Here's som more info on HyperCarbonizing from
http://homepage.mac.com/iHUG/
Spokesperson for iHUG, Steve Collins, explained that "most people coming to
our exhibit were interested in the future of HyperCard. They were anxious to
know that HyperCard would work in its present form, not only in the classic
environment, but directly on OS X." He explained that "the best we could
tell them was that Apple is still considering what to do about maintaining
HyperCard. We do understand, however, that carbonization is not a matter of
money or engineering resources, as it would require little of each. There
really is room to be hopeful."
....
In March Apple will release OS X. This big step forward will needlessly mark
the beginning of the end for HyperCard, the beloved and widely used software
development application for Macintosh. More important than the loss of
thousands of creations that rely on HyperCard is the disappointment to come
for the thousands of people and institutions that rely on HyperCard for
everything from managing home gardening to tracking commercial jet
maintenance.
.....
But this course of obsolescence can be easily and quickly changed. With the
help of just one person at Apple, HyperCard can be "carbonized" in 6 months
or less; allowing it to run directly on OS X and thereby continue to thrive
in the future. This is not a money or resource issue for Apple. It's an
issue of getting HyperCard the attention it needs.
on 2/12/01 7:12 PM, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On or near 2/12/01 4:52 PM, G Wood at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed:
>
>> On 2/12/01 3:18 PM, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
>>
>>> But, will HyperCard ever be Carbonized?
>>
>> Is this a joke?
>>
> Why would it be a joke? I don't use HyperCard, but it still runs great on
> 9.0.4, and there are lots of devoted users. It's too bad Apple is so quick
> to abandon good stuff (like Emailer and other good stuff that they've
> quietly put to death).
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