HC Music that should be on Runtime Revolution

[Richard Gaskin]

Richmond Mathewson wrote:

> Adobe Director costs $999 (whether that is only single platform or for
> both Mac and Win is not clear)
> 
> Runtime Revolution costs $499
> 
> about half the 'hit'.
> 
> No, I don't; but some people on this use-list seem unaware of what
> it takes both in terms of money and work to build in all the
> additional stuff.
> 
> However, I didn't point out that Director could do this because I
> wanted RR to do this: I pointed it out so you could see what
> 'truly cross-platform' meant :)

How much is Director for Linux?

Or does "truly cross-platform" mean something else? :)

Also, look at the number of system messages you can respond to in 
Director vs. Rev.  Both are cross-platform tools (well, if we ignore the 
third platform <g>), but each has a very different focus.

Exercise for the reader:  write a script editor in Director (heck, try 
writing any good text editor in Director).

Then try animating multiple looped sprites in Rev.

Drive nails with a hammer, tighten screws with a screwdriver, but hammer 
nails with the back end of a screwdriver at your own productivity risk. :)

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  Richard Gaskin
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