Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!decvax!cg-atla!ulowell!vaxine!bunny!ps01 From: ps01@bunny.UUCP (Paul Suh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Fullwrite profesional Message-ID: <5838@bunny.UUCP> Date: 6 May 88 21:07:16 GMT References: <6332@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Reply-To: ps01@bunny.UUCP (Paul Suh) Organization: GTE Laboratories, Waltham, MA Lines: 27 In article <6332@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (David Palmer) writes: >On the box it said something like "Not for export, for distribution in >the US and Canada only." >The only reason I can think of for this is if it uses technology on the >"not to be exported" list. Does Fullwrite include a DES encryption The reason for thisis that software companies often put out a "quick and dirty" release for US markets, qhich don't support the full set of resources necessary for foreign keyboards, etc. It gives them an installed base very quickly, and they can then take their time and do it right and fix bugs in the next update. I don't know that this is really Ann Arbor's policy, but I would suspect it very strongly. Release 3.02 of Microsoft word was done this way, according to a guy I know who programmed for Microsoft. While I'm at it, I'd like to add another person's applause for Think Technology's handling of the foobar'ed advertisement. Down with vaporware! -- --Paul I'm goin' back ta duh Bronx, where it's safe ta talk normal...