Why do educators hate mailing lists? Part 23!fff

[Don Asbridge]

Hi Richard,

When I first visited the RR site about, I don't know, 1-2 years ago, it  
wasn't that easy to navigate -- I'm glad it's been revised into it's  
present state-of-the-art form.

I did see the various options (ranging from the $99 to $900).  For me,  
the $900 option is the one I must have... I don't pretend to be an  
"expert," but my projects must be available for PC and Mac users (I  
remember always being frustrated with HyperCard in that my products  
were only available for Macintosh, not PC users), must be in standalone  
application form (even though RR is growing, most of the world's  
population still doesn't have the DreamCard program to run my stacks),  
and some of them must be able to be accessible from my web page (so I  
can administer online projects, etc.).  So, in order to meet my needs,  
I believe I need the Enterprise package, which sells for $899... I  
guess I do consider myself a "serious professional developer."

I'm sorry Richard, I don't know what "FUD" is (it doesn't sound nice,  
though :-) )!  I'm not trying to spread myths and I'm on this list to  
try to gain information... not to spread misinformation...

But I'm also trying to make a wise purchase...

Sincerely,
Don A.









On May 11, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Donald Asbridge <shrink at igalaxy.net>
>> I spent many years working with HyperCard... I have many old stacks  
>> and projects I hope to (once summer vacation hits) update with  
>> Revolution.  Yes, I want to use Revolution in education (I still use  
>> many of my old HyperCard projects in education)... that's my noble  
>> goal... but my ultimate goal is of course to somehow make some money  
>> with some great applications!
>> My main issue is the cost.  When I first looked a year or two ago at  
>> RR, I said, "$900!  Forget it!"  I ended up purchasing REALbasic...  
>> and was disappointed with the product (just my own opinion, I know  
>> others seem to love it).  But I downloaded the demo version of RR and  
>> it will meet my needs... I now just need to find a way to come up  
>> with the $900 to get it... and since I work in education, that kind  
>> of money isn't just sitting around!
>
> Fortunately you'll need only a fraction of that - check out the Rev/DC  
> price list:
> <http://secure.runrev.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? 
> Screen=PLST&Store_Code=SDREBWLP>
>
> Prices range from US$99 for DreamCard, to $299 for Revoluton Studio,  
> and for the serious professional developer there's the Enterprise  
> package for $899.
>
> Mind if I ask where you got the impression that Rev was only available  
> for $900?
>
> I find that myth continues to be perpetuated often in the RB world;  
> I'd like to think competing-product communities could gain followers  
> through something more substantial than FUD.
>
> --
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Media Corporation
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