woodl@yvax.byu.edu (04/19/89)
Has anyone out there had experience with Nexpert on an IBM PC? I have a demo copy of the Mac version, but I would like to gather some info on experience with the PC version. Thanks, Larry Wood, Brigham Young University, LWood@BYUVAX
sbc@wucs1.wustl.edu (Steve B Cousins) (06/22/89)
I've begun to look seriously at Nexpert recently, and am wondering what people who have used it for a while think of it. My reaction is that the program gives you a lot, but the documentation is really verbose and poorly written. I found that I had to read through almost the entire manual before I began to have a grasp of the system. I guess you could argue that it takes a while to understand because it offers so much, (the KEE argument) but I summarized it for a roomful of people in about an hour and it doesn't seem to be too much of a jump if people understand rules and frames. Have others had the same impression of the manual? Is there a summary out there somewhere (the manual has a primer chapter, which is just one of these "now click on the rounded button, now type 'blah blah blah'", etc. chapters, and doesn't give much of an overview. I do really like what I've seen of the software so far, it's just a shame the manual doesn't match. Steve Cousins sbc@wucs1.wustl.edu Washington University Opinions are my own, etc.
mpradhan@f.ua.oz.au (03/14/90)
We are seriously considering the purchase of NEXPERT OBJECT for the Macintosh. As far as I can see it is one of the most complete ES shells, with a very good development environment. The copy protection scheme looks foul (hardware protection) but I have read good things in rather superficial reviews in Mac magazines. Q: Has anyone had any experience with NEXPERT? I would appreciate any comments on speed, ease of development, flexibility. Thanks. __________________________________________________________ Malcolm Pradhan Research Officer in Medical Informatics University of Adelaide South Australia mpradhan@f.ua.oz.au fax: +618 338 2108 __________________________________________________________