Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!roberts From: roberts@cognos.uucp (Robert Stanley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: MacWorks Plus! for the Lisa Message-ID: <3366@cognos.UUCP> Date: 22 Jun 88 22:03:22 GMT Article-I.D.: cognos.3366 References: <585@iraun1.ira.uka.de> Reply-To: roberts@cognos.UUCP (Robert Stanley) Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 29 Summary: Current release schedule is July/88 In article <585@iraun1.ira.uka.de> thschulz@iraul1.ira.uka.de (Thomas Schulz) writes: >MacWorks Plus! (list $200) >Has anybody tested this product, is it VaporWare or real ? I would >appreciate if anybody could comment on any short-comings (sound, >graphics)... This product is *not* vapourware, but it is not yet available for purchase. The beta-test version has been demonstrated in public, and when I last called Sun Remarketing they were quoting a July/88 availability. It supports all the features of the Mac Plus 128K ROM which the Lisa hardware supports. More importantly, it detects sound-manager calls and does NOT blow the application away. Thus, applications such as HyperCard (which call the sound-manager regularly) can still be run. The beta-test demonstrations clearly showed that a number of main-stream applications which MacWorks 3.0 falls down on can be run. The $200 price was confirmed over the telephone. If you want details, phone them direct - they have a good information service: (801) 752-7631. Robert_S (usual disclaimers apply: I have no affiliation with Sun Remarketing, and my company has not been informed that I have posted this) -- Robert Stanley - Cognos Incorporated: P.O. Box 9707, 3755 Riverside Drive Compuserve: 76174,3024 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3Z4, CANADA uucp: decvax!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!roberts Voice: (613)738-1440(Research) arpa/internet: roberts%cognos.uucp@uunet.uu.net FAX: (613)738-0002