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- From: Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Rend24 version 1.05 -- has *anyone* gotten this thing to wo
- Message-ID: <74514@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 09:12:27 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <kap3x_c@rpi.edu> <74416@cup.portal.com> <m7q3b1a@rpi.edu>
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- >
- >Incidentally, Mr. Laser, I noticed that you didn't mention HamLab+ in your
- >`best shareware of 92' article. Is there a particular reason for this
- >seeming oversight?
- >
- >-- Rob Poole
-
- Yeah, a couple reasons. Both were stated in the article. I'll repeat them:
- 1 - They only gave me so much space and a word limit. I had to draw the
- line somewhere.
- 2 - One of my criteria was that I was going to talk about programs that
- were fully enabled and not CRIPPLED. HamLab+ is a crippled demo.
- It limits the user to 512x512 pictures. If you want a version that
- doesn't have this limit, you have to pay money for it. That makes it
- a commercial transaction, in my eyes, so the version you download is
- a crippled version of a commercial product. On the other paw, Rend24
- isn't crippled at all. The version you download is fully enabled
- and usable "out of the box."
-
- We can argue this criteria separately if you wish. I left out many
- programs for both reasons 1 & 2 above. Leaving out a program should
- not be construed as any kind of slight or slap in the face of a
- program's author. Software authors choose to release their products
- in various ways for their own reasons. As the author of that article,
- I chose not to include crippled demos.
-
- Harv
-
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