Date: Wed, 3 Jan 96 9:36:52 EDT From: M C Wong <mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org (freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com) Subject: MetaCard 2.0 beta-test release (fwd) Message-ID: <199601022236.AA107792214@hp.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The Linux version of MetaCard 2.0 (demand-paged ZMAGIC format). I ran the demo and it ran fine to the end as on Linux machine. Maybe someone want to add it to the commercial distribution ? Has anyone tried out demo version of ishmail for Linux ? I can't remember where the ftp site is now, 8-(((( > The first beta-test release of MetaCard 2.0 is now available via > anonymous FTP from ftp.metacard.com:/MetaCard/2.0. This release is > primarily a polished up version of the alphas, but a few new features > have been added since 2.0A2. Among them, a "move" command that does > speed-controlled animations, the ability to send delayed events with > the send command, HTML import/export for fields, and some new visual > effect options. See the README.2.0 file for details, and all new > features are documented in the MetaTalk Reference. > Note that in order to support storage of the new custom properties, > the MetaCard file format has changed. Therefore, you should make > reliable backups of your stacks before you open them with 2.0B1. This > release should be stable, however, so you might consider switching > over to it for primary development rather than just making a cursory > evaluation of it. > Despite recording many downloads of the alpha-test releases, we > received very few bug and feature-request reports. We hope that > during the (hopefully brief) beta process, that you can report > problems and ask questions *as soon as they come up*. > The SPARC, SPARCSVR4, IRIS (Irix 5.3-6.X), HP9K700, RS6000, Linux, > ODT, and Alpha engines have been built for this release. If you want > to run it on one of the other platforms, please email to > support@metacard.com and ask for it. The IntelSVR4, Sun3, DEC, > HP9K300, and 88open engines are scheduled to be built for the final > release. We plan to discontinue the DESQview/X and IRIS4 engines. > You can use your 1.4 Home stack with this release, or use your 1.4 > key to relicense the 2.0 Home stack. This release is time-limited, > and will not be able to edit stacks after Jan 31, 1996. While the > engine will continue to function after that date, it will treat all > Home stacks as being unlicensed and so will not allow saving. > We are now accepting orders for the 2.0 release, which we plan to > release in mid-February. Due to the wealth of new features and > performance improvements, MetaCard is now even more competitive with > professional GUI development, CBT development, and high-end multimedia > tools. We are therefore raising the price of the product accordingly. > The price for a single user license for 2.0 will be $995 > (U.S. dollars), $3600 for a 5 pack, and $5000 for a 10 pack. The > upgrade charge will be the difference between the old and new prices. > To help encourage you to make the transition to 2.0 sooner rather than > later, we are offering a limited-time $100 discount on the upgrade > price (i.e. $400 instead of $500 to upgrade a single user license). > This offer will be in effect from now until 30 days after the 2.0 > release. - - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M.C Wong Email: mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com Australian Telecom Operation Voice: +61 3 9210 5568 Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd Fax: +61 3 9210 5550 P.O. Box 221, Blackburn 3130, Australia OS: FreeBSD-1.1.5.1 http://www-ato.aus.hp.com/~mcw -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2i iQCVAwUBMOmzfEmThh0X7Um5AQEenwP/U1J6a9TNx7Vq07n9hLo2uA5+mJUE4sSe 5XjlZGRH1x/4YWv+hJ2Qgl6sxP48dbp0FKLG957SRqLR8ZUkixysG2NY4l7Ej0vj 96ETf9qcoXPOQrYApff3SHdmRvy3cd8kpv7m7gAEPgWqfsznPB+bUi2GRSxvtgWR 9iCxyvyc8r4= =FWAs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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