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Executor 1.3 is here (almost) -- Message for early adopters
Dear Folks,
After much gnashing of teeth and too much posting to the various
comp.sys.next newsgroups, all while debugging some real tricky
floating point code, Executor 1.3 is here and Executor/DOS is not far
behind.
ftp.cs.unm.edu contains both
Right now there is no README file that explains how 1.3 is different
from 1.2.2g. The biggest change is that BOLD print is spaced
properly when the "Fractional Widths" option is enabled in the Page
Setup panel.
This will be the first time that we use a disk duplication service to
make floppies for those who want them (mostly those who don't have
FTP access, but even if you do, you'll get floppies unless you
specifically ask not to). That means we can't redo things at a later
date. So, what is on the archives right now in Executor_130.tar is
exactly what will become 1.3, *UNLESS* someone finds a major bug, in
which case that bug will be fixed and a new Executor_130.tar will be
created. Hence for the next 48 hours, there's a chance
Executor_130.tar will change.
If you're chomping at the bit, feel free to pick-up Executor_130.tar
right now and help in the bug hunt. You can find Executor_130.tar in
pub/ardi
If you have access to a '386 or '486 machine running DOS and you'd
like to fiddle with Executor/DOS and report any bugs you find, you
can cd into the directory
pub/ardi/private/ed0.9
and pick up the file ed.tar. NOTE: you can't do an "ls" or "dir"
inside of private, but you can cd into "ed0.9" and do an "ls" or
"dir" in there. You'll then want to untar that file and put the
contents of the directory "disk1" onto one 1.4Mb formatted floppy and
the contents of "disk2" onto another. The INSTALL.BAT script should
do the rest (it's on both disks, you can start with either one in the
drive first).
Please, if you pick up Executor/DOS beta, be prepared to delete it
when the real thing is available and *don't* spread around the ftp
location or give copies of the beta version of Executor/DOS around.
We're counting on sales of Executor/DOS to provide the $$ that we
need to make Executor be as useful as it promises.
Don't be fooled by the name, the beta version of Executor/DOS that is
in ed0.9 is very new. It was made yesterday.
Have at it folks; you're the best.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com