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From: jan.melander@got.wmdata.se (Jan Melander)
Subject: Re: Yes, but how much will it cost?
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 16:59:42 GMT
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Hmm, I have an idea, what do You think of it:

1. Apple releases a Dylan interpreter for free!!!

   Look what's happened with hypercard, how many would have tried it out
if they had to pay for it even if it only had been $99?
   Not many I guess, what is important is to spread the knowledge of the
language, why is Visual Basic so popular? Because 'everybody knows Basic'!

2. Apple releases a Dylan compiler and some more serious dev. tools,
priced below $100 as a Educational kit with no rights to develop
commercial applications.

Gives the hobyist & schools to get almost the real thing!!!  and it is
uppgradable to...
(drum roll, please)

3. Apple Professional Dylan devolopment kit, including things like
Client/Server tools, Licence to develop commercial apps., developer
support...

   This should cover the professional market, who now has a selection of
programmers that allready knows Dylan from the free interpreter they got
with their Preforma 6300.  :-)

What do You think guys?

Cheers,

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