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New 1.3 on ftp.cs.unm.edu + general info
Dear Folks,
The copy of Executor/NEXTSTEP 1.3 that I put out a couple weeks ago
*did* have a few major bugs. It didn't properly handle altered
default screen sizes, and there were some HFS related bugs that were
found in Executor/DOS that also were present in Executor/NEXTSTEP.
Those bugs have been fixed, and a new version of 1.3 is on
ftp.cs.unm.edu. I'll be writing 1.3 documentation today and tomorrow
and then shipping 1.3 off to the disk duplicator's tomorrow. There's
still a slight chance that someone will pick up this latest version
of 1.3 and find a show-stopping bug, but I doubt it. I wouldn't have
held up 1.3 just for the ExecutorDefault bug, but the combination of
that and the HFS bugs was sufficient.
Executor/DOS 1.0 went to the disk duplicator's yesterday, the manual
went to the printer's on the first of this month. We are still
waiting for the E/D manuals to come back before we can deposit credit
card orders, cash checks and send copies of Executor/DOS 1.0 out. We
thank you for your patience. Once the manuals are here, we can do
disk duplication locally for the hundred copies or so we should be
shipping right off the bat. The manuals were due last Friday but are
probably going to be a week to ten days late.
It has been especially difficult expanding into the DOS market
precisely when the NEXTSTEP market was going dry, but we're almost
there. We're marketing Executor/DOS as a tool to read and write
Macintosh formatted floppies and hard disks, with an embryonic
emulator thrown in as a bonus. Executor/DOS 1.0 will have a
suggested retail price of $99, with no free updates. When E/D 2.0
ships, 1.0 customers will be able to buy an upgrade at a reduced
price (yet to be determined).
We're in the process of re-evaluationg the price and distribution
methods for Executor/NEXTSTEP.
Currently we're down to me working more than full-time, Tito working
half time and Susan Blumenthal working full time--Susan is in charge
of Executor/DOS Press/Public Relations. We have one very pressing
small debt (< $10k) to pay off soon after E/D ships and then we will
begin hiring people. As you can tell by what happened to Appsoft and
RightBrain, the last six months have been exceedingly difficult.
However, all the feedback we've received from Executor/DOS beta
testers and reviewers points toward a rosy future for ARDI, and
that's good for all Executor users present and future under NEXTSTEP,
DOS, X-Windows and others.
Thank you for your continuing support.
--Cliff