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Re: Executor on CompuServe



>>>>> "Jake" == Jake E Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com> writes:

    Jake> Executor is a great program, but it needs to get more
    Jake> recognition.  I have a membership on CompuServe, and I was
    Jake> wondering if you would want me to upload it there (DOS and
    Jake> Linux versions) so more people can find out about it.  If
    Jake> so, should I upload 1.99k or wait for a newer version (I
    Jake> don't use the DOS version much but I hear it still has some
    Jake> bugs in the DOS extender, right?).

I wholeheartedly agree.

We are very interested in uploading more recent versions of our
software to all of the big on-line service providers (AOL, Compuserve,
Prodigy, etc.)  I've personally handled several phone calls where I've
talked to people who have grabbed Executor 1.2 or Executor 1.99b from
somewhere and been disappointed by missing features that we've already
added.  Some also complained about bugs which were fixed in later
versions.  In some ways, an obsolete demo is worse than no demo at
all.

Once 1.99l is out, we'll let people try it out for a few days to make
sure it's stable.  It appears that it will be substantially more
stable than 1.99k on certain system configurations, but we've been
wrong before.  Then we'll coordinate with volunteers to get the latest
version uploaded to Compuserve, AOL, etc.  We plan to hire someone to
perform this task, but until that happens it would be nice to have
volunteers help us upload up-to-date demos to the appropriate places.

    Jake> Also, you might want to take advantage of CompuServe's
    Jake> excellent shareware registration forum, where CompuServe
    Jake> members can pay your registration fee online.  Just a
    Jake> thought...

Executor isn't shareware; you have to pay to remove the demo version's
timeout restrictions.  Would CompuServe's registration forum be
appropriate for purchasing license keys from the vendor?

-Mat


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