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From: scott@nic.gac.edu (Scott Hess)
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Release TickleServices1.01
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact: Scott Hess
12901 Upton Avenue South, #326
Burnsville, MN 55337
Telephone: (612) 895-1208
Internet: scott@nic.gac.edu or shess@ssesco.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (IF NOT SOONER)
SCOTT HESS INTRODUCES TickleServices1.01
An Evolutionary Framework For Rapid Prototyping of NeXTSTEP Services
June 29, 1993, 5:00am CDT
SCOTT'S DEN - After the initial release 6 weeks ago, TickleServices1.0
has had a minor groundswell of support. On June 26, there was a
rebellion, and the TickleServer.daemon refused went on strike.
Chaos reigned from coast to coast, extending even into Canada and
the Continent. It is unknown whether this strike was a result of
a terrorist plot, or if it was just god putting a certain gibbering
programmer in his place. In any case, the full effects of the
catastrophe may never be realized.
TickleServices1.01 is a new, less independant version of TickleServices.
It assures us that it has no intention of rebelling against authority.
In the bargain, a couple other minor bugs have been fixed, and some
new services were added, though no new features were added.
Background
TickleServices provides a framework upon which new services entries
may be built. It uses a string-based scripting language to direct
execution, which allows many text-handling services to be written
in just one or two lines. Built-in commands are provided for a
number of commonly required functions, such as prompting the user
for input or selecting files in an Open Panel.
As a side effect of the ease of developing and modifying new services,
TickleServices1.0 includes a library of 68 example services, many
of which implement services that used to require the aforementioned
basket of applets. These services range from handling archive files
to counting words in text to reformatting C /* ... */ comments.
Beyond the basic utility these services provide to any user, they
are a valuable source of code to copy and paste for use in new
services.
Availability and Pricing
TickleServices1.01 is available NOW for NeXTSTEP2.1 and NeXTSTEP3.0.
In the tradition of Stuart, TickleServices is shareware, and will
be distributed via the same tried and true channels; namely, the
Internet archive sites. TickleServices has been placed on:
sonata.cc.purdue.edu:pub/next/submissions/TickleServices1.01.tar.Z
cs.orst.edu:pub/next/submissions/TickleServices1.01.tar.Z
ftp.stack.urc.tue.nl:pub/next/submissions/TickleServices1.01.tar.Z
It will likely migrate from there to a more appropriate place on
the archive. Note that it's a 2.0 commercial program (so on sonata,
it would end in pub/next/2.0/com). To unarchive TickleServices,
use the command "zcat TickleServices1.01.tar.Z | tar -xvf -", or
use the Workspace Contents panel under NeXTSTEP3.0. If you do not
have ftp access, contact Scott Hess and he can send you a copy.
If you're the kind to care, the output of running sum(1) on the
file is:
18891 570 TickleServices1.01.tar.Z
TickleServices for Intel(R) Processors is ready to go, pending final
integrity checks, and should be released within the week.
TickleServices/FIP will be distributed as a Multi-Architecture
Binary under the same terms as the current TickleServices.
TickleServices is priced at $30 for an individual license and $20
for a student license. Site licenses are available for both academic
and commercial/government sites. Since TickleServices is shareware,
the user is allowed a reasonable evaluation period during which
they can determine if TickleServices provides functionality that
they are willing to pay for.
Scott Hess develops and distributes the popular Stuart terminal
emulator, and also crafts custom code for clients willing to foot
the bill. Periodically he contemplates becoming a company, or even
a corporation, but he so intensely dislikes wearing a suit that it
is doubtful if we will ever find the capital to do so. Located in
beautiful Burnsville, Minnesota, Scott's den is the scene of much
caffeine-driven sorcery. Residents of nearby Savage have frequently
complained of the bright flashes of colored lights emanating from
his window, though the frequency of such complaints has fallen off
markedly since the curse was renewed last April.
TickleServices may become a trademark of Scott Hess or any company
he accidentally founds or makes agreements with, so don't use it
for your product. NeXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT, Inc. Intel is
a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Any other trademarks
are surely held by their respective trademark holders. If not,
then they aren't.
--
scott hess <shess@ssesco.com> <To the BatCube, Robin>
12901 Upton Avenue South, #326 Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 895-1208 Anytime!
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