Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 6.0.1 Update

Bedford, MA–October 24, 2000–Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
the immediate availability of version 6.0.1 of BBEdit(tm), the company’s
award-winning HTML and text editor. This update incorporates various
enhancements, interface refinements, and fixes for reported issues.

Among the changes presented in BBEdit 6.0.1 are substantial performance
improvements in the link checker, additional flexibility in coloring of
attributes in HTML tags, the option to save FTP passwords without the Mac
OS Keychain, and more.

A detailed list of additions and fixes included in this update can be found
online:

(http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/bbedit-notes.html)

The BBEdit 6.0.1 update is available free of charge to all registered
customers who own BBEdit 6.0. The BBEdit 6.0.1 update package may be
downloaded directly from the Bare Bones Software web site at:

(http://www.barebones.com/support/update.html)

Upgrades from Previous Versions

All registered owners of BBEdit version 2.5 and later are eligible to
upgrade to BBEdit 6.0.1 for US$39, plus shipping and handling, by ordering
directly from Bare Bones Software. This version upgrade offer is not
available through resellers.

Pricing and Availability

The suggested retail price for BBEdit is US$119. A discounted cross-upgrade
price of US$79 is available to owners of BBEdit Lite, Adobe GoLive or
Pagemill, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Claris HomePage, Microsoft FrontPage,
NetObjects Fusion, Metrowerks CodeWarrior and other qualifying products;
for details please visit the company’s Web site at
(http://www.barebones.com/), send email to (sales@barebones.com), or call
(781) 687-0700.

BBEdit is available directly from Bare Bones Software, as well as from all
major Macintosh software resellers. BBEdit is also available for online
purchase from eMacsoftware.com. For a partial listing of domestic and
international resellers, visit
(http://store.barebones.com/resellers.html).

About Bare Bones Software, Inc.

Bare Bones Software, Inc., incorporated in 1994, is a privately-held
corporation based in Bedford, MA. BBEdit, the company’s flagship product,
has received numerous accolades from press and users, including an Editor’s
Choice award from C|Net’s Builder.com, a rating of “Freakin Awesome” from
MacAddict Magazine, the 1998 Web Tools Award from WebReview.com and
WebTechniques Magazine, as well the Macworld 1997 World Class Award for
Best Web Authoring Tool and the 1996 MacUser Eddy Award for Best
Development Tool. For more information, visit (http://www.barebones.com/)
or send email to (sales@barebones.com).