acs@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall) (01/17/89)
I read in the latest AmigaWorld (NOTEPAD section under Computer Pow-Wow) that Present/IT by B.E.S.T was MaxiPlan Plus -- it was described as "Old friends in new guises...". Can anyone confirm or refute this? Reply to me and I'll summarize if necessary. -- Tony Sumrall acs@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com <=> amdahl!pccuts!acs [ Opinions expressed herein are the author's and should not be construed to reflect the views of Amdahl Corp. ]
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (01/18/89)
In <739@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com>, acs@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall) writes: >I read in the latest AmigaWorld (NOTEPAD section under Computer Pow-Wow) >that Present/IT by B.E.S.T was MaxiPlan Plus -- it was described as "Old >friends in new guises...". Can anyone confirm or refute this? Well, the name was different when we were told about it by the president of the company, but yes. He called it Plan/It, and stated that it was Maxiplan, much improved, by the same author, and will integrate nicely with BEST. When asked about an ARexx port, he said they would look into it. He is not a software type, and ARexx had to be explained to him in simplified terms. He also said that Oxxi no longer markets it. This was at a Panorama meeting late last year (probably Early December). >Reply to me and I'll summarize if necessary. I thought I'd reply here, since the information came from the source. -larry -- Frisbeetarianism: The belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca or uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
gaspar@almsa-1.arpa (Al Gaspar) (01/19/89)
>>I read in the latest AmigaWorld (NOTEPAD section under Computer Pow-Wow) >>that Present/IT by B.E.S.T was MaxiPlan Plus -- it was described as "Old >>friends in new guises...". Can anyone confirm or refute this? >Well, the name was different when we were told about it by the president of the >company, but yes. He called it Plan/It, and stated that it was Maxiplan, much >improved, by the same author, and will integrate nicely with BEST. When asked >about an ARexx port, he said they would look into it. He is not a software >type, and ARexx had to be explained to him in simplified terms. > >He also said that Oxxi no longer markets it. This was at a Panorama meeting >late last year (probably Early December). As I just got MaxiPlan Plus for Christmas, this doesn't sound like very good news to me. The last AmigaWorld I saw was January. That issue still mentioned Maxiplan Plus as coming from Oxxi in the article "An Amiga Starter Kit". Does anyone know what effect this change may have on warranties, upgrades, support, etc.? Thanks for the info. Cheers-- Al -- Al Gaspar <gaspar@almsa-1.arpa> USAMC CSDA, ATTN: AMXAL-OW, Box 1578, St. Louis, MO 63188-1578 COMMERCIAL: (314) 263-5118 AUTOVON: 693-5118 uunet.uu.net!almsa-1.arpa!gaspar
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (01/19/89)
In article <2154@van-bc.UUCP> (Larry Phillips) writes: > ... He called it Plan/It, and stated that it was Maxiplan, much > improved, by the same author, and will integrate nicely with BEST. > > ... He also said that Oxxi no longer markets it. ... > I thought I'd reply here, since the information came from the source. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! What is it with these OXXI folks? Are they total dweebs? I have two (actually three) products that I bought from them and all three have been trashed by the company. (Benchmark, MaxiPlan, Maxicomm) I hope Marco fairs better with them. Why is it "remarketing" companies like this always seem to be bozos? Argh, now it's off to get hold of Intuitive Technologies to find out what the support situation will be like, if any. --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (01/19/89)
In article <85849@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes: |AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! |What is it with these OXXI folks? Are they total dweebs? I have two |(actually three) products that I bought from them and all three have |been trashed by the company. (Benchmark, MaxiPlan, Maxicomm) I hope |Marco fairs better with them. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Wish me luck! I need it :-) -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Diga!" -- Leo Schwab [quoting Rick Unland] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=