#Flaming
I think the bottom line is that when I buy a software package, I (at least)
EXPECT it to perform as advertised. If it does, all is well and good. If it
doesn't, it DESERVES to be raked across the coals.
I think WP has been nit picked, flamed and shot down enough for the moment.
Suffice it to say that I am looking for another wordprocessor (I simply can't
afford to reboot the computer every time I want to work on files >20K.)
I managed to get my hands on a copy of Excellence! to try out the other day.
Brought it home, loaded it, and tried to load a document. It decided I
didn't have enough memory. (A500 & 501) Checked further, and found it wanted
every bit of my CHIP RAM (less 25K) but left me with >150K of FAST RAM. If
it won't load a document on my system, it isn't for me. Will pass up buying
this package..
Re Interceptor, Empire, et al. I haven't even seen them available around
here, so can't comment one way or the other. It is a half-day trek to any
reasonably well supplied vendor and back from here, so I don't get to the
computer shop as often as I'd like.
Sacred Cows. There are, apparently some sacred cows on this forum. ASDG
appears to be one, though the only things I've seen available from them are
the 2 Mb expansion memory board (through Micron) and FACC – everything else
I've heard they have is still under development. Ask a question about their
products, and the response comes out, "because they make d**n fine stuff."
Well, that may be true but you couldn't prove it by me.
WB 1.3. As far as I know, it's vapor. I keep hearing about it, but it isn't
available. Thus, it's vapor.
SCSI Controllers. The 2090 seems to be the thing in this forum, even though
it apparently can't do low level formatting of ST506 drives. Besides, I have
a 500 and commodore don't make an expansion cage to stick the 2090 in. Lots
of negative vibes about C Ltd. Virtually nothing about anyone else. (The
sacred cow seems to have one "under reevaluation" but I haven't seen or heard
much about that.)
TAPCIS work-alike. It's gonna be available "RSN". Same response I've been g