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From: wdh1@ra.MsState.Edu (William D. Henry)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Contemplating Purchase of "Excelerator" CASE Tool
Message-ID: <475@ra.MsState.Edu>
Date: 30 May 90 18:12:48 GMT
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Organization: Mississippi State University
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In article <10@ai.etl.army.mil> richr@ai.etl.army.mil. (Richard Rosenthal) writes:
>I am comtemplating the purchase of a CASE tool for use on
>a PC platform.  Excelerator seems to lead the list of choices.
>I would like to hear your comments about Excelerator.

I used Excelerator for software development in a Software Engineering class
a few semesters ago.  I was not at all impressed.  It was not a simple
program to use or learn to use in the first place.  The graphics were not
very well done, both on screen and printed.  The single complaint that
stands out in my mind was that it was too complex.  As a Pascal, Ada, C, and
(ugh) FORTRAN programmer, I found my experiences with numerous software
packages like WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Windows, FAX software, and other
PD communications programs literally useless.  Excelerator is so unlike
any other software, that I wonder how it was developed.  Online help is
pretty much non-existent, so the manual had to be referred to, but it also
left much to be desired (as many manuals do in all fairness).

Let me know if I can answer any specific questions.
-Bill

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