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NEWS: Beta 1 CD-ROMs + faster network + more



Hi Folks,

BETA 1 CD-ROMS ARE HERE

A week ago we received the 300 beta 1 CD-ROMs we had made up.  Because
of the holiday weekend we didn't get a draft of the manual off to be
photocopied until Tuesday.  Wednesday we sent the first batch of
CD-ROMs to people who had paid to receive them.

We're now in the process of getting copies out to the authors of the
shareware, freeware and demoware included on the CD-ROM.  The next set
will go to people at Apple, computer press, regular press, Mac-only
ISVs and potential distributors.  We now can turn around beta1 orders
(both new orders and $25 beta1 copies to existing customers) in a day.
Sorry for the previous delay.

UPDATER COMING SOON

In the meantime we've fixed a few bugs here and there and Mat is
developing an updater program so that people with Executor 2 CD-ROMs
(beta or production) will be able to download bleeding edge patches
from the net.

ARDI ON TV

In the U.S., on Wednesday, June 12, there will be a PBS TV show that
is video update to Robert X. Cringely's _Accidental Empires_.  I'm not
sure what the name of the show is.  Some footage of ARDI employees
(may only be a couple minutes -- we're not the stars of this show) Mat
Hostetter, Bill Goldman and myself apparently made it into the final
cut, but I haven't seen it myself so I don't know just how goofy we'll
appear.  Yes, overs six months ago Robert X. Cringely brought a film
crew to ARDI world headquarters to shoot the footage.  We are honored.

CLIFF AT MACHACK '96

Mat Hostetter and I wrote a new white paper (Mat's previous white
paper is available as ftp://ftp.ardi.com/pub/SynPaper) for MacHack
'96.  I'll be presenting it and giving Executor demos during the
small, but influencial conference.  After the paper has been published
we'll make it available on our web site.  http://www.machack.com
provides more information about MacHack.  An abstract of our paper is
available from http://www.machack.com/96/Papers.html

ARDI GETS FASTER NET CONNECT (hopefully)

US West is theoretically on premesis to install a T1 line at ARDI.
We've had a lot of trouble getting US West to do their part, but with
any luck we should be on the net at 224k soon, and if we need more
bandwidth we'll easily be able to move up to full T1 (assuming
Executor sales continue to rise).  Currently ardi.com is connected
through a 24-hour 28.8k PPP dialup connect.  After the upgrade we'll
start the process of building the complete "what works, what doesn't"
database.

THANKS

As always, thanks for your interest in Executor.  It's looking like
Executor 2 will be a successful product.  We'll spend the revenue
wisely.  Remember, we've come this far on a shoestring budget.  The
second half of '96 should be a very exciting time.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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