VisualPerl Part IV: A New Hope

[matthew_heusser at mcgraw-hill.com]

I just got this from the guys at ActiveState ... it's amazingly microsoftish.
("Our product will be wonderful ... our product will move mountains, but don't
dare ask us when it will ship ...")


---------------------- Forwarded by Matthew Heusser/C-I-G on 10/30/2000 03:01 PM
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Hello,

Welcome to the ActiveState Visual Perl mailing list.

I'm writing because you've expressed interest in our Visual Perl(tm)
plug-in for VisualStudio.NET*.  We're shipping beta versions of the
VS.NET plug-ins in the near future and thought you'd like to be kept
informed of current developments.

Since this is a plug-in, and not a standalone application or tool, a
couple of things need to happen before you are able to use it.

First, Microsoft* has to announce and ship the first VisualStudio.NET beta.

Second, you need to install the .NET SDK Framework and
VisualStudio.NET prior to installing the Visual Perl plug-in.  The
.NET SDK is expected to be a large package.  You'll probably be able
to download it from Microsoft's site, but we aren't sure when it will
be available, nor what the URL will be.  It will probably be more
convenient to install it from a CD, and Microsoft will be shipping
.NET CDs.

Accordingly, in order for you to receive the CD we need your contact
information.  Please go to <a
href="http://www.activestate.com/Products/Get_DotNet_Framework.html">the
Visual Perl and Visual Python signup page</a>, and enter your name,
email address, and shipping address.  We'll make sure that when
Microsoft releases the Framework, a CD will be on its way.

Finally, since the .NET Framework is still at the beta stage,
Microsoft and we recommend that you install all .NET software on
experimental computers, not production machines.  NOTE: these machines
will need to be reasonably well accommodated, have at least 1 GB of
disk space, have at least 64 MB RAM, and are running Windows 2000* and
IE* 5.5.

Thank you for your interest in Visual Perl.

Sincerely,
Eric

--
Eric Promislow
Visual Perl & Visual Python Project Lead
ActiveState
Programming for the People
EricP at ActiveState.com / http://www.ActiveState.com

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