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So, when do we see the Windows CE version? -->Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Parrett [SMTP:chris@ab*.co*] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 1997 8:28 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Mixed Gas Software for the Macintosh > > At 09:49 AM 3/30/97 -0800, you wrote: > >On 3/29/97 8:14 AM, you said: > > > >>" . . . writing to OpenStep bestows an almost Javaesque reach for > the > >>application. Once written, it need only be recompiled to run on > various > >>flavors of Unix and Windows NT." > >> > >>You can find some or all of this at BYTE's website. > > > > > >Don't confuse him, don't slow him down. > > > >He's been claiming a Mac version is "almost ready" for more than two > >years. > > > >If he ever delivers a version that runs under the current 7.x system, > it > >will run under Rhapsody. > > > >He has been infected with the computer-generated "Real Soon Now" > malady, > >which destroys one's ability to correctly gauge time, regardless of > the > >scale. > > > >Furthermore, if he really is developing software for the Mac, he > already > >knows. > > > >And as a last straw, we ARE discussing an OS that is slated for > release > >in MID 1998! > > > >Now, I respectfully submit that adding a time frame measured in years > to > >an equation that already contains an individual who is not capable of > > >gauging time or accurately estimating the length of a development > cycle, > >and you have added yet another delay to the process. > > > >The best thing Chris could do would be to shut his yap about > Macintosh, > >as he has nothing but promiseware to offer now, but I would look for > the > >Mac version to be available before I would look for that to happen. > > > >--------- > >"Huh?" > > --Jammer, 1992 > >--------- > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > > Just so you have some clue as to what your saying. > Apple was writting the conversion of Abyss for free. > They were doing at their own pace. > Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. > > But we really had no say in the timing. > They had fully operational code in early january. > At that point it looked like we would finally be ready to go to Beta > testing. > > A few weeks latter all hell broke loose at apple and people started > loosing > their jobs left and right. > 6 weeks went by with no word from the perople that were working on > Abyss. > Finally we found out that they were no longer at apple. > Several more weeks or trying to find them passed with no luck. > Only last thursday did we finally get back in touch. > > We are now trying to arrange for the programer to work for us > directly. > > This MAC version has been FAR more PAIN then it will ever be worth!!! > > But, eventually we will have the darn thing done. > To much time and effort expended now to bail on the misserable thing. > > > > Christopher M Parrett > President > > Abysmal Diving Inc. > Makers of Abyss, Advanced Dive Planning Software > 6595 Odell Place, Suite G, Boulder, Colorado, 80301 USA > > http://WWW.ABYSMAL.COM > > Phone, 303-530-7248 > Fax, 303-530-2808 > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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