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From: ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on DC Utilities
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.115948.7814@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Summary: The positive side 
Keywords: DC Utilities 
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
References: <59676@aurs01.UUCP> <1991Mar26.193248.6395@netcom.COM>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 91 11:59:48 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.
>> -Jonathan the verbose
>> **********************************************************************
>> Jonathan Whitcomb                    UUCP: <whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org>
>Kenneth Kron kron@netcom.COM

Well, I thought I'd give a posititive side to this line of
comments.  I've been using DC packages back from the days when
they were shareware and not commercial...maybe even before
that, that is, when Vedermann was writing his own programs,
and I must say I really like them.  I guess I should like
them, otherwise why would I be using them?  In any event,
using them has so much improved my ST that on those rare times
I boot up from a floppy (as opposed to my hard disk), it is
like a totally different machine...so much less fun to use.  I
can't imagin ever doing without the things afforded by the
packages.
As for the configurability.  Sure, when I first got DCDesktop
I had to go through the manual to find out how certain things
worked...but I don't see anything wrong with that considering
the number of options available.  Also, the people at DC have
always been willing to answer any problems concerning any
aspect of the program...in fact, they have an internet
address!
Finally, the first post made some comments about DCExtract...I
find this one of the most used programs I have.  As for it
being unintuitive, I have no problem at all with it now...If I
had problems with it in the beginning, I've totally forgotten
about them now.
--Gerry
ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
Disclaimer:  I have no connection with DC other than being a
long time user, who hopes they continue to improve their
current products and develop new ones.
