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Offline RHPConsult

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« on: June 30, 2003, 10:53:48 PM »
This may be old news for some of you, but I only got this in my mail this evening. A truly sad event, IMHO.

I always found C&G to be creative with  their products and absolutely steadfast in supporting them . . . from the Salinas Valley of California (not Silicon Valley). They were wonderful folks,  still are, but sadly not all good companies survive.



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Last Casady & Greene Newsletter to Subscribers
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June 30, 2003

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>>*< Last intro from CEO Charles Fulweiler

To The Loyal Customers of Casady & Greene:

I would like to thank all of you who have taken the time and trouble to answer my open letters. We at Casady & Greene have tried to run an honest and humane company that demonstrated respect for our customers and for each other. The cataclysmic changes that have occurred in our industry over the last two years have taken its toll on C&G.

At all events, I have enjoyed writing to you and wish I could have done more to sustain this great company.

We have all enjoyed trying to make this business succeed and if I had been more capable it might have done so. My sincere thanks, again, and may all of us live to see peace once more reign in this world.

Sincerely,
Charles R. Fulweiler, Ph.D.


>>*< Goodnight Everyone!

"Goodnight Everybody!" is the farewell cry we have heard every night since Charles has been at C&G - He has usually been the first one here in the morning and as he left each night around five he would bellow out his goodbye for all to hear. We will hear that cry for the last time when we close our doors on July 3rd.

It is with profound regret that we inform you that Casady & Greene will close its doors on July 3rd, 2003, after nineteen years in the Software Publishing business. We have endured many industry downturns, but the last three years have presented a series of economic disasters from which we were unable to rebound. Please know that we are deeply grateful for your patronage and have been honored to serve you and please accept our very sincere apologies for any difficulties or inconveniences caused you by our closure.

The individual authors of our products have provided us with a list of contact points for customer support and product purchase. Those contact points are listed below and we encourage you to explore the web sites of all the authors whose products we were privileged to publish and seek support as needed from the talented individuals who wrote your software. Again, we extend to you our heartfelt apologies as well as our enduring gratitude.

None of us wants to hear his final Goodnight - all of us wish we had found the magic answer that would have kept us at least afloat and preferably brought us back to full sail. It has been a great run, and while we all wish it weren't over, the struggle to stay afloat in the last few years has taken it's toll. It's time to close the doors and ... we couldn't go without saying goodbye. You are the reason we have been here working without pay for the last year, You are wonderful. You, our customers, have been a great community to serve... thank you.

Very Sincerely,
The Stockholders, VPs and Staff of Casady & Greene

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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2003, 11:05:38 PM »
Well , Good bye  good Software engineers. sad.gif

"Goodnight Everybody!" is the farewell cry we have heard every night since Charles has been at C&G - He has usually been the first one here in the morning and as he left each night around five he would bellow out his goodbye for all to hear. We will hear that cry for the last time when we close our doors on July 3rd.

It is with profound regret that we inform you that Casady & Greene will close its doors on July 3rd, 2003, after nineteen years in the Software Publishing business. We have endured many industry downturns, but the last three years have presented a series of economic disasters from which we were unable to rebound. Please know that we are deeply grateful for your patronage and have been honored to serve you and please accept our very sincere apologies for any difficulties or inconveniences caused you by our closure.

The individual authors of our products have provided us with a list of contact points for customer support and product purchase. Those contact points are listed below and we encourage you to explore the web sites of all the authors whose products we were privileged to publish and seek support as needed from the talented individuals who wrote your software. Again, we extend to you our heartfelt apologies as well as our enduring gratitude.

None of us wants to hear his final Goodnight - all of us wish we had found the magic answer that would have kept us at least afloat and preferably brought us back to full sail. It has been a great run, and while we all wish it weren't over, the struggle to stay afloat in the last few years has taken it's toll. It's time to close the doors and... we couldn't go without saying goodbye.. You are the reason we have been here working without pay for the last year, You are wonderful. You, our customers, have been a great community to serve... thank you.

Very Sincerely,
The Stockholders, VPs and Staff of Casady & Greene
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2003, 11:54:10 PM »
Thanks Dick, it's to bad I am a FAN of Conflict Catcher.
here's some further info.  sad.gif



Contact information for your product purchase

If you currently own a C&G product please use the contact information below for tech support, product information or purchasing information.

Our last wish is that you support these authors as they will continue with their product development and most likely will provide a new build for your product.

Macintosh Product contact information

Captain Bumper
MacRun web site at: http://www.macrun.com

Clone'X and Tri-CATALOG
Check http://www.casadyg.com for info from this author. It is not currently available at press time.

Glider Pro
Check http://www.casadyg.com for info from this author. It is not currently available at press time.

iData Pro
Web site: http://www.coastalfog.net/idata/idata_main.html
Email: idata@coastalfog.net

Spell Catcher
Web site: http://www.rainmakerinc.com/

Step On It!
Email: StepOnItInfo@yahoo.com

TimeSlice Mac
Web site: http://timeslice.modesittsoftware.com

Zone Warrior
Email: julian@jgsj.demon.co.uk


Windows Product contact information

iData Pro
Will not be supported.

InstaFiles
Check http://www.casadyg.com for info from this author. It is not currently available at press time.

Spell Catcher Plus
Web site: http://www.rainmakerinc.com

TimeSlice for Windows
Web site: http://timeslice.modesittsoftware.com

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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2003, 06:00:11 AM »
This is really sad.

C&G have been a class act,
creating top-quality software - and still supplying
beautiful printed user manuals. Their last manuals
for ConflictCatcher were written by David Pogue.

The makers of bug-ridden software sail on successfully,
while the epitome of excellence closes.

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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2003, 10:38:50 AM »
I couldn't do without CC in OS 9.x smile.gif

But you can't sit on past glories.

Why haven't they developed stuff for OS X? huh.gif
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2003, 01:04:50 PM »
I can't say that I'm surprised. Extension conflicts have not been a big problem for me from OS7.1 through 9.2 (knock on wood). With EM, I left CC behind, and never missed it. If I've ever had a real conflict, I don't remember it, or else "fixed" it accidently when I dumped an unused program. I did think the features of CC were elegant and well conceived. But as the OS improved, and then evolved, CC was left behind. Progress?
Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Cupertino can have better TV reception.

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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2003, 02:32:14 PM »
I've had soooo many heated discussions with people that call CC .. ConflictMaker.

Back in the earlier OS's couldn't (or wouldn't) live without it.
Fact is CC is on my OS 9xx partitions still.

As Kelly and Gregg already stated,for whatever reason they fell behind.
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