crash@tsc3b21.UUCP (Frank "crash" Edwards) (02/24/88)
This is Part II of the ongoing Saga of One Customer's results
in Asking Unify to Support Their * Product * (Unify 3.2).
When we last left our hero, they were on the phone with "The
Company" trying to reach a solution to their problem of the distributed
software not supporting more than 127 record-types (which are referred
to as "tables" in Unify 4.0). As evening falls, the phone is still in
use, but there is a light on the horizon: Unify 4.0 will be shipped
to the customer (us) on the following day for only a small upgrade fee.
About 600 dollars small.
So finally the package is delivered via Fed-Ex two days later.
(No doubt Unify actually sent it out over-night.) Well, on Unify 4.0
the data dictionary is reconfigurable to support 'x' number of tables,
and 'x' number of fields. So far we haven't had any problems. And
since the $600 will be passed along to *our* customer ;-), we really
don't have a good reason to gripe anymore. Of course, if I were a
man of principle and integrity, who knows...
I suppose that our problem has been solved, but I'd like
to suggest a marketing strategy for Unify: don't exagerate the
abilities of your product. Of such makings are legal battles made.
And to the rest of the continent: "You's pays your money, and you's
takes your chances."
"The previous message was brought to you by ...
Bang-Bang. The sweetest little automatic in the world!"
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Frank (crash) Edwards ...!codas!usfvax2!{pdn,jc3b21}!tsc3b21!crash
TSC in Palm Harbor, FL Phone: (813) 785-0583 (voice)
The Sweat Shop
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| children, or their parakeet. In fact, he probably doesn't even know |
| that I've said this! And I prefer it that way! |
\-------------------------------------------------------------------------/crash@tsc3b21.UUCP (Frank "crash" Edwards) (02/27/88)
In article <249@tsc3b21.UUCP>, crash@tsc3b21.UUCP (that's me!) writes: > When we last left our hero, they were on the phone with "The > Company" trying to reach a solution to their problem of the distributed > software not supporting more than 127 record-types (which are referred > to as "tables" in Unify 4.0). As evening falls, the phone is still in > use, but there is a light on the horizon: Unify 4.0 will be shipped > to the customer (us) on the following day for only a small upgrade fee. Their solution has so far been working -- Unify 4.0 is faster in most respects than 3.2 and does have more features. > [ .... ] Well, on Unify 4.0 > the data dictionary is reconfigurable to support 'x' number of tables, > and 'x' number of fields. So far we haven't had any problems. In conclusion, suffice it say that they *do* have a fast and reliable database manager. "This message brought to you by ... Bang-Bang! The sweetest little automatic ever made." ... From Star Trek: The Series, A Piece of the Action ----- Frank (crash) Edwards ...!codas!usfvax2!{pdn,jc3b21}!tsc3b21!crash TSC in Palm Harbor, FL Phone: (813) 785-0583 (voice) The Sweat Shop /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | These opinions are not those of my employer, his wife, either of their | | children, or their parakeet. In fact, he probably doesn't even know | | that I've said this! And I prefer it that way! | \-------------------------------------------------------------------------/