Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit Lite 6.1.2
Update for Improved Mac OS X 10.1 Compatibility

Bedford, MA — October 02, 2001 — Bare Bones Software today
announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit Lite(tm)
6.1.2, the premier free text editor for the Mac OS. This is a
compatibility update to address specific issues with previous
versions of BBEdit Lite when running under the just-released Mac OS
X 10.1.

What’s New
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BBEdit Lite 6.1.2 corrects problems encountered with using the Clipboard,
and in adding items to the ‘Open Recent’ menu, when running under Mac OS X
10.1, as well as a number of other fixes for specific reported issues.

A detailed list of changes included in this update is available online:

(http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit_lite/lite-notes.html)

Availability
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The new version of BBEdit Lite is available now for download from Bare
Bones Software’s web site:

(http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit_lite.html)

Registered users of BBEdit Lite are eligible for a cross-upgrade to BBEdit
6.1, the award-winning HTML and text editor, at a significant discount from
the full retail price. Details are available at the company’s web site:

(http://store.barebones.com/cross_upgrade.html)

About Bare Bones Software, Inc.
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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, five mice from MacUser UK, a 2001 Macworld Editor’s
Choice Award nomination, as well as winning the 1997 Macworld 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).