ghenis.pasa@xerox.arpa (11/05/85)
>> than Jim Tyson of JRT Pascal fame. Would you buy something from the man who >> pulled off the JRT scam? I sure as hell wouldn't, and I don't think many > >This is the first I heard that JRT was a scam. I had heard that it was badly >non-standard and buggy, but what do you want for $30? Especially back then. >It might be less impressive than advertised, but what isn't? That certainly >doesn't make it a scam. > >... > JRT Pascal was a scam not because it was non-standard and buggy (which is already pretty bad) but because towards the end JRT simply took people's money and did not ship anything in return (also legally known as mail fraud, although bankruptcy is a wonderful thing for getting out of those situations). I'm glad to be warned that Jim Tyson is behind Mystic Pascal. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt in the JRT case and assume that the flop was due to his ineptness and not an intent to defraud. Nevertheless, I will not knowingly buy anything from him after the JRT lesson. There are enough good, competent and competitive software companies out there who truly deserve our business.
oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev) (11/12/85)
If the price for Mystic Pascal is $39.00 (??? was that what it was quoted at?), why even bother? for $20.00 more you can get a Turbo Pascal package from Borland and it has proven itself worth while already... -- Disclamer: My employers go to church every Sunday, listen to Country music, and donate money to GOP. I am just a deviant. +-------------------------------+ Don't bother, I'll find the door! | "VIOLATORS WILL BE TOAD!" | Oleg Kiselev. | Dungeon Police |...!{trwrb|scgvaxd}!felix!birtch!oleg --------------------------------+...!{ihnp4|randvax}!ucla-cs!uclapic!oac6!oleg