Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!gt0t+ From: gt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Ross Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Wings (was:Re: GS/OS Reording) Message-ID: Date: 24 Jan 91 19:03:45 GMT References: <1991Jan23.070038.2177@ims.alaska.edu> <11434@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <1991Jan23.224738.17137@julius.cs.uiuc.edu>, <11493@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 63 In-Reply-To: <11493@darkstar.ucsc.edu> I hate to say this, Mr. Unknown, but you're pretty confused about this whole thing. Rob K. was pointing out things that ProSEL had, and asking if Wings had 'em. You stated a while ago the following: >> I think that for general file utilities, Wings "beats the tar out of" >>ProSEL 16! There's no reorder directory command that I can remember (Oh >>wait, there's alphebetizing of directories, and maybe there's also moving >>files around directories).... Well, it sounds to me like you're saying that ProSEL doesn't have these things. ProSEL DOES. You also said this to Rob's remark: >>I can't comment on this since I haven't seen Wings yet. But, does it allow > > Duhh, you just said it right there. (Haven't seen Wings) Rob wasn't saying ANYTHING about Wings. He was pointing out things that ProSEL does, and asking if Wings had them since he didn't know. Read what he said: "I can't comment on this..." Don't jump all over him. He wasn't putting down Wings, he was praising ProSEL. Another point: When you buy ProSEL ($60 I think), you get all the functionality of all four or five Vitesse utils, which are at least $40 each. Sounds like ProSEL's the most cost effective of the two. But paging through your post, I see more places where you were totally confused: >> an appointment book/etc.? >> a fully programmable RPN claculator, programs save-able to disk? > You ARE kidding about these two right?! I think you're totally >unfamiliar with what Wings is. Not an insult, but the truth. Rob is pointing out things that ProSEL CAN do. ProSEL has an appointment calendar CDA, and a fully programmable RPN calculator whichc can graph functions, plus a hell of a lot of other things. It'll even access an FPE directly for better speed if you have one. Also, you commented on Norton utils... Norton was writing utils a long time ago, they've developed into something you COULD compare to Copy ][+, but I wouldn't. Personally, I think Copy ][+ is a piece of crap... > Nope, I just like Wings better. Of course for some of the >features ProSEL is worth it, but not for the general everyday file utilities >and launching capabilities. ProSEL's not worth it for the general everyday file utils and launching capabilities? Let me ask you this: Have you ever SEEN ProSEL? You are totally off-base with this comment. I've been using ProSEL ever since it was a little 8-bit program launcher bundled with Cat Doctor, and since then, it's been the best there is when it comes to file utils and launching. It's developed quite a lot over the years, and I don't think anything else can even compare to it. Glen has free updates available almost every other week. He just recently added a really nice text editor. Does Wings have one? Get a grip on reality before you start slamming software you know nothing about... -Greg T.