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Re: Compatibility
>>>>> "Bill" == WCB4 <WCB4@aol.com> writes:
In article <960408231831_465444340@emout10.mail.aol.com> WCB4@aol.com writes:
Bill> My wife recently purchased Executor to run a few mac
Bill> programs that she needs to, so of course I have been playing
Bill> around with it, and found that Virtus VRML works quite well
Bill> under executor, in fact, the mac version under executor runs
Bill> significantly faster that the windows version does so here
That is strange but neat. You may want to contact Virtus and let them
know (make sure you give them instructions on how they can verify it
for themselves, since they'll think you're a crank).
Bill> is what I propose.
Bill> I have been putting up message posting boards using html
Bill> anfd cgi scripts (see www.upx.net/tech) and would have no
Bill> problem setting up a threaded message board that users could
Bill> access via the web just to post programs and their
Bill> compatibilty status with executor. I know that the folx at
Bill> ARDI are very busy, so I am offering to make a site that
Bill> will be the "official" compatibility board for executor if
Bill> it is so desired. The board interface is very clean and I
Bill> can tailor it to pretty much do whatever the folks at ARDI
Bill> would like to see in the board.
Jered Floyd is already doing this on vorlon.mit.edu in an unofficial
capacity. He might (I can't speak for him; he's a way busy MIT
student) be interested in some help. We've just requested a
fractional T1 link; we're planning on greatly expanding www.ardi.com.
Bill> I have been apporached by at least one other potential user
Bill> of executor who thinks this is a hell of an idea, and since
Bill> my wife now owns a registered copy, I figure I can do
Bill> something to contribute since I have been playing with it
Bill> too.
A database of what runs and what doesn't (and how thoroughly the apps
have been tested) is definitely needed. We're currently fixing a
bunch of known problems in beta0 and waiting for the beta0 recipients
(and people who have downloaded the beta0 DEMO version) to send us
more problem reports.
When beta1 comes out working on such a database will be our highest
non-emergency priority.
Bill> Please respond to me via direct e-mail to wcb4@upx.net, not
Bill> as a response to this post, as I seldom check my mail from
Bill> my AOL account, but check just about every day from
Bill> upx.net. One official note from within ARDI, and the site
Bill> will be up the next day.
I've responded to both. Since your offer was made in the public, I
wanted to make sure people saw that we are interested although we'd
prefer the existing work at vorlon to be incorporated.
Bill> Later, Bill/wcb4@upx.net
Thank you for this fine offer.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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