BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Goto page 1, 2  Next          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Richard Grossman Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:53 pm    Post subject: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging The packaging on Delphi 2005 is excellent. It approaches or exceeds Apple product packaging. The graphic design firm and Borland staff who coordinated this did an excellent job. -- "Darmok and Jalad, at Tenagra" Back to top Joe Bain Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Richard Grossman wrote: Quote: The packaging on Delphi 2005 is excellent. It approaches or exceeds Apple product packaging. The graphic design firm and Borland staff who coordinated this did an excellent job. I agree, my biggest complaint about what I got shipped was the little sticker that says you can download DB2 from IBM. Not that I want DB2, I just think that it is a little cheap looking in such a nice box. Back to top Richard Grossman Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Joe Bain wrote: Quote: I agree, my biggest complaint about what I got shipped was the little sticker that says you can download DB2 from IBM. Not that I want DB2, I just think that it is a little cheap looking in such a nice box. My only suggestion would be that Borland go to DVD next time. -- "Darmok and Jalad, at Tenagra" Back to top Joe Bain Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Richard Grossman wrote: Quote: Joe Bain wrote: I agree, my biggest complaint about what I got shipped was the little sticker that says you can download DB2 from IBM. Not that I want DB2, I just think that it is a little cheap looking in such a nice box. My only suggestion would be that Borland go to DVD next time. I need to get a DVD Rom before they can do that. :) Back to top Will DeWitt Jr. Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Joe Bain wrote: Quote: I need to get a DVD Rom before they can do that. I'm pretty sure that, unlike the move from floppy to CD-ROM, the move to DVD-ROM will be gradual. E.g. - the first release to be on DVD-ROM would also likely be on CD-ROM so as not to leave those people out in the cold. So don't fret. =) Will -- Want a 64-bit Delphi compiler for AMD64 / IA-32e? Vote here-- http://qc.borland.com/wc/wc.exe/details?reportid=7324 Back to top Joe Bain Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Will DeWitt Jr. wrote: Quote: Joe Bain wrote: I need to get a DVD Rom before they can do that. :) I'm pretty sure that, unlike the move from floppy to CD-ROM, the move to DVD-ROM will be gradual. E.g. - the first release to be on DVD-ROM would also likely be on CD-ROM so as not to leave those people out in the cold. So don't fret. =) Will Notice the smiley. I think if we can afford $1500 for the software we can afford $40 for the hardware to install it. :) Back to top Holger Flick Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Hi Joe, at least you got one (sticker...). It's missing in mine... -- Holger Joe Bain wrote: Quote: Richard Grossman wrote: The packaging on Delphi 2005 is excellent. It approaches or exceeds Apple product packaging. The graphic design firm and Borland staff who coordinated this did an excellent job. I agree, my biggest complaint about what I got shipped was the little sticker that says you can download DB2 from IBM. Not that I want DB2, I just think that it is a little cheap looking in such a nice box. Back to top Joe Bain Guest Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging "Henrick Hellström [StreamSec]" wrote: Quote: Joe Bain wrote: Notice the smiley. I think if we can afford $1500 for the software we can afford $40 for the hardware to install it. :) It might not be that inexpensive for everyone. I expect there to be companies that won't use external DVD drives (e.g. because of a general policy against removable storage media), and won't change the hardware configuration of working machines (e.g. to add an internal DVD drive). Good point. I work at a 3 man shop and can do whatever I want with my computers. I know many larger companies have much stricter rules. An option on media would be nice, then everyone can be happy. Back to top Richard Grossman Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:39 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Henrick Hellström [StreamSec] wrote: Quote: I expect there to be companies that won't use external DVD drives (e.g. because of a general policy against removable storage media), and won't change the hardware configuration of working machines (e.g. to add an internal DVD drive). Can you imagine MSDN Universal on CD's? Basically, MS charges an extra 100 bucks to get it on CD's (which must be a real nightmare to store and maintain monthly...). But this discussion leads me to wonder... Was Delphi ever available on floppies or was it always CD? -- "Darmok and Jalad, at Tenagra" Back to top JED Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Richard Grossman wrote: Quote: Can you imagine MSDN Universal on CD's? Yeah. I've worked at places that had been getting MSDN on CD's for years. You got nice binders to hold them in. -- QC Client: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~jed/QC/ Blog: http://jedqc.blogspot.com/ Configure Delphi 2005 the way you want it to be: www.alphalink.com.au/~jed/dcm.htm Checkout my code central submissions for D2005 http://cc.borland.com/ccweb.exe/author?authorid=205627 Back to top Uffe Kousgaard Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:04 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging "Richard Grossman" <rgrossmanDELETE-THIS-PART (AT) techIII (DOT) com> wrote in message news:41c78cdc (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: Can you imagine MSDN Universal on CD's? Basically, MS charges an extra 100 bucks to get it on CD's (which must be a real nightmare to store and maintain monthly...). I started on MSDN a few months ago and was free to choose between CD and DVD. No price difference, so I started with CD or I would only have been able to read the disks on one of my computers. Quote: Was Delphi ever available on floppies or was it always CD? Original D1 was a total of 21 Mb and the main installation is 15 subdirectories named disk1, disk2 ...... Both CD and disks were included (has just checked). Regards Uffe Back to top Anders Isaksson Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:39 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:39:26 -0800, Richard Grossman <rgrossmanDELETE-THIS-PART (AT) techIII (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: Was Delphi ever available on floppies or was it always CD? At least my D1 came on CD. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/proglego.htm Gallery: http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/gallery/index.htm Back to top Martijn Tonies Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Quote: The packaging on Delphi 2005 is excellent. It approaches or exceeds Apple product packaging. The graphic design firm and Borland staff who coordinated this did an excellent job. I hated it. It doesn't even stay "complete" after you've unpacked it for the first time. It has some kind of outer loose thingy... I wanted a box :-) -- With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com Back to top Peter Goodland Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging "Uffe Kousgaard" <look_at_www.routeware.dk> wrote Quote: "Richard Grossman" <rgrossmanDELETE-THIS-PART (AT) techIII (DOT) com> wrote in message news:41c78cdc (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Can you imagine MSDN Universal on CD's? Basically, MS charges an extra 100 bucks to get it on CD's (which must be a real nightmare to store and maintain monthly...). I started on MSDN a few months ago and was free to choose between CD and DVD. No price difference, so I started with CD or I would only have been able to read the disks on one of my computers. Was Delphi ever available on floppies or was it always CD? Original D1 was a total of 21 Mb and the main installation is 15 subdirectories named disk1, disk2 ...... Both CD and disks were included (has just checked). Regards Uffe I'm fairly certain that D1 came on CD only (at least in the UK). I had to copy the disc images to 17 floppies to install it on a machine without a CD. Peter Goodland. Back to top Michael Bennett Guest Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 2005: Beautiful packaging Richard Grossman wrote: Quote: Can you imagine MSDN Universal on CD's? Basically, MS charges an extra 100 bucks to get it on CD's (which must be a real nightmare to store and maintain monthly...). YES IT IS. You wouldn't believe the amount of shelf space my old MSDN CDs take up when MS shipped me new ones. Quote: But this discussion leads me to wonder... Was Delphi ever available on floppies or was it always CD? I believe so. However after losing two of my darn Turbo Pascal 1.5 floppies back in '95 due to a move from one house to another, I opted for getting Delphi 1 on CD-only. -James Michael Bennett Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical All times are GMT Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum C++ Builder Newsgroups----------------C++ BuilderC++ Builder (ActiveX)C++ Builder (Announcements)C++ Builder (Command Line Tools)C++ Builder DatabasesC++ Builder Databases (ADO)C++ Builder Databases (Desktop)C++ Builder Databases (InterBase Express)C++ Builder Databases (Multi-Tier)C++ Builder Databases (SQL Servers)C++ Builder (Graphics)C++ Builder (IDE)C++ Builder (Internet)C++ Builder (Internet Socket)C++ Builder (Internet Web)C++ Builder (Jobs)C++ Builder (Language)C++ Builder (Language C++)C++ Builder (Compatibility with MFC)C++ Builder (Native API)C++ Builder (Non-Technical)C++ Builder (Students)C++ Builder (Third Party Tools)C++ Builder (Upgrade)C++ Builder (VCL)C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage)C++ Builder (VCL Components Development)C++ Builder (VCL Usage)C++ Builder (WinAPI)C++ Builder Installation Delphi Newsgroups----------------Delphi (General)Delphi ActiveX Controls UsageDelphi ActiveX Controls DevelopmentDelphi As400Delphi DatabasesDelphi Databases (ADO)Delphi Databases (dbExpress)Delphi Databases (Desktop)Delphi Databases (InterBase Express)Delphi Databases (Multi-Tier)Delphi Databases (SQL Servers)Delphi DeploymentDelphi GraphicsDelphi IDEDelphi InternationalizationDelphi InternetDelphi Internet Isapi-WebBrokerDelphi Internet WebSnapDelphi Internet WinsockDelphi JobsDelphi Language BASMDelphi Language ObjectPascalDelphi Model Driven Architecture (General)Delphi Model Driven Architecture (Third Party)Delphi MultimediaDelphi Native APIDelphi Non-TechnicalDelphi ObjectPascalDelphi OLE AutomationDelphi OO designDelphi OpenToolsAPIDelphi Reporting-ChartingDelphi RTLDelphi StudentsDelphi TeamSourceDelphi Thirdparty ToolsDelphi Thirdparty Tools (General)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (IntraWeb)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (RaveReports)Delphi UpgradeDelphi VCLDelphi VCL ComponentsDelphi VCL Components UsingDelphi VCL Components WritingDelphi WebServices SOAPDelphi WinAPIDelphi XMLDelphi Installationcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misccomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usagecomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writingcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.databasescomp.lang.pascal.delphi.misccomp.sources.delphi JBuilder Newsgroups----------------JBuilderJBuilder AnnouncementsJBuilder Applet IssuesJBuilder As400JBuilder CompilerJBuilder CORBA/RMIJBuilder DatabasesJBuilder DB SwingJBuilder DebuggerJBuilder DeploymentJBuilder DocumentationJBuilder EnterpriseJBuilder HandheldJBuilder IDEJBuilder JavaJBuilder JavaAPIJBuilder Java LanguageJBuilder Java SwingJBuilder Java BeansJBuilder Java Beans UsageJBuilder Java Beans DevelopmentJBuilder JBCLJBuilder JDataStoreJBuilder JobsJBuilder LinuxJBuilder MacintoshJBuilder & MobileSetJBuilder MultiLingual AppsJBuilder Non-TechnicalJBuilder OpenToolsJBuilder Servlets (JSP)JBuilder StudentsJBuilder Team DevelopmentJBuilder Thirdparty ToolsJBuilder UpgradeJBuilder Installation InterBase Newsgroups----------------InterBaseInterBase Bug DiscussionInterBase GeneralInterBase IBConsoleInterBase OpenSourceInterBase ReplicationInterBase SQLInterBase ThirdpartyInterBase Installation Miscellaneous Borland Newsgroups----------------AppCenterAppServerEnteraVisiBroker  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.