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- From: fry@tara.harvard.edu (David Fry)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- Subject: Apple takes back HyperCard
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.021217.19896@husc3.harvard.edu>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 07:12:16 GMT
- Article-I.D.: husc3.1993Jan28.021217.19896
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- Organization: Harvard Math Department
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- Well, I consider this very good news.
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- CUPERTINO, CA (JAN. 27) PR NEWSWIRE - As part of a continually increasing
- commitment by Apple Computer Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: AAPL) 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 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, 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.
- CONTACT: Cindy McCaffrey of Apple Computer, 408-974-1578; or Steve Ruddock
- of Claris, 408-987-7202
-