Allegiant ships new SuperCard 2.0, announces Windows version at Macworld; powerful multimedia tool now Power Mac-native, generates Windows-convertible projects and includes versatile standalone application builder.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1995--Allegiant Technologies Inc. Wednesday announced the shipment of SuperCard 2.0, the first full-version update to the firm's powerful multimedia authoring tool, and announced their forthcoming Q2 '95 release of SuperCard for Windows, providing a long-awaited, cross-platform solution for Macintosh customers. SuperCard 2.0 First announced at the Boston Macworld exposition last August as a Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. update of their popular version 1.7 release, Allegiant further improved the SuperCard 2.0 product by developing a powerful Standalone Maker utility, rewriting the reference documentation and adding support for generating projects that can later be converted to run on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. . As a prelude to this current full-version update, version 1.7 was replete re·plete adj. 1. Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture. 2. Filled to satiation; gorged. 3. with enhancements, including built-in QuickTime support, hypertext hypertext, technique for organizing computer databases or documents to facilitate the nonsequential retrieval of information. Related pieces of information are connected by preestablished or user-created links that allow a user to follow associative trails across the , advanced sound features, multi-frame "Filmstrip film·strip n. A length of film containing a series of photographs, diagrams, or other graphic matter prepared for still projection. filmstrip n → tira de diapositivas " animations and resource-based dialog management. These were added to a host of other SuperCard feature highlights such as HyperCard conversion, paint & draw graphic tools, TIFF & PICT import, integrated script debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. and support for the entire Macintosh interface suite. Allegiant's new Standalone Maker application that ships with SuperCard 2.0 is designed to reduce much of the complexity and workload currently involved in creating "double-clickable" Mac applications, such as assigning icon families, creating version strings and bundling the numerous resources associated with "standard" Macintosh applications. It also permits the creation of standalones that are either PPC See Pocket PC, PowerPC and pay-per-click. PPC - PowerPC native, 68K native, or "fat" applications that will run on both Power Macintosh and regular Macintosh models Following is a brief summary of the current models in Apple's Macintosh family, all of which use Intel CPU chips. For a list of some of the earliest Macs by model number, see Macintosh models - early. . Gary Poppitz, SuperCard's principal architect said, "With version 2.0, we're seeing performance increases of three-to-five times running interpreter-intensive operations on a Power Mac as compared to 1.7." SuperCard 2.0 ships as a "fat" application that will run on both PowerPC and 68K-based Macintoshes. SuperCard for Windows The company Wednesday also formally announced SuperCard for Windows, which will permit SuperCard 2.0 projects created on the Macintosh to be played on a PC platform running Windows 3.1. The first release of SuperCard for Windows is expected in Q2, '95. "Rapid delivery of a Windows solution for our Macintosh customers was clearly one of the principal business goals for us to achieve after acquiring SuperCard from Aldus Corp. in early 1994," stated Joel Staadecker, president and chief executive officer of Allegiant Technologies. "Cross-platform delivery is the number one request of the majority of our installed base of customers and I'm pleased to say that we are well on our way to delivering on that promise," Staadecker added. Pricing & Availability The suggested retail pricing of SuperCard 2.0 is $695. The upgrade price is $49 for version 1.7 users and $129 from earlier versions. Customers who purchased version 1.7 after Sept. 15, 1994, are eligible for a free upgrade. The introductory price of SuperCard for Windows will be $495, direct from Allegiant. The product will be available through Allegiant's normal distribution channels in the second half of 1995. Allegiant Technologies is comprised of many of the original SuperCard team members who designed, engineered and marketed the product for Silicon Beach Software, which was acquired by Aldus Corp. in 1990. Allegiant Technologies was formed to acquire SuperCard from Aldus and aggressively develop the SuperCard Product Technology, providing superior developer services as well as moving into new opportunities in multimedia applications software, content development and software publishing. CONTACT: Allegiant Technologies Inc., San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Stuart Henigson, ext. 101 Kevin La Rue La Rue may refer to:
619/587-0500, 619/587-1314 (fax) Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. : allegiant(at-sign)aol.com |
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