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- April 30, 1994
- For Immediate Release
-
- Contact:
- Rich Siegel
- Bare Bones Software
- 1 Larkspur Way #4
- Natick, MA 01760
- Phone: (508) 651-3561
- Fax: (508) 651-7584
- Internet: bbedit@world.std.com
- CIS: 73051,3255
- AppleLink: BARE.BONES
-
- Bare Bones Software announces BBEdit 3.0: High Performance Text Editor
- for Power Macintosh(R)
-
- Natick, MA -- Bare Bones Software, publisher of the premier Macintosh
- text editor, BBEdit 2.5, is readying a new release of BBEdit with
- extended functionality, including support for Power Macintosh(R) systems.
-
- BBEdit 3.0 will take advantage of native PowerPC(TM) code to greatly
- enhance the speed of common operations such as loading and saving files,
- and text editing, searching and transformation.
-
- In addition to support for the newest Macintosh line, BBEdit 3.0 will
- feature a unique multi-file Compare facility, which can compare
- individual files, folders, or project documents for differences. When
- comparing folders or projects, BBEdit will display files which are
- common to both folders or projects, as well as files unique to each
- folder or project. Common files can be directly compared for
- differences. As the result of an alliance with SciComp Software, BBEdit
- 3.0 will also feature integrated PopupFuncs(TM) technology, which allows
- quick access to C, C++, or Pascal constructs defined in a source file
- via a popup menu in that file's window.
-
- Other significant enhancements include support for user scripting via
- AppleScript, Frontier, or any other OSA-compliant scripting system, use
- of Macintosh Drag and Drop in the user interface and for text editing,
- and support for the AOCE "Standard Mail Package", so that users can
- compose, send, and read PowerTalk(R) mail messages from within BBEdit.
-
- BBEdit 3.0 also features a number of user-interface enhancements,
- included in direct response to user comments and suggestions. In order
- to smooth the transition from other text-editing products to BBEdit,
- Bare Bones Software has included a number of new text transformations,
- including line sorting, generation of C function prototypes, line
- numbering, and organization of delimited words into rows and columns.
-
- Response from beta testers has been enthusiastic. Tom Emerson, a
- software engineer in Symantec's Macintosh Development Tools Group, said,
- "The speed improvements on Power Macs are very impressive. Large files
- open much faster than before, and search and replace operations,
- particularly multi-file seaching, really fly. I'm able to get more work
- done in less time, thanks to BBEdit."According to Leonard Rosenthol,
- director of advanced technology at Aladdin Systems, "The new ability to
- compare folders has proven itself invaluable. I'm able to quickly
- compare two sets of source files and determine the differences between
- them, and integrate those differences. Until BBEdit 3.0 came along, it
- was a real chore." Chris Borton, senior software engineer at Storm
- Technology, Inc., said that "BBEdit 3.0's combination of ease of use,
- drag-and-drop text editing, XTND(TM) support, and integration with Symantec
- C++ have made it my ideal development environment."
-
- BBEdit 3.0 is slated to ship in early June. The suggested retail price
- of BBEdit 3.0 will be $99.00.
-
- Current BBEdit 2.5 owners can upgrade to the version 3.0 for $39.00
- (U.S. shipping & handling included). Customers who purchase BBEdit 2.5
- between May 1, 1994 and the shipping date of BBEdit 3.0 will be able to
- upgrade for $5.00 (within the U.S.), or $10.00 for Canadian and overseas
- customers (shipping and handling included).
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- Customers who are currently using a freeware version of BBEdit, or a
- competing or complementary product, can upgrade to BBEdit 3.0 for $69.00
- plus shipping and handling. (Contact Bare Bones Software for
- cross-upgrade information.) Students will be able to purchase BBEdit 3.0
- for $39.00.
-
- For additional information, including quantity and site-license pricing,
- contact Bare Bones Software at the address given above.
-
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- PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
- Macintosh and PowerTalk are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- PopupFuncs is a trademark of SciComp Software.
- XTND is a trademark of Claris Corporation.
-
- Other products mentioned are trademarked by their respective producers.
-