Re: Orbis (was Re: Xy4)

[jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

Anne Putnam wrote:

> Jordan Fox writes:
>
> >
> > I tried to purchase a copy of ORBIS from them [TTG] more than a year
> ago, and
> > they declined to sell it to me.
> >
>
> In response, please note that Orbis is a Nota Bene product, not a TTG
> product. TTG sold it (and Nota Bene) briefly during the mid-90's.
> However, Nota Bene Associates Inc., is now an independent company with
> full ownership of Orbis. We (Nota Bene Associates, Inc.) would be happy
> to sell Orbis to you as part of Scholar's Workstation ($249 for registered
> XyWrite users).
>

Anne,

Thanks for your reply. This information does not appear to contradict what I
said in my message with the header "ORBIS", posted today, and before I saw
your note. Unfortunately, I really cannot stand the Windows program interface
of XyWin, and intend to continue using XY4DOS indefinitely. Even if you can
tell me that the ORBIS module will in fact work satisfactorily with the 4.018
Editor, I don't know if I would want to purchase the Scholar's Workstation
package just for that. However, I would like to be able to at least consider
such an option, so it would be worth knowing if this version of ORBIS can be
used successfully -- as is -- with 4.018. If not, I hope it might still be
possible to purchase an older version from someone, with transfer of license.

Thanks.


Sincerely,

Jordan Fox