Hi Jack & Courtney: You forgot one important item of information: What will it cost to download DXbase? -vs- What will it cost to get a CD-ROM? Without this info, the answers you get will be meaningless and useless to you.
Tnx and 73, Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle" ********************************************************************************** --- Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > I would appreciate some information if you don't mind. > > For a long time, we have seen requests similar to the following: > 1. Provide a working demo for download. > 2. Allow DXbase to be downloaded without having to ship a CD. > 3. When a patch is prepared, update the initial distribution so someone > does not have to download a patch. > 4. Keep the cost of DXbase down as much as possible. > > In response to this and other issues, we have decided that future releases > of DXbase will follow a new distribution approach. > > 1. DXbase will be downloadable from the web, including upgrades. > 2. When initially downloaded, it will be in trial or demo mode. Some > features will be disabled. > 3. Once a purchase is made, a very small registration file will be emailed > to the purchaser. > 4. The registration will enable the full functionality of the software. > 5. The registration can be used on multiple machines and is not hardware > dependent. > 6. Current estimates suggest the file size for download will be 30meg. > 7. A CD can still be obtained via postal mail for additional cost. > 8. Once downloaded, a user could create their own CD from the download. > > My task, if you will give me some input, is to try and predict the > percentage of folks who will still require the CD be shipped. I need to > understand this so that I can make some projections on how many CDs to have > mass produced. Obviously, we don't want to make too many and we also don't > want to run short. We anticipate that most folks will want the download > only and thereby save themselves some expense. So, if you feel you will > require the CD, please drop me an email and just let me know. This will > help me do some future planning. I've set up a special email address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks, > Courtney > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
