#User Letter to C=
03-May-93 13:07:40
Sb: #98113-#User Letter to C=
Fm: Black Belt Systems 76004,1771
To: Mr. Challeron 76420,1471
I don't know what CBM is – or isn't – interested in. I can't tell from the
marketing activity, and they won't tell us either, so how can we know? I
*assume* they are interested in selling machines, in the general case. It
is my opinion that if they do not court the business market, the little
video niche they currently have is going to dry up and blow away. PC's are
coming online with superior displays for less money; construction tools
are there for sequencing, and high-end output is a service establishment
away.
Windows 3.1 has interapplications messaging; but until and unless NT is
released, ARexx-like easy scripting won't be there. Although you CAN get
ARexx for Windows 3.1… I dunno how friendly it can be under a system
that can't multitask for beans. :^)
The Yellow pages book was the one provided by the Hilton Suites; I beleive
it was business, but didn't do the looking – my wife did – so can't be
certain.
It may not be too late for CBM – but it doesn't look that way to me.
–Ben
…via AutoPilot