Appleworks GS 2.0?

[jfenske@muug.mb.ca (John Fenske)]

found on Genie

QUALITY COMPUTERS TO PUBLISH APPLEWORKS, APPLEWORKS GS August 30, 1993 -- St.
Clair Shores, MI
 
 
Quality Computers, the world's largest Apple II mail-order retailer and
publisher, announced today the signing of an agreement with Claris Corp.
(Mountain View, CA) which will make Quality the publisher of AppleWorks and
AppleWorks GS, the popular integrated packages for the Apple II and IIGS.
 
"Claris will continue to focus their development and marketing efforts on
their Macintosh and Windows products," says Joseph Gleason, president of
Quality Computers.  "We will provide Apple II users with the integrated
software solutions they want and need."
 
Quality's "Quadriga" project, also known as TheWorks 4.0, was originally
envisioned as an independent upgrade to AppleWorks 3.0.  Now, however,
Quadriga will be released as version 4.0 of AppleWorks.  "The fact that we
were already working on the upgrade went a long way toward convincing Claris
that we were the right company to take on the product," comments Gleason.
 
The new version of AppleWorks, developed by veteran AppleWorks programmers
Randy Brandt and Dan Verkade and featuring dozens of improvements to every
area of the program, is scheduled to begin shipping on October 1.  Users who
upgrade will receive new program disks and a new reference manual
(including a "What's New" summary), and, if the order is placed before
October 1, a free "Enhancing AppleWorks" video.
 
Quality also plans a new version of AppleWorks GS within the next year,
and is now soliciting user suggestions for that upgrade.  Gleason indicates
that
further upgrades, such as an AppleWorks 5.0, may also be in the cards.
 
The AppleWorks 4.0 upgrade is $79.95 from version 3.0 ($99.95 from older
versions).  For further information, contact Quality Computers, 20200 Nine
Mile Rd., St. Clair Shores, MI 48080, or call 800/777-3642 or 313/774-7200.