On 5/30/03 1:38 AM, "iMP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would be careful about tying Revolution too closely to HyperCard.
HyperCard is Apple-centric, and a failed product.
Hypercard was many things, but not a *failed* product. It was an orphaned product and didn't go away because it was no good - it failed because it was probably too good and it's owners didn't care anymore. It had a huge user base that was fairly invisible because they solved their own problems.
Revolution needs to stand on its own merit; the HyperCard tie-in will only serve to have it dismissed out of hand by Windows/Linux/Unix users.
I don't agree with this - the similarity is a draw to those who want an easier way to program, and those that spent a happy 15 years with Hypercard.
I love the idea of cross platform, and all the built in features etc, but frankly I would have stayed with my old Hypercard and XCMDs longer if they had would have worked in X.
I've tried all the competition and I've settled on Run Rev -- great work, guys!
That's no way to find a broad market and thus insure continued vitality of the Revolution platform.
A solid book on Revolution will present a new dawn. Any similarities for HyperCard users should be self-apparent for that audience, not explicitly noted.
That's a pretty silly tactic with a product deeply rooted in Hypercard conventions and its former user base coming to the platform.
Better be prepared with a response:
Revolution is not HyperCard.
People are smart enough to figure that out.
Danny Grizzle
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