[comp.archives] [comp.misc...] Re: information about CASE tools

hws@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Heinz Schmidt) (02/28/91)

Archive-name: case/tools/case-products/1991-02-27
Archive: sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/card/case-products-11.hqx [36.44.0.6]
Original-posting-by: hws@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Heinz Schmidt)
Original-subject: Re: information about CASE tools
Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti)

In article <1991Feb27.110735.1389@ktibv.uucp>, rdb@ktibv.uucp (Rob den Braasem) writes:

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|> We are trying to get serious, conserning software development and are looking
|> around for CASE tools.
|> 
|> Who has some information for me. All information is appriciated.
|> 
|> e.g. Who knowns about the product called EASYCASE, BLUES, SDW.
|> 
|> We are interested in programs that can make diagrams from the YOURDAN and
|> NIAM school; DataFlow, I/A, ERD, TSD, Structure charts, Bachman.
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There is a Hypercard stack that you can get by anonymous FTP from
the info-mac/card directory at sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Perhaps it answers 
some of your questions. The version 1.1 runs under various Hypercard
versions including 2.0v2 on newer Macs:
-rw-r--r--  1 macmod     286168 Jan 29 12:13 case-products-11.hqx

For simplicity I include the announcement below.

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Heinz W. Schmidt                                     hws@icsi.berkeley.edu
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To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: CASE Products 90
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Some time ago I wrote a survey in CASE tools. By and by, short tool descriptions
went into a Hypercard stack.

The stack now has more than 70 entries. Most of them give a list of what methods
are supported, on what platform the tool is running, vendor address, price, etc,
The stack includes an import facility, references and online help.  To the
extent that this dry matter allows, the graphics is cute. If you ever had a
chance to see Pat Lynch's public domain Bird Anatomy, you know what I mean.

I finished adding entries by end of last summer and finally, with the permission
of the German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD), I can put it
in the public domain.  Although the CASE market is dynamic, I believe the stack
still represents its state modulo minor changes.  At least others can pick up
from here, repost it -- or may simply benefit and enjoy!

There is quite a number of Mac and PC CASE tools out there for low prices but of
course also the grand players have long entered the market offering their
mainframe COBOL CASE tools unbundled. Part of the market is moving to
object-orientation, often it is only lip-service. 

A short companion report (about 60 pp. including tool signal info and my view of
why and where this market is going) can be obtained from GMD. The stack contains
the reference and the address (oh, don't write to me for obtaining the TR, their
Western US office is: GMD, 1942 University Ave. #207, Berkeley CA 94704.)

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Heinz W. Schmidt                                     hws@icsi.berkeley.edu
International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA  
on leave from GMD-F2G2, St. Augustin, FRG