neal@mnopltd.UUCP (05/08/91)
->> Why not just get the the UNIX version of WP and be done with it? No problems
->>no hassles and actually less cost than having enough DOS version licenses
->>to have several people legally using it at once. It is also less strain
->>on system resources since there isn't the VP/ix overhead to deal with. I,
Well, the killer reason for us is that Unix runs WP 5.0. 5.1 has a few
absolutely required options for us, such as:
- graphic files in a separate disk file, which means you can have..
- graphic boxes in style sheets, which means you can have...
- The company letterhead with logo in a style sheet, which means...
- A huge reduction in the disk space files take up.
I understand that 5.1 is not slated under '92.
And I agree that using Vp/ix is the pits. We gave up long ago and started
using our laptop for Desktop Publishing (or i guess that's laptop publishing)
BUT we would like to have a backup for when one of us takes it on the road.
->I agree :) I actually made it through this last semester using WP 5.0
->for UNIX on this machine
->
->>don't get why so many people are anxious to slam WP, the company provides
->>good support free of charge (at least the UNIX division) and a product
If you don't mind spending endless hours on hold on the phone at YOUR cost...
Or do they now have a toll-free number for unix?
->>that does what it is supposed to do and does it well. I won't even go
->>into the fact that the folks complaining probably bought one DOS license
->>and are complaining about it not supporting 10 users at once over a
->>network...
->
->Single user WP for UNIX is the same price as single user WP DOS. Support,
Say what? $1000 = $250? I am missing something?
->as you mentioned is free. I called about the "viewing printed pages
->under the print menu" not working, and I had a replacement copy of WP in
->my hands 4 days later. I'm quite pleased with the Unix release of Word
->Perfect.
I also agree that WP for unix ain't an awful product, although it is their
bastard child at present.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) (05/09/91)
neal@mnopltd.UUCP writes: >If you don't mind spending endless hours on hold on the phone at YOUR cost... >Or do they now have a toll-free number for unix? nope - the call is still own your dime >->Single user WP for UNIX is the same price as single user WP DOS. Support, >Say what? $1000 = $250? I am missing something? Merisel shows WP 5.1 for dos as $250, and WP 5.0 for Interactive Unix for $231 (these are dealer prices - single user releases) >I also agree that WP for unix ain't an awful product, although it is their >bastard child at present. if you want something bastardized - look at stuff for an operating system called QNX! -- Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287/317-251-7391 HST/PEP/V.32/v.32bis/v.42bis regional UUCP mapping coordinator {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}
grant@bluemoon.uucp (Grant DeLorean) (05/10/91)
neal@mnopltd.UUCP writes: >->Single user WP for UNIX is the same price as single user WP DOS. Support, >Say what? $1000 = $250? I am missing something? The list price of the 5 user version of WP is almost $1000, the single user DOS version is $250. The single user UNIX version is the same price as the single user DOS version. -- \ Grant DeLorean (grant@bluemoon) {n8emr|nstar}!bluemoon!grant / "You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."-C.A. Beard