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Gariepy, the driving force behind FutureBASIC for over a decade, had this<br />
to say: "I've always worked hard to improve FutureBASIC. It's easy to<br />
understand Marin Saric's determination to make the most of MetalBasic."<br />
Still, there has been concern among MetalBasic coders as to Mac OS X<br />
support and the continued development of the environment.</p>
<p>FutureBASIC is one of the few programming environments to have crossed the<br />
great divide from 68K to PPC and now to Carbon. The people at STAZ Software<br />
understand the need to stand-by users, but also how difficult these changes<br />
can be.</p>
<p>WHAT?</p>
<p>There seems to be a consensus that from the editing and programming<br />
perspectives, [as well as the fierce determination to be the best :-) ],<br />
FutureBASIC and MetalBasic have a lot in common. So we have decided to make<br />
a special offer for MetalBasic users.</p>
<p>Please let this be clear. We are not saying, "Drop MetalBasic." We are<br />
saying, "Lever your MetalBasic knowledge in another IDE." MetalBasic users<br />
will see that FB coders are already showing how to use and optimize<br />
MetalBasic code with FB.</p>
<p>STAZ Software has therefore agreed to offer a competitive cross-grade to<br />
MetalBasic users. You can subscribe to FutureBASIC for the cost of an<br />
upgrade. That is a US $70 saving!</p>
<p>Hold the phone... MetalBasic is a free language! How can we do this? Read on.</p>
<p>WHO?</p>
<p>Any MetalBasic user who posted in the MetalBasic forums<br />
(<a href="http://www.glacial.com/metal/forum/" title="http://www.glacial.com/metal/forum/">http://www.glacial.com/metal/forum/</a>) at Glacial.com<br />
(<a href="http://www.glacial.com/metal/" title="http://www.glacial.com/metal/">http://www.glacial.com/metal/</a>) prior to the 2002/04/19 qualifies.</p>
<p>Just send the URL of your post with your order.</p>
<p>If you are a MetalBasic user but didn't post -- contact us and talk this<br />
over. If you can show a history of MetalBasic use [contributed code,<br />
generated applications...] then you too may benefit from the offer. We<br />
don't want to exclude genuine MetalBasic users. We just want to weed out<br />
the free loaders.</p>
<p>WHEN?</p>
<p>Now. The offer is valid until 2002/07/15.</p>
<p>If you have other questions, don't hesitate to contact us<br />
(<a href="mailto:staz@stazsoftware.com" title="mailto:staz@stazsoftware.com">mailto:staz@stazsoftware.com</a>). We invite you to download the free demo<br />
(<a href="http://www.stazsoftware.com/futurebasic/paths.php" title="http://www.stazsoftware.com/futurebasic/paths.php">http://www.stazsoftware.com/futurebasic/paths.php</a>) and have a look before<br />
buying.</p>
<p>Whatever you decide, we hope that you will have a great time programming<br />
your Mac with MetalBasic and FutureBASIC.</p>
<p>For over ten years FutureBASIC has been empowering a wide range of Mac<br />
programmers worldwide to create fast, professional applications. Today's<br />
state-of-the-art release brings that power and ease of use to Macs from the<br />
Classic 68K machines to the modern Mac OS X.</p>
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