Hello,

I had originally intended to market Dataken commercially.
I did sell a few copies but generally there has not been
sufficient interest in the ST community to justify further 
development or marketing of the program. One reason for
this may be a lack of technical users, another is perhaps
the fact that, from a marketing perspective, Dataken does 
not fit functionally into any typical commercial categories.
I waited over a year since the last sale before releasing it
as shareware both to see if a market would develop and to
give those commercial customers who purchased it a lead
time so they don't get upset with me.

I hope that Dataken's lack of success as a commercial product
does not reflect poor technical quality. While there is lots
I would improve if Dataken given higher sales return, I find 
it very solid and easy to use as is. Also, I find lots of uses
for Dataken, so I believe that it IS a generally useful program. 
Since it is a unique program, perhaps users have trouble seeing 
how they could actually be using it. I often wonder if the 
first Visicalc had the same marketing problem.

If you start to use Dataken, you will find that you will soon
to discover many more uses for it. Occasionally it may save you 
incredible amounts of time by allowing you to solve problems
which no other program would help you with as easily.


I hope that Dataken turns out to be a program which is worth
it's bytes in gold to you. I would appreciate a shareware
donation if you like it. It is easy, just drop a check in an
envelope with the word "Dataken" on the memo line. You don't 
need to fill out a form or write a note (although I would love
to year from you). It is easier then paying your monthly
utility bills.

Send to:

Tyson Gill
GT Software
12114 Kirton Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio  44135-3612


Thanks and enjoy,

Tyson