear Lake for his * * innovative PhaseScope program. (PhaseScope is featured in the Winter 1991 * * issue of "NeXT on Campus".) * * * * We are subsequently sponsoring a second software contest this year with an * * extended software submission deadline of April 15, 1991. All programmers * * who have who have access to a NeXT computer are invited to develop and * * submit a NeXT program. (We will also be sponsoring a third software
mlee@cs.cornell.edu (mark lee) (03/25/91)
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mlee@cs.cornell.edu (mark lee) (03/25/91)
******************************************************************************* * * * IMPACT Software Contest * * ----------------------- * * * * During the Fall of 1990, IMPACT Software Publishing sponsored a software * * contest for the NeXT computer. The top prize of $1000 was then awarded to * * Dr. Michael J. Mezzino at the University of Houston - Clear Lake for his * * innovative PhaseScope program. (PhaseScope is featured in the Winter 1991 * * issue of "NeXT on Campus".) * * * * We are subsequently sponsoring a second software contest this year with an * * extended software submission deadline of April 15, 1991. All programmers * * who have who have access to a NeXT computer are invited to develop and * * submit a NeXT program. (We will also be sponsoring a third software * * contest with a tentative submission deadline of October 15, 1991.) * * * * The winner of the second contest will be announced on this net on April 25, * * 1991. The writer of the best submitted program will be awarded a $1000 * * prize and offered a contract to have the software published. In addition, * * IMPACT will offer a publishing contract for any other submitted program * * which shows creativity, originality, and marketability. * * * * If the publishing contract is accepted, IMPACT will work with the writer to * * further develop the program and will then distribute and sell copies of the * * software for the writer for a flat fee ranging from $5 to $10. Thus, if a * * software price of $30 is agreed upon, then for each copy of the software * * sold by IMPACT, the writer will receive between $20 to $25 from IMPACT. * * * * * * To submit a program, copy the executable codes onto a floppy disk and send * * the disk to: * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc. * * 306 College Avenue * * Ithaca, NY 14850 * * * * Or else, send a NeXT-mail with the program attached to mlee@cs.cornell.edu. * * In addition to the executable codes, please add a README file with a brief * * description of how to use the software and where to find additional * * documentation (if any). * * * * IMPACT Software Publishing is an entrepreneurial company interested in * * publishing software written by creative independent programmers. IMPACT * * will bundle the top programs and distribute them using floppy disks, * * optical disks, and CD-ROMs. Copies of the top programs will be sold * * through a machine-independent software key access system. * * ___________________________________________________________________________ * */ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _____ \* *| | |\ /| | \ / \ / \ | Daniel Hung |* *| | | V | |--' |---| | | IMPACT Software Publishing, Inc.|* *| _|_ | | | | | \__/ | l3my@vax5.cit.cornell.edu |* *| |* *| S o f t w a r e P u b l i s h i n g, I n c. |* *| |* *| 306 College Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850 |* *\___________________________________________________________________________/* *******************************************************************************