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UG: Stardock at Phoenix OS/2 Society 9 Apr 1996
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Esther Schindler)
Sat Apr 6 09:08:44 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 3 Apr 1996 08:38:08 GMT
From: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
Reply-To: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
Reply-to: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
Submitted by: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
Source: esther@primenet.com (Esther Schindler)
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It's a wonderful "problem" when an OS/2 software vendor has more titles to
demonstrate than time in which to show them. That was the situation, last
October, when Stardock Systems' Brad Wardell showed us his company's
products. Brad only had time to demonstrate Object Desktop - and barely got
to mention Stardock's four other OS/2 products, much less the ten
applications in development. So we've invited him back for our April meeting.
Galactic Civilizations 2
Galactic Civilizations 2 is the second version of Stardock's highly acclaimed
space based strategy game for OS/2. In it, you guide mankind while exploring
and colonizing a new galaxy. The player must manage the economy, research new
technology, and fight intergalactic wars with their star fleets. What makes
Galactic Civilizations unique is the fact that it is the only major game of
this genre (on any platform) to take advantage of threads.
The original Galactic Civilizations was acclaimed by players and reviewers.
OS/2 Magazine awarded it the 1995 Editor's Choice Award and I-PC Games
awarded it "Best Strategy Game," edging out popular DOS and Windows games to
win "Game of the Year."
For players, Galactic Civilizations 2 adds features such as governors that
manage your star system resources for you, star ship ranges which allow
empires to be more isolated from one another, hooks for future internet play,
and many other requested features.
But seriously, folks...
That's just one more of Stardock's products. We'll also see the more
businesslike OS/2 Essentials, and perhaps get a sneak peek at upcoming
products.
Brad is an engaging, entertaining speaker who effectively communicates his
enthusiasm for OS/2. He's also very active in the 32-Bit Alliance, a group of
OS/2 software vendors who are working hard to get OS/2 products better
recognized in the retail market.
Brad would be entertaining if he was reading the phone book. This is a
meeting you won't want to miss.
It's at the usual time and place: Tuesday, April 9, 7:00PM, at the Mountain
Preserve Reception Center, 1431 East Dunlap. The question and answer session
begins at 6:30PM.
What about Framemaker for OS/2?
Perhaps you remember that our originally scheduled meeting for April was to
be Adobe, showing their imminent desktop publishing program, Framemaker for
OS/2?
Unfortunately, just as Framemaker was preparing to go into beta, Adobe pulled
the plug.
Obviously, this upset a vast number of OS/2 users. Rather than merely
reschedule the user group's presentation (and we are, indeed, most
appreciative of Stardock stepping in at the last moment), we asked Peter
Card, in Adobe's public relations department, to send an Adobe representative
to the POSSI meeting to explain the logic behind this decision.
Your program chair was a bit miffed to be asked, "Why should we do so?" After
some loud debate, frequent mention of words like "integrity" (and, she
admits, the use of some words of which her mother would disapprove), Peter
Card said that he would ask if a vice president would be willing to speak to
us, "but I wouldn't count on it." At press time, Adobe had not gotten back to
us. If you would like to see an Adobe representative present his side of the
story, I encourage you to send an email to Martin Doettling, mxd@adobe.com,
telling him how much you're looking forward to hearing his point of view.
(After all, user groups are about supporting users. Let's not let vendors
forget that.)
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