Well I'm rather surprised by the results so far. I emailed Scrawl
(makers of PT-100) and StandAlone. So far StandAlone has not replied. I
also received a very nice reply from Mr. Velasco for Tactile sales (He'
s a list member) I never realized that Tactile was even still around but
I suppose I should have searched the archives better since it's
mentioned now that I look again :-)
As I also wrote to another member, off-list, it would sure save a lot of
confusion (especially for newer users like myself) if companies would
just put a notice at the top of their web pages to the effect that, yes,
we're still around and yes, we would still appreciate our shareware fees.
Anyways, I have to go see how much cash I can scrape together...
Matt
On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 09:15 AM, Jeremy Bond Shepherd wrote:
> No, it's still their intellectual property and they have the right to
> ask whatever price they choose. Have you tried e-mailing StandAlone and
> asking if they will offer you a discount, for the reasons you are citing
> here? If you have a particular situation that might compel them to
> discount for you, such as that you are a student with limited income,
> work for a nonprofit, etc., you might mention that too.
>
> More Folders, Super Note Pad, and Backdrop Plus are well worth the
> asking price in my opinion. If you don't think so, make Standalone
> another offer. If you can't come to terms on a price, make your own or
> do without.
>
> Tactile is indeed a difficult case. They have proven highly difficult to
> contact over the years. You might consider making a good-faith attempt
> to pay for NewtFTP. If you can't find anyone willing to take your money
> for their software, let your conscience guide you as to whether to use
> the crack or not.
>
> In my case, I bought NewtFTP a long time ago but then lost the ability
> to use it because "brain-wiping" my Newton zapped the Tactile
> registration data. It was a pretty easy decision for me to go ahead and
> use the Tactile crack for this program since I had paid for it anyway.
>
> Regardless of the state of Newton, hardworking, talented shareware
> authors deserve the fruits of their labors I think.
>
> Good luck,
>
> -Jeremy
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