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From: bc@mit-amt.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Hypercard: what's it really worth?
Message-ID: <1785@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 12:28:32 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 29 12:28:32 1987
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Reply-To: bc@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (bill coderre)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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Keywords: Hypercard


WHOAH!

Chill just a sec.

1. Ignore giant hype. (primary rule of media)

2. Bitmap graphics in HC are COMPRESSED average 15-30x. Atkinson
patenting data compression. that good.

3. No "Secret Plans", No "foisting". ok? If you want this kind of
environment: ultra graphics, "friendly" (but quite limited)
programming, links, etc, it DOES TAKE that much memory. Sorry. Code is
quite optimized (I've seen it).

4. Atkinson wrote HC and forced Apple to distribute -- no "secret
plans" to make people buy memory, disks.

5. HC not a replace everything environment. You -- you -- can now
frotz your data in new ways you never could unless seasoned
programmer. It might be very very slow for tricky stuff. That's
drawback. But you -- mr user -- can now do newer things, beyond what
programmer coded. Ever use Cricket Graph? Only 12 kinds of graphs.
yours not there, too bad. now you CAN do it, with hc. ok?

Best part is you can buy or get free expansion code -- XCMD, or just
stackware -- and add it on no prob to get new features. 

No one will force you to buy anything new. But if you want the
super-premium HC environment, it does require hd and a meg or two.
Sorry. No other choice.

6. HC has bugs, limitations, that are being fixed. Some really
horrible. But they will be fixed. OK?

Now please: no conspiracy. No.

Sorry for druggy writing, i broke my hand, taking percodan, typing
with one finger.................................................bc