Look at the last paragraph of yours or any postings to the list the information is contained there. HTH wobbly
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yirmi Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:19 PM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Re: Not Mac vs. PC (Kerry Thompson) > How do I get taken of this list > > please help > > Yirmi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:37 PM > Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Re: Not Mac vs. PC (Kerry Thompson) > > > > > Kerry- > > > But the UNIX workstation market is the one that could *really* use > > > the advanced programming and 3D capabilities of a Director product, > > > rather than small-footprint Flash player. We have had to turn down > > > physics simulation projects, for instance, due to the lack of > > > Shockwave player on UNIX systems. > > > > > > > > That makes a lot of sense. I'd love to see a Unix Shockwave player > > myself. In fact, I'd love to see Shockwave run on PS-2 and X-Box. > > > > I'm not defending Macromedia's marketing decisions--just trying to > > analyze them, and make some sense. I expect Macromedia has marketing > > people crunching the numbers--the cost of developing a Unix player vs. > > the increased revenue, and my guess is that so far the numbers haven't > > justified the investment. I could be wrong, but that's one outsider's > > take. > > > > This is purely anecdotal, but may be indicitave of the market. My wife > > is a Web producer for Addison-Wesley's college calculus series. They do > > some really high-end stuff--you can actually enter calculus equations > > and solve them on their Web site, take tests, etc.. Great stuff--but > > they use zero Shockwave. They have some Flash animations to illustrate > > Calculus concepts, but no Flash. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Kerry Thompson > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is > for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.343 / Virus Database: 190 - Release Date: 22/03/2002 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
