MetaCard 2.2 from MetaCard Corporation (Cross-Platform Hypercard development tools)
Platforms: Microsoft Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, Unix/X11, and Macintosh
Price: $995
URL: http://www.metacard.com

For graphical application development or multimedia authoring. MetaCard has a fully functional development environment on all platforms and doesn't rely on limited-function "players".

• Native look and feel on all platforms, with cross-platform support for advanced controls including combo-boxes, hierarchical menus, and a tab control. Built-in support for popular audio, video, and image formats means there is no need to hunt down or pay for external components.

• Build complete single-file double-clickable royalty-free applications on all platforms: no shared libraries, virtual machines, browsers, installers, or other add-ons are required. This means no DLL or JVM version conflicts, and high reliability and lower support costs for applications you distribute.

MetaCard's high-level language (MetaTalk) enables non-programmers to build the productivity-enhancing applications they need.

MetaCard's entire development environment including graphical editor, script editor, and debugger was built in MetaCard. This not only demonstrates the power of the tool, but also provides something not available in any competing tool: you can change any aspect of the development environment to make it suit your needs.

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