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From: jcksnsr@nmt.edu (Admiral JC)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on DC Utilities
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.033051.1077@nmt.edu>
Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
References: <59676@aurs01.UUCP> <1991Mar26.193248.6395@netcom.COM>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 91 03:30:51 GMT

In article <1991Mar26.193248.6395@netcom.COM> kron@netcom.COM (Kenneth Kron) writes:
>From article <59676@aurs01.UUCP>, by whitcomb@aurs01.uucp (Jonathan Whitcomb):
>> [[  Details deleted ]] 
>> 
>> I like the package in general.  My main complaint is that DC makes
>> assumptions about how you will be using their software, and don't
>> give you alternative options.  They also seem oblivious of how
>> their products work with other common programs (Pinhead, LGSelector,
>> Hotwire!, NeoDesk, etc.).  Maybe I've just been spoiled by Codehead
>> products, which are fantastic in this regard.  I also wouldn't expect 
>> bugs and unpredictable behavior from a second generation product.
>> I recommend it for DC Squish, though.
>> 
>> Anyone else have any reflections on DC products?
>
>I agree with you 100% Jonathan.  I have been thinking about writing
>something simular thanks for saving me the time.  I bought DC Destop and
>while the individual programs are all very nice they just aren't
>configurable enough and I find my self having to reference the manual too
>often.  The situation is just bad enough that while I haven't written
>them off I will be hesitant to buy anything else from them.
>
   I agree, good ideas, bad execution.... I have DC Desktop V1.0 and while
I'm fairly happy with it, if I ever get serious enough to get a HD I'll 
probably switch to something else... The program is flaky as all hell...
  DC Deskdrop doesn't like Uniterm; DC Deskdrop doesn't want to give back
its memory, The cabinet and print spooler seem to come and go off the desktop
at pretty much random; and worst of all - Dc Desktop and DC Formater DA don't
like each other! (They both run but Desktop trashes the icons used by 
formatter... )
  I will admit thatperhaps this has been fixed in the later versions, but 
since Double Click wanted about half what a paid for the original for
an upgrade that seemedto be mostly bug fixes (which should be done in the
first place!) I blew them off....
 
>> 
>> -Jonathan the verbose
>> **********************************************************************
>> Jonathan Whitcomb                    UUCP: <whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org>
>> Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC                    Delphi: JBWHIT
>>                        
>-- 
>Kenneth Kron kron@netcom.COM

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