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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 07:52:32 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: $$ PopChar Pro - Why an excellent tool is Mac-only
This special offer is from:
PopChar Pro Sales, popchar-sales@unisoft.co.at
Dear Evangelistas,
Attached find an excerpt of a conversation that took place on the discussion list of the popular Popchar Pro Control panel <http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/popchar.html>
Read it, enjoy our commitment for the Mac platform ... ... and enjoy a special offer we are making to anyone else who is committed to the Mac Platform and therefore subscribed to the Evangelist.
Through the end of April, all Evangelistas are eligible to purchase our highly acclaimed control panel PopChar Pro at a special price.
This offer is valid only for Evangelistas ordering directly at <https://www.unisoft.co.at/products/popchar/specialoffer.html> before the end of April 1999.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at <popchar_sales@unisoft.co.at> and identify yourself as an EVANGELISTA!!
Here's the story:
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A happy PopChar Pro customer sent the following question to the PopChar Pro discussion list:
>Please tell me why you don't do a version of popchar for the PC???? You >gotta know there's a NEED and a MARKET!
Since UNI SOFTWARE PLUS already received several similar questions recently PopChar Pro Support answered to the list,
>There are a few reasons why we didn't even attempt to develop PopChar Pro >for PCs: > >We believe in the Mac. Macs have served us well in all the years. We use >Macs for our daily work (from software development to web design) and >touch PCs only when absolutely necessary. PopChar Pro is yet another >product that contributes to the Mac's ease of use. It's sort of a small >"Thank you" for all people who use Macs although everyone else is telling >them that PCs are the "real thing". We even had feedback from users who >told us that PopChar Pro was one of the reasons why they still use Macs. > >Is it possible? We don't even know if it would be possible to implement a >similar tool for PCs. Mac applications (well, most of them) have a common >look and feel. All of them work with text and fonts in much the same way. >PC programs exist in a variety of fashions, and many of them look as if >they came from another planet. Even if we could solve the technical >problems, many PC programs would therefore be incompatible with PopChar >Pro. Can you imagine how many users would flood our mailboxes with >complaints like "PopChar Pro doesn't work with my favorite program XY"? > >Multiple versions. Have you ever read the small print on the packages of >PC software? There's usually a long list of requirements (Windows version, >processor type, graphics card, etc.). I still use a few unsupported Mac >programs that were initially developed for the Mac Plus or the first Mac >II. They all survived various Mac OS updates and run smoothly on PowerPCs. >In contrast, we've heard horror stories of PC programs breaking each time >a new Windows version or a new PC with a faster processor is released. >Many PC programs therefore exist in three or more versions: Windows 3.11, >Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98. Sure, we have VOODOO and VOODOO Server >(the best version management tools available; see our web site at ><http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/voodoo.html> for details), but even >with such tools, managing multiple versions is anything but funny. It >would be like developing (and maintaining!) five different programs for >the same purpose: One for the Mac, four for the PC. > >To summarize: Money isn't everything. We develop Mac products because the >Mac is a great platform for great products. Sorry, but we can't say that >about PCs ...
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This reply triggered many cheerful responses from "Well said" to contributions of more PC horror stories, so we thought you might enjoy this story, too.
Get more information on PopChar Pro from: <http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/popchar.html>
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Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:33:22 -0800 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: PR - MacQibla (calculates the proper times of Islamic prayers)
This announcement is from:
trygve@timepalette
MacQibla calculates the proper times of Islamic prayers for any day in any location, using either a Western Gregorian or Islamic Hijira calendar. The application is the perfect tool for any Muslim as well as for non-Muslims who are engaged in business in the Islamic world.
An atlas of 10,000 cities is included. Supports PowerPC Macs.
http://www.timepalette.com/macqibla.html
Thank you,
Trygve Inda MacQibla Developer
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