Executor 2.0/executorv2.0.iso/pc/dos/extra/docs/maillist/text/archive.92/text0018.txt

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1.  To the list-person:  If you are going to keep sending
these out with reply-address (From:) as the whole list alias,
most of the bright and busy people are going to leave the
list.

2.  To the guy with the question about Quark:  If Quark would
run, don't you think they'd publicize it?  They stupidly
decided to do Microsoft Word -- a program that's much _less_
good than the several word-processors already running on NeXT
with a real NextStep interface -- first, and it ain't even
done.  Who in his right mind would pay for the privilege of
running that second-rate program on his NeXT?  If ARDI had any
brains, they'd have done Quark first.  They'd have charged
$1,000 as soon as Quark would run -- most desktop publishing
people like me would pay it -- and then think about cutting
the price for the other, less demanding folks later, instead
of raising it for the better people later.

3.  If you're asking a question that ARDI refused to answer or
couldn't, it makes sense to post it to this list.  If you're
asking a question of ARDI, direct it to them and please keep
it the hell off this list.  Then, if you get an interesting
and helpful answer, post that answer for the rest of us if you
care to be helpful.

4.  Nobody ever bought a Mac to get MS Word or Excel!  Lotus
is much better as a spreadsheet, and PageMaker, Quark, Frame,
and WriteNow are all better than Word (each in its own place).
As long as Executor only supports the two fairly useless Mac
products, it will never sell at any price.  For all practical
purposes, this product doesn't exist yet.  Calm down.  Cool
it.  Don't ask questions, just listen.  Someday, if ARDI lasts
despite its extremely foolish priorities, you'll hear that it
can do something useful.  I'll bet they could have found 500
companies to each advance them $1,000 for the promise of 2
copies of something that would run both Quark and Freehand.
As it is, who cares?

From iclone![e-mail]  Fri Jan 17 23:15:00 1992
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From: iclone![e-mail] (Clifford T. Matthews)
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Dear Folks,

    Please reply directly to me for this letter.  You should be able
to cut my name away from the line that starts with "From:" and paste
it into the "To:" field.

    One of the things we're working on right now is hammering out the
bugs we are seeing when we run Word 5.0.  We know of some bugs right
now but since none of us here are Word users we may not be able to
find bugs in some of the less obvious places (Word 5.0 has *so* much
in it).

    We've had spotty luck with our beta testers in the past, some
people were of great help, some people sent no comments whatsoever.
For this reason I'd like this set of beta testing to be limited to
people who have already bought our product.  I'm assuming that a
purchase makes it more likely that you're using the product.  If you
get in touch with me sometime today (Saturday), then I may be able to
hand deliver you a copy at NeXTWORLD Expo, assuming you're going to
be there.  Otherwise you'll have to wait until we get back.

    Please keep sending me advice (although send it directly to me
and not to this group).  Some of it is useful, some is merely
entertaining, but I'll read it all.

    --Cliff
    iclone![e-mail]

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From: Ivo Welch <[e-mail]>
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Although irving has used strong language not to respond to the asked question, but to the
company policy and mailing-list policy, he does have a very good point about this mailing
list.

> 1.  To the list-person:  If you are going to keep sending these out with reply-address
(From:) as the whole list alias, most of the bright and busy people are going to leave the
list.

> 3.  If you're asking a question that ARDI refused to answer or couldn't, it makes sense to
post it to this list.  If you're asking a question of ARDI, direct it to them and please keep
it the hell off this list.  Then, if you get an interesting and helpful answer, post that
answer for the rest of us if you care to be helpful.


Please direct your questions about ARDI and its policies to ARDI. If there are user-to-user
issues, or summaries of important communications, please mail them to the list.

I would also suggest that someone keep a file on nova/sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu
that describes the status of what programs run and what do not run. Getting messages "does x
run?" is not very informative.

/ivo welch