CompuServe Messages

I already know about Windows applications (It's part of my job to answer calls from customers wondering why their programs aren't working). I agree, for Windoze programs, Excel and Word are good programs. It is just rediculus to have a WORD PROCESSOR take up 30+ Megs of HD space and require 8+ Megs of RAM to work decently. Then, there's the price tag (Several $100's). Then, there's the bugs (yes, they do have them) and then there's a new release (at a large extra cost, of course) that leaves the bugs and adds more worthless features (which adds more system requirements) just to stay a step above the competetors' features. The competetors are, of course, in the same ratrace. It's an endless cycle. I _have_ driven a Ford, but I own (and prefer) a Chevy :^). I agree that the lack of good Amiga business software is killing the machine, but I don't want to see it come to Microsoft (and others) dominating the Amiga software industry. It would kill the very reason I use my Amiga: To stay away from the overpriced, overkill software on Windoze. What would be a good idea is to get some REAL Amiga programmers to get hired on at these big name software companies (Lotus, etc.) to port the stuff to work correctly on Amiga. If they do that, it might not be so bad. Can you imagine a DIRECT port of Windows software from non-Amiga programmers? No ARexx support ("Whats ARexx for", says programmer :^) No following the StyleGuide, etc.. Might as well get a PC in that case. Rick Green Via AutoPilot