Thanks. On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 02:36 AM, Chipp Walters wrote:
Keith,
Sorry to hear you say this. But of course you have your reasons.
FYI,
My understanding is that both the Dreamcard and Revolution demos are exactly the same with the following exceptions:
1) Dreamcard has a 10-hour trial limit; Rev has a 30-day trial limit
2) Dreamcard has a 'Dreamcard' splash screen on startup, whereas Rev has a 'Revolution' splash screen on startup
Other than that, they are identical. Now, if you were to purchase Rev, then you can build your own standalones (kinda like SuperCard), whereas if you purchase the less expensive Dreamcard, you'll need to bundle the player (kinda like HyperCard). But, you can always upgrade from Dreamcard to Revolution if you want to make a standalone of your Dreamcard stack.
There are probably many reasons for creating the new Dreamcard product. As a professional user, I am happy RR has decided to separate the two products as IMO, there are both pluses and minuses for a product like Dreamcard. Plus: Easy to use and get started with, recognizable 'card' metaphor with Apple folks. Minus: Association with Hypercard and poorly designed stacks can create a 'stigma' for professional developers (this happened with my previous company and Director a few years ago).
In anycase, there are two products, but one IDE. While RealBasic is a fine programming environment, there are many here with RB experience who prefer RR. In fact, Andre Garzia is an experienced RB users and a big proponent of RR. I suggest you consider contacting him for some comparison questions. Also, Geoff Canyon created a RB/RR wiki a year or so ago which may lend further insight (anyone know a link). If you have any other questions, please ask :-)
best,
Chipp Walters Altuit, Inc.
Keith Hutchison wrote:
Frankly the ten hour issue and the new differentiation between Dreamcard and
Runtime Revolution scared us off. We are not ranting, just not (currently)
buying.
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