On 05/09/02 15:56, "Thomas Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Warren and other interested parties,
> 
>> And I hope you will note that I carefully and explicitly said
>> UNIX, not "OS X". There is, of course, a difference.
> 
> What? Really? Are you serious? :P Sorry man, that was just me getting goofy...
> 
>> Is there a UNIX version of the MultiUser Xtra, by the way? If not, a
>> significant portion of users will not be able to use it.
> 
> Nope, not that I'm aware of. That would require a Unix version of the player,
> which we haven't produced.
> 
> Why the assertion in this case that a significant portion of users won't be
> able to use my solution if we don't have a Unix version of the Xtra or Server?
> I can understand how in general the lack of a Unix player limits target
> audiences for *all* functionality, but I'm puzzled at the connection you've
> made between a particular functional solution, one Xtra and the Unix OS, and
> not to the player in general for that platform...
> 
> My point: it's not the lack of the Xtra on Unix that limits your audience,
> it's the lack of a player in general. Those limitations aren't specific to my
> solution in any way, rather they are general concerns for Shockwave as a
> whole. Yes? No? Maybe?
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
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Forgive me if somebody already volunteered this info...but Tabuleiro (I
forget their site URL bet you can get it from the Macromedia and updateStage
sites) has a 'nix version of the MU Xtra. 'Course, that wasn't Tom's point.

Josie

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