Re: More Xpress bombshell

Gary Bourgois (starnet!apple!lopez.marquette.MI.US!flash)
Tue, 12 Apr 1994 14:59:05 EDT

>> I forgot to ask about the availability of developer's information
>> to get the new data format. I know a previous version only went
>> out under NDA (which meant you couldn't legally distribute anything
>> based on their protocol disclosure in source form).

>Plus, they appear to have stopped releasing their info about 3 years ago. My
>old X*Press developer's kit also has language saying that if you're going to
>distribute your software, you must run it by their quality-assurance people
>first.

>Is this the end of useful X*Press service? I really like being able to telnet
>home from work and read X*Press; can't do that on a 286 running their software.

If you had a DOS machine at work, you could run Carbon Copy.

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