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- On Tue, 29 Aug 1995 JIM210@aol.com wrote:
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- > I run Exec199o5 under Win95 by simply using the 'run under MS_DOS' mode.
- > Go to shutdown and just pick this option and then start Executor making sure
- > you
- > load your mouse first. I found one program worked this way *much* better than
- > under DOS (ie pre-Win95)! Also just openning a DOS window (ie C:>) and
- > typing Executor
- > it again worked for me, expanding to a normal window, the only problem being
- > memory settings - check under the preferences option for the Executor
- > folder and adjust
- > it according to your computer and your needs.(Right mouse button). I have a
- > Pentium
- > 60mhz 8mb RAM.
- >
- > I will say I get excited when I find one more program that works under Exec,
- > but like most I get frustrated when I get a string of them that don't. But my
- > main concern about the ultimate success of Executor is not files but it's
- > price ie, what you get for the price.
- > Up until Exec199m it was a curiosity, a toy-and exciting; barely worth $99.
- > But if Exec2.00 is little different from Exec199o5 it will be a hard sell at
- > $249 to the public,
- > but not to institutional/educational organizations *if* it fully supports
- > at least one popular Mac word-proccessor/DTP and those programs they use the
- > most. Even then...
- > But as for the public (ie me included), without sound, Quicktime, and
- > modem(serial)
- > support I would suggest they would think $249 gives you very little in todays
- > world of CD-ROMs(gaming and videos), Faxing, and the Internet.
- >
- > But if I may ask, *with time/money in such short supply*,and * from a
- > strictly business viewpoint*, why work on multiple platforms at the same
- > time? EVERYBODY knows
- > Executors success will come from the DOS/PC world not Linux or NEXT(?). It
- > sounds like its more do to personal interest of individual engineers there
- > and not a business
- > decision. And when you are way overdue on a project I would think you would
- > do only what is essential and would contribute most to its/your success.
- > Linux?! Next?!
- > Criticism?No.Puzzled?Yes.
- >
- > jim210
- >
-
- I think you are missing the point. ARDI has been working on making executor
- for eight years. The computer industry has/will change a lot in that time
- period. If you want short term profits, you will make an "executor" that
- runs on _todays_ best platform(s). ARDI has chosen to look towards the
- future, and has made thier code very, very portable so that they will
- run "executor" on _any_ platform that has the current market-force! You see,
- if by some chance Microsoft really screws up and goes down the tubes, and
- OS/2 gets to be the "biggie", then ARDI will have very little trouble
- staying in business. (^o^)
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- Also, development started on both NeXT and Linux (as I understand it). DOS
- is _not_ a good system to develop on compared to Linux and NeXT. By
- supporting multiple platforms, I bet ARDI can understand better what
- problems are DOS-extender problems and which are Executor-specific.
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- Besides, have you tried using either of these systems? They sure are
- smoother than DOS... :-) (No flame-starting intended, just my personal
- bias!)
-
- Jeff Halverson
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