mdixon@parc.xerox.com (Mike Dixon) (01/09/91)
i just got my 2.0d copy of FrameMaker. here's the explanation that came with it: "As promised, here is a copy of the Pre-release version of FrameMaker 2.0d for the NeXT. This version will allow you to run FrameMaker under NeXTStep 2.0. Let me explain the reasons behind this version of FrameMaker. In NeXTStep 2.0, NeXT changed the way they do character encoding. This caused Frame to release FrameMaker 2.0c, which was shipped as an update package with NeXTStep 2.0 and documented in NeXT's 2.0 Release Notes. What we didn't realize until after 2.0c was placed on the NeXTStep 2.0 release was that HELP and FrameMath no longer functioned properly (we had users using 2.0c for several months with early versions of NS2.0 who never noticed this). Therefore, Frame is currently validating our 2.0d product which fixes this, among other, problems. It is due to ship at the end of this month. A mailing will be going out to our customers informing them of 2.0d and giving them instructions on how to get a copy. Until the product ships, we are offering a pre-release version of FrameMaker 2.0d to those individuals who have already received NeXTStep 2.0 and need the functionality of 2.0d. The final 2.0d product will be available from Frame, for an upgrade charge, from any NeXT Sales office, or from a NeXT campus consultant." (that's all i know about it; if you've got other questions, you'll have to check with Frame directly.) -- .mike.