Macintosh Inslaller Programs

Date:    Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:46:14 -0800
From:    Jeffrey Markham <jmarkham@V401.NUC.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Developer VISE
>I know of an installer made by a company called MindVision Software. It seems
>like many  software companines use this one. The name of the software is
>called Developer VISE. Can anyone tell me where i can possibly find a demo of
>the product, or could tell me anything more about it?

You can contact MindVision at:

(402) 477-3269 Voice
(402) 477-1395 FAX
INTERNET: sales@mindvision.com
AOL: MindVision
Compuserve: 70253,1437

I suspect that the reason you see so many installers based on Developer VISE is related to their licensing policy. For $295, you can license Developer VISE Lite for use in ALL of your products, regardless of how many copies are distributed. IMHO, Stuffit Installer (Aladdin) is a bit more elegant; however, they impose a per title charge based on the number of copies you plan to distribute. This is more of a hassle. Both products are easy to use and produce very good installers.

You can obtain fully functional demos of both products from the usual sources, e.g.,

  ftp://mirror.aol.com/pub/info-mac/

or check their Web pages:

  http://www.mindvision.com/
  http://www.aladdinsys.com/

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 09:09:12 -0500
From: Ray Sauers 
Subject: Cross-Platform Tips Page

DragInstall has been shipping since 1991 and is currently being used by many multimedia companies. Our single fee price of $300.00 allows distribution of an unlimited number of installers and covers all products. (And this is not for a "light" version.) DragInstall can install files from inside or outside a compressed archive, which makes in great for CD-ROM installations.

The DragInstall Home Page is at:

  http://www.sauers.com/draginstall

Regards,
RAY SAUERS ASSOCIATES, INC.

Ray Sauers
ray@sauers.com