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===Mid-1990s=== In February 1994, [[Allegiant Technologies]] of San Diego bought SuperCard. Allegiant released several versions of the software, and even won the 1995 MacUser Editor's Choice for Best New Multimedia-Authoring Application. Version 1.7 of SuperCard, which was released in June 1994, included several important enhancements, including QuickTime support and [[switch statement]]s.<ref name=mw1995_02>{{cite magazine| magazine=[[Macworld]]| date=February 1995| page=68| title=SuperCard 1.7.1| first1=Franklin N.| last1=Tessler| first2=Harjit| last2=Singh| volume=12| issue=2| url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9502_February_1995/page/n69/mode/1up}} A review of SuperCard 1.7.1 with a list of what's new and the mention of the new publisher</ref> In December of the same year, version 2.0 was released. This was the first [[PowerPC]] native version, which made it a lot faster than previous versions on newer machines.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=[[MacUser (US edition)|MacUser]]| url=https://archive.org/details/MacUser9507July1995/page/n32/mode/1up| page=59| title=SuperCard / Not your father's HyperCard| first=Bob| last=LeVitus| volume=11| issue=7| date=July 1995}} Review of SuperCard 2.0 indicating the PowerPC native version.</ref> Also, this version introduced an application called Standalone Maker, which put a front end on the ability to edit the resource fork of executable SuperCard projects. SuperCard had always been able to produce stand alone executable applications, but this tool lowered the barrier to entry for novice users. Version 2.0 and 2.5 were released in Japanese-language versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.informedusa.com/t/supercard7.18.html|title="The online MacinStuff Times" SuperCard 2.5 Japanese Version Ships|website=www.informedusa.com|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref> Version 2.5 also added full 24-bit color, and QuickTime VR support.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=InterActivity| date=November 1995| title=Ad for Allegiant SuperCard| page=8| url=https://archive.org/details/interactivity05novdec1995/page/5/mode/1up| issue=5}}</ref>
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