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- Mission Critical Solitaire (MCSolitaire)
- Copyright 1993 WhiteLight Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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- MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO.pkg.tar (Multi-architecture binary for intel & next)
- MCSolitaire_THIN-DEMO.pkg.tar (3.0 compatible, NeXT only binary)
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- Contains demo versions of Mission Critical Software, a recent release
- from WhiteLight Systems, Inc. For more information, see the press
- release included after the installation instructions.
-
- Note that this package also contains a demo of CrashCatcher, another
- recent release from WhiteLight Systems, Inc.
-
- To install/use (for a 3.0 installation, substitute
- "MCSolitaire_THIN-DEMO" for "MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO"):
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- 1. ftp MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO.pkg.tar
- 2. double-click in Workspace (use "! open MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO.pkg.tar"
- while in ftp to open in workspace)
- 3. click unarchive in the file inspector window (cmd-2 in workspace)
- 4. double-click "MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO.pkg" (the result of step #3)
- 5. (Installer) Click the Install icon (upper-left of
- "MCSolitaire_MAB-DEMO.pkg" document window)
- 6. (Installer) Set the destination to the appropriate directory and
- click "install" button at the lower right of the installation panel
- 7. Double-click MCSolitaire.app
-
- ------ Press release below ------
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- WhiteLight Systems announces release of Mission Critical Solitaire 1.0
- New era of popularity dawns for NEXTSTEP
-
- PALO ALTO, CA, December 10, 1993 --- WhiteLight Systems, Inc. today
- announced the release of Mission Critical Solitaire1.0, a long-awaited
- application in the NEXTSTEP community. The object-oriented design of
- the card game yields smooth play and an elegant look-and-feel.
-
- "NeXT is focusing on mission-critical custom apps. There are a number
- of excellent productivity apps out there. If NEXTSTEP is going to
- achieve broad popularity, what it really needs is a superb game of
- solitaire. This is the compelling advantage that NEXTSTEP has been
- waiting for," says Pat "Five Aces" Rowland, a spokesperson for the
- company and former professional card player. "Just look at Windows
- 3.1. We are hard-pressed to find a better explanation for the success
- of Windows 3.1 than the free copy of solitaire that is bundled with
- the Microsoft operating system."
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- Until today, sophisticated corporate sites had a rationale for
- sticking with Windows. With the release of Mission Critical Solitaire,
- NEXTSTEP now does everything better than the Microsoft product.
- "Most people don't know that solitaire is the app most used on
- Windows. We kid ourselves about releasing an anti-productivity app,
- but government studies prove that widespread adoption of Mission
- Critical Solitaire would save in excess of $342.8 million per year in
- time lost due to slow and frustrating play of the Microsoft product,"
- continued Mr. Rowland.
-
- "If you don't have time for a full-day NeXT seminar, five minutes with
- Mission Critical Solitaire will persuade you that you can't live
- without NEXTSTEP," concluded Mr. Rowland.
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- Mission Critical Solitaire runs on version 3.x of NeXT, Inc.'s
- NEXTSTEP operating environment for Intel and Motorola processors. It
- is available from WhiteLight Systems at the above address. Single copy
- pricing is $35 prepaid, plus $12 shipping & handling and sales tax
- where applicable. There is no shipping & handling charge for orders
- sent by e-mail.
-
- In line with NeXT's ObjectWare strategy, Mission Critical Solitaire is
- also available in object library form for integration into currency
- trading, customer service, office automation, and other
- mission-critical custom applications.
-
- WhiteLight Systems, Inc. is a privately-held software company
- headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
-
- For more information, contact Marina Dellaporta at Whitelight
- Systems, Inc., 350 Cambridge Ave., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- USA, Email: info@whitelight.com, Tel: (415) 321-2183
-
- Copyright 1993 WhiteLight Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The
- WhiteLight logo and Mission Critical Solitaire are trademarks of
- WhiteLight Systems, Inc. NeXT, NEXTSTEP and ObjectWare are trademarks
- of NeXT, Inc. Windows 3.1 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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