brian@natinst.com (Brian H. Powell) (06/03/91)
We had a FastPath 4 and a GatorBox. We recently upgraded the GatorBox
to a GatorBox CS. Now we have the option of upgrading the FastPath 4 to
either a GatorBox CS (for $1195) or a FastPath 5 ($1299).
We've had reasonably good success with both kinds of boxes. We've had
excellent, excellent response from Cayman when we've had problems.
I worry that the FastPath has led such a foster-parent existence
(Kinetics, Excelan, Novell, Shiva), and that this has adversely affected the
product and its support. (I know I never got good support after Kinetics
was bought by Excelan, but I haven't dealt with Shiva.)
I'm leaning toward trading in our KFPS-4 on a GatorBox CS. Am I making
a mistake? (E.g., is the KFPS-5 much better than the GB-CS? Is K-Star 9.0
much better than GatorSystem 1.x? Is Shiva support much better than Cayman's?)
Please respond by email. Thanks.
Brian H. Powell, M/S 56-14 National Instruments Corp.
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