![]() ![]() I’m guessing they changed the name because they didn’t want their application ending in zit. (If you read the definitions of transit versus transmit, transit seems to make a bit more sense for an FTP client. Later, in version 1.2, Panic added the “m”. No “m”.įrom the original user’s guide Panic tells us that “Transit was designed from the start to be clean, beautiful, and powerful all at once, just like the MacOS is.” It was for OS 9 and was actually called Transit. Transmit Started Sans-MĬabel and Steven released the first version of Transmit in 1998. Transmit was the first application I bought and is no less than fantastic. is a trend-setting, software development Dojo. Any developer that says otherwise has forgotten what it means to love computers. The users are consistently more supportive, intelligent, less likely to use ALL CAPS in beta reports, and excited about products. we’ll always be Macintosh first, and Macintosh at heart. My computer should give me something to fight for. But I’d really like to find out.Īnd Cabel said: I realize that I have to own and believe in my computer. With the software industry being so huge now, compared to the days of the II+, is it possible for a software company to be as personal as Beagle Bros.? Is it still possible to build a software company that will capture the imagination of the next generation of computer users? I don’t know. There are a few with a sense of humor, of course, but they are seldom seen and often overlooked in favor of the “serious” companies. of the 90’s? Most seem really straight-laced and are obsessed with “biz”. Steven said: Another thing that seems to have disappeared is the cool software company. Their original essays regarding the launch can be read in full here, with my hand-selected excerpts below: Steven Frank and Cabel Sasser co-founded Panic about 11 years ago. To truly appreciate Transmit, it helps to have at least a basic introduction to the dynamic duo that is the Mac software company, Panic, Inc. It has to do more than just work Mac applications have to possess style, class and be enjoyable to use, and work like a charm. ![]() Mac users have a high standard for their software. Transmit is the FTP client for Mac users.Īnd anyone that uses a Mac knows I mean more than, “Transmit is an FTP client for the Mac platform”. But instead of brown trucks and cardboard boxes with tracking numbers, you’re working with the files and servers and FTP on the internets. Transmit works that same spot in your brain that loves to send and receive. The brown UPS truck drives down the street and you think to yourself, “Is that the book I ordered off Amazon, the RAM from NewEgg, or the authentic Star Trek Tricorder I won on eBay?” Regardless of what random item is coming today, you’re excited… Ever since the Pony Express, people have loved special deliveries. ![]()
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