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Offline chrisTopic starter

Pagestream for OS4 Announced with Special Offer
« on: September 13, 2003, 10:15:43 AM »
Grasshopper LLC have announced they will release Pagestream 4.1 for AmigaOS 4 PPC.

There is an upgrade offer for $40 for owners of the 68k version, and a free copy of the 68k version for purchasers of the OS4 version before the release of OS4.

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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2003, 10:21:54 AM »
The title ofthis news  is "slightly" misleading.....
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2003, 10:34:46 AM »
It looks like it has been released for real. As stated on Grasshopper's homepage:

"This version will not be marked final until after OS4 officially ships. Any purchase before then will also receive PageStream for Amiga68k at no additional charge."

So, they're selling a preliminary os4 version! It's like a preorder, only that you actually receive the good, being only not able to run it yet. I think this is the first commercial program having an os4-only version.

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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2003, 11:07:17 AM »
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we are offering a limited time discount for those who are moving up to the AmigaOS4 PPC version from PageStream Amiga68k and likewise we are including the Amiga68k version to those who purchase the PPC version before it is publicly released.


Nope, it ain't released yet !
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2003, 11:20:07 AM »
This is interesting!

What are the changes in the OS4 specific release, except from the PPC (and BTW, how much of it is PPC native now)?

I use Pagestream 68k on MorphOS, and I am quite happy with it. The $40 upgrade offer to the PPC version looks really interesting. But I will of course only consider that if it has been tested and works OK on MorphOS ...

So:
A list of all the changes in the new PPC would be nice.
Information about whether it works on MorphOS or not would be nice too.
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2003, 11:21:46 AM »
@ Kronos

"Advance copies of PageStream 4.1 AmigaPPC are available now, but we will continue to stay in step with improvements to OS4."
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2003, 11:32:55 AM »
At last!!! I hope this is that, what i'm waiting for, & i hope demo will be avaible too :-)
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2003, 11:34:59 AM »
Perhaps they want to test it on the release version of OS4, rather than fielding calls about bugs due to changes in functionality between beta and final version?

But for now, why not: "IT MUST BE A CONSPIRACY!"
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2003, 12:01:03 PM »
exellent news..
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2003, 12:07:02 PM »
@Mikeymike

"released" means finished and ready to shipto costumers NOW.

PS-OS4 has been annonced, and some hints about the progress of
the port have been given. Also there is a pre-pay-scheme for
the 68k-2-PPC-crossupdate.

That is whats in the news,and thats what shoulc be reflected
by the title of the news-item.

No, conspiracy-theory (atleast not from my side).
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2003, 12:54:45 PM »
to all whom havent bought it , you can buy it aswell :)  , not just only upgrade offers.

anyway as i said , Exellent news.

pps:got the email from them now aswell so , let the party begin :D
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2003, 01:06:04 PM »
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"released" means finished and ready to shipto costumers NOW.


Well considering OS4 hasn't been "released" and "ready to ship to customers NOW", it's a bit difficult for a product designed for OS4 to be released and ready to ship to customers NOW isn't it... this isn't a "designed for Windows 95" gold star you know :-)

Is the nitpicking "because you don't like it" really necessary?
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2003, 02:17:17 PM »
Is it a CyberStormPPC or an AmigaONE version, or both will be the same?
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2003, 02:22:15 PM »
@ Warface

There shouldn't need to be a difference, should there?  OS design is one thing, but this is just an app.  G2/3/4 optimisations is possibly an issue though, all might be desired/needed.
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Re: Pagestream for OS4 released
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2003, 02:25:42 PM »
I read it as saying that you could purchase it now, but it will continually be improved as OS4 gets closer to release.  Sort of like a beta version with free upgrade to the final version I guess.  Hmm, maybe the article title was misleading, but it seems to be a release, even if it isn't a final release.

@Warface
Anything designed for OS4 should work on AmigaOne and CSPPC versions.

@takemehomegrandma
This is an OS4 compile, so will not work on MorphOS.

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