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From: george@swbatl.sbc.com (George Nincehelser 5-6544)
Subject: Re: Hypercard 2.1...
Message-ID: <1991May17.173323.14348@swbatl.sbc.com>
Organization: Southwestern Bell Advanced Technology Laboratory
References: <32946@usc> <53000@apple.Apple.COM> <eoliver.674499783@hcunix.haverford.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 May 91 17:33:23 GMT

In article <eoliver.674499783@hcunix.haverford.edu> eoliver@hcunix.haverford.edu (Erik Oliver) writes:
>
>As an owner of Hypercard 1.2.5, I must say that I am extremely
>frustrated with the fact that Hypercard and the System Software is now a
>paying item.  I have completely stopped using Hypercard in response to
>the charge they are assesing for the new versions.  The reason people
>used hypercard was that (1) you knew everyone had it so you could write
>help stacks or small stacks that did nifty things (2) it was easy to get
>if you didn't have it.  Now, not everyone has it or is going to bother
>getting it.  I certainly have no intention of doing so.

You're frustrated for no reason.  You can get new systems and HyperCard at no
or very low cost.

>Also, having used all the mac operatining systems back as far as 1.0,
>I can tell you that most of them especially since around 3.2 have been
>extremely BUGGY.  I have no intention of putting 7.0 on my macintosh
>until version 7.0.5 or so comes out.  I will not pay money to be a beta
>tester.  System 7.0 has too many new bells and whistles and most likely
>has just as many bugs.  $99 to be a beta tester is a lot of money.

Sorry, but I can't support your claims...I've been bitten by few system bugs,
I didn't have to pay for 7.0 to try it out, and I haven't noticed any major
bugs since I began using 7 several months ago.

Sounds like you're a bit disgruntled for some reason.  Why?

P.S.
Thanks, Apple, for the new system.  Some of us really appreciate it.

>
>Erik
>Opininated Shareholder with not enough clout to do squat.


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