Re: Spectrum etc. etc.

[taob@ionews.io.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1993Nov8.124749.25426@ifi.unizh.ch>, gudat henrik writes...
> 
> The question had to do with multitasking with Spectrum, and my response
> is that we have only tested Spectrum with The Manager so we do not know
> whether Spectrum works with GNO/SwitchIt/etc.. I even said that we have
> NOT intentionally done anything to make it NOT work with those systems! 
> But we haven't tested them, nor have we included any special support for
> them like we have for The Manager.

    How about approaching Procyon for an evaluation copy of GNO 2.03 so
they (Seven Hills) can test Spectrum with it?  That would be the sign of
a good Apple II software company.  Simply saying "We aren't doing
anything to make it NOT work" doesn't hold any water.  Of *course*
you're not going to deliberately sabotage your software that way!  No
one is asking for "special support".  Just make sure it works.  There
might be a bug in Spectrum which doesn't manifest itself unless GNO is
around.  Maybe a bug in GNO will surface if you run Spectrum from it. 
In either case, the bug should be squashed and the consumer benefits.

> So that is why _SPECTRUM_ is requiring The Manager version 1.1 (which is
> in beta testing but unfortunately will NOT be shipping before Spectrum
> does).

    What the heck is "is requiring"?  Are you saying Spectrum *requires*
The Manager to operate at all, or only to multitask?  If the former, and
TM 1.1 won't be shipping at the same time as Spectrum, it makes Spectrum
pretty useless, doesn't it?

> I wish I had direct access to Internet so I could respond directly...it
> seems like you guys are constantly _looking_ for reasons to go flaming
> on Seven Hills.

    Just asking some hard questions.  These comments shouldn't bother
you if your company has sincere intentions and you have a solid product.
Let your service and software speak for themselves.  BTW, where is Seven
Hills located?  Florida?  There's probably an Internet dialup service
there.
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