#sysops/forums
Larry,
OK….So if there was not a Word Perfect, Do you think we would have an
Excellence now? Maybe in a year or so….MAYBE.
I agree whole-heartedly that I would prefer a product like Dbase to be
re-written utilizing the capabilities of the Amiga. HOWEVER, even a port would
draw the attention of other people wo would then say " I can do this
better..watch this!" and develop more databases.
Meanwhile, Amiga (via CIS even) could go to Lotus and say "Hey guys, how
come AT & Wordperfect are writting for us and you're not?". This in turn would
"pressure" Lotus ever so slightly to at least look at the machine. Maybe they
would do a port or maybe they would see the machine for what it is and do a
complete re write. After Lotus, who knows! There are TONS of companies left!
The end result is that we have a slew of GOOD databases AND a great
reputation. The Great reputation means more good business stuff. This means
more users, which in turn means more graphics, games, EVERYTHING!
But the REAL QUESTION (addressed to the sysops on Mount Olympus 🙂 ) is
this: Why can't there be an automated vote system to get some companies going
on development? This would help in a number of ways:
1) More stuff developed possibly
2) More recognition for the Forum here on CIS
3) A Broader (yet) user base on the Forum
I really don't see any problems with this. A question a month on startup
is not that terribly expensive to anyone for the benefits!!!
Jerry