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RE: Next Release of Executor 1.99p



>>>>> "Chad" == Chad Page <cpage@shell1.best.com> writes:

    Chad> On Fri, 28 Jul 1995, Clifford Thomas Matthews wrote:

    >> The next *experimental* version, 1.99p, may be out as early as
    >> a week from now, or may be out as late as a month from now.
    >> I've been wrong when I've predicted things a little more
    >> closely in the past.  Internally we've already done a lot of
    >> core work, but we haven't been able to get all the bugs out
    >> that we introduced in 1.99n, so that will be what holds us
    >> back.

    Chad> 	Any chance of releasing new BleedingEdge releases?  I
    Chad> liked having those for 1.99n(x)...

Yes.  It looks like 1.99o2 (there is no 1.99o1) will be cut within the
next couple of days.  Of course I've been wrong almost every time I've
made a prediction in the past.  O2 will have our new mods, but won't
do much towards solving the DOS bugs that we introduced with 1.99n.
However, that's going to be my top priority now (Mat's top priority
will be the NEXTSTEP port, Cotton's will be to write the remaining
pieces of missing functionality).

    >> of functionality and compatbility that we need before we can go
    >> shrink-wrap.  We also need to rewrite our manual and get our
    >> new packaging done.

    Chad> 	What is the needed level of development for Executor
    Chad> to go 2.0?  Is running MS Worddoze 6.0 one of them?  (well,
    Chad> that would get close enough to Linus' dream of seeing
    Chad> WinWord 6 under Linux - it certainly *looks* like Windoze :)
    Chad> Or what other apps are needed...?

    Chad> 	(Actually, running Word 6 for Mac would prove that
    Chad> Executor was a fast emulator, if it ran well... :)

We now have much more information about System 7 requiring apps than
we did before the beginning of the hackathon.  The good news is that
we were able to code up a lot more of System 7 during the hackathon.
The bad news is there are some areas that are going to be hard to code
up or spoof in time for 2.0 and these areas are indeed *required* by
some of the biggest apps.  Anyway, with this new information, we'll be
solidifying just what we need to have in 2.0 before we go beta.  I'm
hoping we'll have an internal list in the next couple of days.  We'll
then discuss it amongst ourselves for a while, then ask for your (the
members of this list) opinions.

    >> After 2.0 goes into beta the student prices will dissappear,
    >> the educational price will rise to $125 and the suggested
    >> retail price for the commercial version will be $249.  1.x
    >> owners will be entitled to a *free* upgrade, although they may
    >> be required to pick it up electronically.

    Chad> 	About student pricing - is there any chance it can be
    Chad> rolled into the educational price, at least after a while?
    Chad> When I'm at school, and didn't already have a license, it
    Chad> would be impossible for me (and a lot of other college
    Chad> students, I have a feeling) to afford $249.  I know ARDI
    Chad> dosen't have much money (it looks like ARDI's a 9-year-old
    Chad> startup :) , but College students (like me in about a month
    Chad> or so :) have even less...

Hmmm... to have less money than ARDI means to owe more than $600k.  I
knew college tuition had gotten steep, but that's ridiculous!

In all seriousness, the question of student pricing has more to do
with what sort of distribution we use.  One possibility would be to
have student pricing, but *only* when done through student bookstores.
Again, we'll have to look at it later, after we know more about how
2.0 will be sold.

	--Cliff
	ctm@ardi.com


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