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- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.075941.219714@bmug.org>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
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- From: Ray_T._Heizer@bmug.org
- Organization: BMUG, Inc.
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 07:59:41 PST
- Subject: Re: HyperCard & SuperCard-going to Die?
- Lines: 91
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- >>Well I read about the hiatus {death} of HyperCard in MacWeek
- >>and now I find
- >>out that a program was developed to transfer SuperCard
- >>projects to hyperCard
- >>because Aldus is looking to sale SuperCard. Now where the
- >>%^$#*& do we go?
- >>HyperCard is as good as dead and SuperCard is dieing.
-
- The SuperCard to HyperCard conversion utility is called Homeward and is from
- Heizer Software, it's not shipping yet but is expected to ship in mid-to-late
- Feb.
-
- While there are lots of interesting rumors about HyperCard's demise, Heizer
- Software continues to see lots of growth in the HyperCard marketplace. Plus,
- the following press release from Apple and Claris may shed some interesting
- light on the subject of HyperCard's future...
-
- --Brian Molyneaux
- Heizer Software
-
- For Immediate Release
-
- Contact:
- Cindy McCaffrey
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-1578
-
- Steve Ruddock
- Claris Corp.
- (408) 987-7202
-
- Apple to Produce Future Versions of HyperCard
-
- CUPERTINO, California--January 27, 1993--As part of a continually
- increasing commitment by Apple Computer, Inc. to world-class development
- tools, Apple and Claris Corp. today announced they will move product
- development of future versions of HyperCard into Apple's Developer Tools
- organization in the Apple Developer Group.
- Apple plans to coordinate HyperCard development efforts with its
- AppleScript project to give Apple a unified approach to, and a competitive
- advantage in, the emerging area of next-generation software-developer
- tools. AppleScript is an advanced scripting technology for integrating
- applications to create custom solutions and to automate routine tasks.
- It is scheduled for release in the first half of 1993.
- Apple and Claris believe that this strategy assures the best future
- for HyperCard and its users. With HyperCard as a strategic cornerstone of
- Apple's development-tools strategy, developers and users can look forward
- to significant investments in future tools for the HyperCard development
- community.
- Claris will continue to market, sell, and support the current version
- of HyperCard until Apple ships the next version of HyperCard. At that
- time, HyperCard will become an Apple-labeled product and Apple will assume
- worldwide responsibility for support of the HyperCard product. Apple will
- ensure a smooth upgrade path to future HyperCard releases to both current
- HyperCard users, as well as new customers who buy HyperCard from Claris.
- "HyperCard perfectly complements Apple's portfolio of developer
- tools," said Kirk Loevner, vice president of Apple's Developer Group.
- "HyperCard and next-generation development technologies such as AppleScript
- underscore Apple's long-standing commitment to excellent authoring and
- high-level programming tools."
- "This is a very positive move for HyperCard developers and users,"
- said Daniel L. Eilers, Claris president and CEO. "Apple is well-equipped
- worldwide to support development tools, developers, and authors, which
- makes this an important step forward for HyperCard."
- HyperCard was transferred from Apple to Claris in late 1991. Since
- then Claris has released HyperCard 2.1 with QuickTime extensions, and the
- HyperCard Player and the HyperCard Developers Licensing Kit. There are
- currently more than 100,000 active corporate, education, and commercial
- HyperCard developers; three million active users; and the quantity and
- quality of HyperCard applications are at an all-time high.
- Claris, a subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc., is a leading worldwide
- vendor of Macintosh and Windows software for business, education and
- home, and has headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.
- Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. is a leading
- supplier of computers to consumer, education, business and government
- markets worldwide. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal
- computer industry, Apple has been named first in customer satisfaction
- among business computer users in the United States for the past two years
- by J.D. Powers and Associates.
-
- -30-
-
- Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks, and
- AppleScript and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Claris and HyperCard are registered trademarks of Claris Corp.
-
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