[469] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Papyrus (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PF Anderson)
Wed Jun 10 10:47:23 1992
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 08:28:07 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: PF Anderson <pfa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I had asked for clarification on the status of the software program
PAPYRUS, and boy did I get it, in more than one way of speaking!
I am forwarding the following message from the publishers of
PAPYRUS, which is evidently *not* being sold, or any other
related activity.
NOTE 1: This was not the only message I received about this, simply
the most strongly worded, a reaction I did not anticipate.
NOTE 2: Due to the nature of the following message I feel obliged
to tell a boring story about the origin of my question. About a
year ago a few other librarians and I were talking about some of the
turnover which had been taking place regarding several bibliographic
management software packages. There had been a considerable amount
of upheaval in the market and none of us were quite sure which
ones were still functioning independently and which had been
purchased in that series of buyouts and mergers. Papyrus was one
of the titles about which we were unsure of its current status.
That was the last I heard until someone on the net asked about
its current status. I assure you all that my response was intended
solely to solicit information and *not* to open a legal can of
worms. My feeling is still that it is appropriate in this type
of information exchange environment to ask for clarifications,
information, updates, responses or experiences others have
had with a vendor or their product. I perceive my response in
this light, and certainly not as an act of industrial espionage.
Pat Anderson
pfa@nwu.edu
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Forwarded message:
> From RSD@AppleLink.Apple.COM Fri Jun 5 16:46:53 1992
> Date: 05 Jun 92 21:34 GMT
> From: RSD@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Research SW Design, D Goldman,PRT)
> Subject: Please cease and desist
> To: PFA@CASBAH.ACNS.NWU.EDU
> Message-Id: <707780320.9142835@AppleLink.Apple.COM>
>
Pat Anderson --
>
I have just received a copy of your posting to PACS-L regarding PAPYRUS, from a
> reader of the bulletin board who is also a PAPYRUS user. I have asked her to
> post the following reply to PACS-L.
>
The rumors you have reported are completely false. I would appreciate your not
> spreading these further. I hope you can also inform whomever gave you this
information that they are incorrect. If you can find the origin of the rumors,
> I (or our attorney) would be very interested in directly contacting that
> person.
>
> -- Dave Goldman, President
> Research Software Design
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> A reader of this bulletin board has just sent us a copy of the posting by Pat
> Anderson reporting a rumor that PAPYRUS had been bought out, or was being
> phased out.
>
> This rumor is completely false.
>
> Research Software Design, the maker of the PAPYRUS Bibliography System, is
> doing very well, with steadily increasing sales. No other company nor person
> has ever offered to buy us out, nor would we consider such an offer.
>
> A very major update to the IBM-PC version of PAPYRUS, Version 7.0, will be
released during July 1992. The Macintosh version of PAPYRUS is expected to ship
> during 1993. A full Windows version will probably follow thereafter.
>
> Because there have been absolutely no events that could conceivably be
> misconstrued to suggest a buy-out of the company or a phase-out of PAPYRUS, I
am concerned that this rumor has been started with malicious intent, perhaps by
> a competing software company. Should we ever determine the origin of this
> rumor, we will consider taking legal action against its originator.
>
> Thank you for not further spreading this totally false rumor.
>
> (If you would like further information about PAPYRUS, please e-mail me
> directly, as I do not routinely follow these bulletin board discussions.)
>
>
> -- Dave Goldman, President
> Research Software Design
> 2718 SW Kelly Street, Suite 181
> Portland, OR 97201
> 503/796-1368
> fax 503-241-4260
> e-mail: RSD@applelink.apple.com
>
>
