<My apologies to everyone on this list for the commerciality of this announcement; I believe that it is also of some intellectual utility.> Well, it took months and months of over-schedule work, but we did it: we finally have Win95 versions of the Erasmaganza and the Erasmatron. Even better, I am releasing a usable version of the Erasmatron that's absolutely free! The catch is that the free version can only handle small to medium-sized projects (Maximum of 200 verbs). The full deal still costs $199, but this way you can play around with it at no cost. I won't abuse your credulity by claiming this software to be bug-free, but I can tell you that it spent three months in beta and I hounded the programmer mercilessly about every tiny problem I could find. Nevertheless, I'm sure some of you will find bugs, and I ask you to report them to me. Although the software is technically sound, I have many reservations about its performance; it's just too damn complicated to learn. I am therefore beginning work on version 2.0, with a primary goal of making Erasmatronics more accessible and less onerous. Your feedback will be invaluable in this effort; I very much hope that you will take the time to play with this software and consider its potential. You can find it at www.erasmatazz.com Thank you for your time. Chris Crawford
