m_herodotus@coors.dec.com (Mario Herodotus - Digital Customer Support Center (800) 525-6570) (05/04/90)
In article <STIBER.90May1203207@maui.cs.ucla.edu>, stiber@cs.ucla.edu (Michael D Stiber) writes... >Rumor has it that a new version of this program will be coming out >"real soon". Is there any truth to this rumor? Any word on the >features? Does it make financial sense to wait for it, or has the >upgrade policy of its maker been enlightened in the past? >-- > Michael Stiber It's not a rumor, I got a letter from Ashton Tate that said an upgrade to 2.0 was in the works. They did not say when it would be available, but they did say I would be mailed a copy. They said nothing about paying for the upgrade. You can get FullWrite now for $49 at MACwharehouse. I think financially it's a great investment...even if the upgrade costs you some money. FullWrite is worth it! Mario -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't afford my own opinions, and DEC won't pay for them either. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mario Herodotus [ CX03 1/K4 ] | m_herodotus@coors.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation | Customer Support Center | - or - m_herodotus%coors.dec@decwrl.dec.com 305 Rockrimmon Blvd. | Colorado Springs, CO 80919 | - or - ...!decwrl!coors.dec.com!m_herodotus (800) 525-6570 Ext 25520 | [direct line (719) 592-5520] | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
stiber@cs.ucla.edu (Michael D Stiber) (05/04/90)
In article <1591@mountn.dec.com> m_herodotus@coors.dec.com (Mario Herodotus) writes: >It's not a rumor, I got a letter from Ashton Tate that said an upgrade to 2.0 >was in the works. They did not say when it would be available, but they did >say I would be mailed a copy.They said nothing about paying for the upgrade. >You can get FullWrite now for $49 at MACwharehouse. I think financially it's >a great investment...even if the upgrade costs you some money. FullWrite is >worth it! Did they say what would be in 2.0? Perhaps a real citation facility from bibtex files? That would be the answer to my prayers (its sad, the kind of prayers a CS grad student has :-)). -- Michael Stiber stiber@cs.ucla.edu UCLA Computer Science Dept. ...{ucbvax,ihpn4}!ucla-cs!stiber Machine Perception Laboratory 3564 Boelter Hall,Los Angeles, CA 90024