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Executor 1.3a is on ftp.cs.unm.edu



Hi Folks,

Executor 1.3a is in ftp.cs.unm.edu:pub/ardi/Executor_130a.tar.  Right  
now there is no README, but here are some of the things that I know  
are fixed in 1.3a:

	Uses more memory (this should help people with Excel
		spreadsheet size problems)

	Floating point bug fixes in the Intel side

	Mac formatted CD ROMs now work under NS/FIP

	Mac formatted hard disks are now writable on both
		platforms (non-ejectable media still requires
		a bit of a dance to get Executor and not NEXTSTEP
		to notice them)

	Serial port support works better on NeXT hardware, and
		I *believe* it works better on Intel hardware
		as well, but I haven't been able to test this yet.
		Uucp locking conventions are respected and you no
		longer need to make /dev/cufa writable to use it

	MacInTax for 92 works if you install it on a Mac and bring
		the files over using compact pro and ethernet or
		an external mac hard disk, except that when you save
		your return the file gets a weird name.  I don't know
		about MacInTax for '93.

We have *not* fixed the ADB keyboard bug, but we have identified that  
it only afflicts ADB based machines that are running NEXTSTEP 3.0.

We're in the process of converting to a newer version of gnats (our  
bug tracking software) that will allow mail queries on the database.   
It's taken longer than we expected because of work on the Executor/PC  
front (Executor/DOS is about to be renamed Executor/PC, since we have  
most of it running under Windows "in the lab").  We haven't forgotten  
our NeXT customers though and expect to have significantly more apps  
working in the next six weeks (that benefits everyone -- NeXT, DOS  
and Windows users alike).

Executor/NEXTSTEP will soon go on sale for $99/license, although  
people buying under the new price will be required to pick up updates  
electronically, rather than have ARDI mailing them out.  People who  
previously purchased Executor will continue to receive their updates  
(experimental versions don't count) via US mail.

I think we'll make a major (good news) announcement in February, but  
I've been wrong before.

	--Cliff
	ctm@ardi.com


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