RE: UKNM: peoplesound.com

[Bunder, Leslie]

the current issue of Paragon's Practical Internet has a good selection of

Mac stuff plus plenty of even groovier Windows stuff!  Everything I ever

wanted to download but didn't have the time to do so was on it!


Leslie


 > ----------

 > From: 	Richard Longhurst[SMTP:richard.longhurst@futurenet.co.uk]

 > Sent: 	26 November 1999 14:51

 > To: 	uk-netmarketing@chinwag.com

 > Subject: 	Re: UKNM: peoplesound.com

 > 

 > When we stopped featuring Mac Internet software on .net's coverdisc a

 > couple

 > of years back, holier-than-thou Mac users complained that the Net was

 > supposed to be platform-independent so we were evil not to include

 > software

 > for their precious machines. They went strangely silent when we pointed

 > out

 > that we didn't feature Amiga, ST, Unix or Speccy programs on the disc - to

 > them, multi-platform means Mac and Windows.

 > 

 > They also think it's a dreadful conspiracy when the Mac isn't supported.

 > Normally it's due to practicalities - with .net's coverdisc it was a case

 > of

 > 25% of the effort for 2% of the readers. It just didn't make sense to put

 > Mac software on there. But having said that, I did have a pop at the new

 > Guinness e-zine (www.getg.co.uk) for being a Windows-only executable.

 > 

 > I think .net has featured some Mac software in recent months. What thanks

 > did they get? None.

 > Richard

 > http://www.richclickings.co.uk

 > 

 > --

 > Richard Longhurst - editor, PC Format - http://www.futurenet.co.uk/

 > Future Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2BW, UK

 > Tel: 01225 442244 Fax: Please don't

 > 

 > ----- Original Message -----

 > From: "Nigell Boulton" <nigell.boulton@rade.net>

 > To: <uk-netmarketing@chinwag.com>

 > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 10:59 AM

 > Subject: Re: UKNM: peoplesound.com

 > 

 > 

 >  > But when should we stop catering for every single browser / computer

 >  > configuration? Should we cater for Unix users that are about 2% of the

 > users

 >  > on the off chance that they might buy something. Or do we cater for the

 >  > majority that are running Windows 9* (NT) and IE4/5?

 >  >

 >  > And what about Mac, OS/2, Amiga, etc users?

 >  > Aaaarrgggghhh!!!!

 >  >

 >  > Perhaps (if there isnt already) we should define a standard for web

 > sites,

 >  > eg they must run on 90% of visitors computers without errors and

 > without

 >  > demanding that they download plugins

 >  >

 >  > Nigell Boulton

 >  > Resident Genius

 >  >

 >  > ----- Original Message -----

 >  > From: James Closs <j.closs@bitBull.com>

 >  > To: <uk-netmarketing@chinwag.com>

 >  > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 6:00 PM

 >  > Subject: UKNM: peoplesound.com

 >  >

 >  >

 >  >  > yet another site that brings up the 'if you're a Mac user we advise

 > you

 >  > not

 >  >  > to use the site' - it won't let me in AT ALL.

 >  >  >

 >  >  > What's going on - have people forgotten how to build web sites or

 > what?

 >  >  >

 >  >  >         James Closs /     t 0171 460 4078    / When the horse

 >  >  >           Director /     f 0171 460 4081    / dies, get off.

 >  >  >       bitBull Ltd / http://www.bitBull.com /



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