pritchaj@agnes.acc.stolaf.edu (John Pritchard) (02/09/90)
O.K. so I am whining.... I have had my 1040st system for a couple years now and still like it. One of the things that was attractive to me about the ST was the inexpensive yet good quality software that was available. But since I purchased my software a year or two ago, upgrades have come out, and I would like to follow-up on those upgrades. I have had 4 experiences as of late with upgrades: WordPerfect SuperBase Personal 2 --> Professional Publishing Partner --> PageStream UIS II --> UIS III WordPerfect and UIS were fairly easy to upgrade, and fairly inexpensive. The documentation addendum to WP was a little to be desired, but I can live with that. UIS sent a manual (UIS I and II only had a couple sheets of paper), which was really nice to have. I just orderred my PageStream upgrade, reluctantly. I realize that they made a major effort to rewrite the product, but what about loyalty to those of us who buy and register? I have not yet decided to go with the new SuperBase. From what I have heard (nothing official, yet), the upgrade is $200.00. Again, I realize this is a whole new package, but what about a little loyalty? Superbase even places a little propaganda in their packages about the normal progression throught their packages, showing how you go from one to the next. Does this bother anyone else? Any other experiences? John Pritchard Carleton College Northfield, MN 55057 jpritcha@carleton.edU