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<p>Dreamcard brings software design and programming to the rest of us</p>
<p>Apple Expo, Paris - Tuesday 31st August 2004 - Runtime Revolution today<br />
announced the release of the new Revolution Dreamcard. Dreamcard is<br />
ideal for educators, students, hobbyists, user interface professionals<br />
and for beginning to intermediate developers. Dreamcard includes a<br />
step by step video learning center and printable PDF library that<br />
makes it possible for anyone who can use a computer, to create their<br />
own software.</p>
<p>Users of Dreamcard can:</p>
<p>* Make multimedia, games and applications</p>
<p>* Learn and teach how a computer really works</p>
<p>* Make professional-looking software - easily!</p>
<p>"Dreamcard is the easy to use heir to HyperCard that everyone has been<br />
waiting for" said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution, adding "Even<br />
better,the programs that you create with it can be played back by<br />
anyone on any platform - Windows, Mac OS and Linux."</p>
<p>With Dreamcard, users lay out the content they require, adding text,<br />
images, buttons and menus. Users can use "cards" to create the<br />
different screens they need and "stacks" to create windows, palettes<br />
windows and dialog boxes. All the basic components are pre-built<br />
making the construction process easy. Then users can use Transcript,<br />
Dreamcard's built in scripting language, to add real functionality<br />
and interaction. If they need help, they can refer to the Video<br />
library, explore a Sample Project, or copy a Sample Script.</p>
<p>Dreamcard programs can be distributed to anyone with the free Dreamcard<br />
Player. Like Dreamcard, the Dreamcard Player is available for Windows,<br />
Mac OS X and Classic, and Linux. Additionally, Dreamcard comes with an<br />
online sharing feature that allows the user to share their programs<br />
over the Internet. The package includes 10MB of online storage space<br />
out of the box, and the Dreamcard Player can browse and navigate the<br />
full range of programs that have been shared online by other Dreamcard<br />
users.</p>
<p>As a member of the Revolution product family, Dreamcard users can<br />
access many of the features that users have come to expect from<br />
Revolution's professional development tools. These include native<br />
appearance for programs on any computer, access to a full range of<br />
media formats including QuickTime (movies, VR and streaming media),<br />
popular image and sound formats, point and click database access,<br />
text to speech, and more.</p>
<p>A free trial download of Dreamcard is available now from the companies<br />
web site at <a href="http://www.runrev.com/" title="http://www.runrev.com/">http://www.runrev.com/</a>. The program costs $99 USD or =A367<br />
(excluding any applicable taxes). Dreamcard is ideal for use in<br />
education and educational users receive a 33% on discount single<br />
user pricing. A lab pack for 100 users costs just $200 USD or =A3133,<br />
which equates to just $2 per user.</p>
<p>Dreamcard replaces Revolution Express which has now been discontinued.</p>
<p>Runtime Revolution Ltd.</p>
<p>Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric<br />
development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix.<br />
Products include Dreamcard, Revolution Studio, Revolution Enterprise,<br />
and Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor. The company is based in Edinburgh,<br />
Scotland. For more information on Runtime Revolution, please visit<br />
the company on the web at <a href="http://www.runrev.com/" title="http://www.runrev.com/">http://www.runrev.com/</a>.</p>
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