CompuServe Thread

#Software

5 messages in this thread
#4547From: Betty Clay/SYSOPJan 4, 1989 10:50 AM
Ron, Most of my software is pd, with a bit of shareware, and only a few commercial packages. But even with pd stuff – everyone seems to have extras for the WB. However, there were a number of things to add to Workbench for AREXX, more for ConMan, and it makes WordPerfect lots easier if the libraries are added to the regular libs: directory, etc., etc., etc. If you don't want to reboot with every program (a sure kill for multitasking), then you have to copy lots of things to the Workbench. Betty
#4573From: RON TROYJan 4, 1989 9:13 PM
So, get a full size box and add a hd (grin)! Ron
#4602From: Betty Clay/SYSOPJan 5, 1989 7:12 PM
Ron, Believe me – there are other things in life besides hard disks. Besides, they seem to give people more misery than pleasure. You've read this message base! More complaints about hard disks than about anything else. 😉 Betty (I'm VERY good at rationalizing.)
#4613From: Lloyd W. Dull IIIJan 5, 1989 10:22 PM
Betty, You wouldn't be reading messages here at all if it weren't for hard drives! (Compu$erve's). Think about it. Lloyd
#4618From: BILL LEACHJan 6, 1989 2:54 AM
Betty: Of course if ARP were supported by more developers then you would be able to get more stuff on a single workbench disk. Actually Arexx can help a little there too. Ie. you can use Arexx scripts to take care of complex problems associated with assignments, needed disks etc. Thus you could still have the commands available to run all of the programs that you want to run exist on the workbench disk as ARexx scripts and let the scripts take care of all of the 'remembering' and asking for disks. 73, bill