toma@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) (01/26/89)
I had previously badmouthed (bad keyboarded?) Zortech C++ and their customer support. With the postings about the new, improved version 1.07, I finally gave them another call. They aparently have had a complete change of management there. They admitted to not keeping track of the registration cards (!) and are sending me a new copy. At first they wanted to charge me $20.00 for it, but I convinced them that since I reported a pile of bugs and the version I had was worthless I deserved a free copy. So if I get the new version in the next week or two, and it works, I'll drastically upgrade my rating of this company and product! Tom Almy toma@tekgvs.tek.com Standard Disclaimers Apply
mrh@camcon.co.uk (Mark Hughes) (02/02/89)
toma@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes: >I had previously badmouthed (bad keyboarded?) Zortech C++ and their >customer support. With the postings about the new, improved version 1.07, >I finally gave them another call. I've just started using Zortech C++ v1.06 (and am new to C++ though familiar with C). The product seems to "work", as although I have experienced problems, all but one were probably just 'cos I don't have Stroustrup's C++ book yet. Even though I say it myself, I'm already using a fair amount of C++ functionality and so believe v1.06 "works". I would however welcome *any* other comments on this product, whether contradictory of my experience or not. -- ------------------- <mrh@camcon.co.uk> or <...!mcvax!ukc!idec!camcon!mrh> | Mark Hughes | Tel: +44 (0) 223 420024 Cambridge Consultants Ltd. |(Compware . CCL) | Tlx: 931 211 0193 (KZ G) The Science Park, Milton Road, ------------------- BT Gold: 72:MAG70076 Cambridge UK. (Own opinions etc.)
anderson@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson, MACC) (02/09/89)
In article <2365@titan.camcon.co.uk>, mrh@camcon.co.uk (Mark Hughes) writes... ]I've just started using Zortech C++ v1.06 (and am new to C++ though familiar ]with C). The product seems to "work", as although I have experienced ]problems, all but one were probably just 'cos I don't have Stroustrup's ]C++ book yet. Even though I say it myself, I'm already using a fair amount ]of C++ functionality and so believe v1.06 "works". ]I would however welcome *any* other comments on this product, whether ]contradictory of my experience or not. I'm not very experienced with the product yet (have just obtained ver. 1.07), but contrary to what I've read in the C++ newsgroup, the service from Zortech has been outstanding, in terms of providing fast service in reponse to phone calls. ==Jess Anderson===Academic Computing Center=====Univ. Wisconsin-Madison===== | Work: Rm. 2160, 1210 West Dayton St., Madison WI 53706, Ph. 608/263-6988 | | Home: 2838 Stevens St., 53705, 608/238-4833 BITNET: anderson@wiscmacc | ==ARPA: anderson@macc.wisc.edu========UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson==
toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) (02/16/89)
Well, I got my free upgrade to version 1.07, and it fixes all but one of the bugs I had noticed (the final bug is with the C compiler where it would fail to compile an Xlisp module handled by every other compiler I had). The install program also failed to copy an include file to my hard disk. They also include an example mini-cad program using C++. I haven't checked use with CodeView yet, but at least the disks did have the elusive bunch.exe program on it. It looks like Zortech is getting their act together! Tom Almy toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM Standard Disclaimers Apply