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From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How 'Bout HyperCard!
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Date: 7 May 88 20:04:48 GMT
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> *Excerpts from ext.nn.comp.sys.amiga: 6-May-88 Re: How 'Bout HyperCard! Eric*
> *J. Kennedy@cisunx.U (566)*

> In article  mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael
> Portuesi) writes:
> >Come to think of it, since Claris distributes HyperCard and not
> >Apple, it would not be Apple that would license the port.  But you
> >can be sure Claris won't allow it either.

> I thought Apple distributed HyperCard, and _Not_ Claris.  That's why>
> HyperCard is officially "System Software", since if they called it
> "Application Software", Apple would have to let Claris distribute it, as
> per the contract between the two.

True.  I later found out that Apple considers HyperCard to be "systems
software" to the point that a good amount of HyperCard is actually going to be
put into the Mac ROMS (the sort routine, the compression routines, etc).

                        --M


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