Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!unmvax!nmt.edu!jcksnsr From: jcksnsr@nmt.edu (Admiral JC) Subject: Re: Thoughts on DC Utilities Message-ID: <1991Mar27.033051.1077@nmt.edu> Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology References: <59676@aurs01.UUCP> <1991Mar26.193248.6395@netcom.COM> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 91 03:30:51 GMT In article <1991Mar26.193248.6395@netcom.COM> kron@netcom.COM (Kenneth Kron) writes: >From article <59676@aurs01.UUCP>, by whitcomb@aurs01.uucp (Jonathan Whitcomb): >> [[ Details deleted ]] >> >> I like the package in general. My main complaint is that DC makes >> assumptions about how you will be using their software, and don't >> give you alternative options. They also seem oblivious of how >> their products work with other common programs (Pinhead, LGSelector, >> Hotwire!, NeoDesk, etc.). Maybe I've just been spoiled by Codehead >> products, which are fantastic in this regard. I also wouldn't expect >> bugs and unpredictable behavior from a second generation product. >> I recommend it for DC Squish, though. >> >> Anyone else have any reflections on DC products? > >I agree with you 100% Jonathan. I have been thinking about writing >something simular thanks for saving me the time. I bought DC Destop and >while the individual programs are all very nice they just aren't >configurable enough and I find my self having to reference the manual too >often. The situation is just bad enough that while I haven't written >them off I will be hesitant to buy anything else from them. > I agree, good ideas, bad execution.... I have DC Desktop V1.0 and while I'm fairly happy with it, if I ever get serious enough to get a HD I'll probably switch to something else... The program is flaky as all hell... DC Deskdrop doesn't like Uniterm; DC Deskdrop doesn't want to give back its memory, The cabinet and print spooler seem to come and go off the desktop at pretty much random; and worst of all - Dc Desktop and DC Formater DA don't like each other! (They both run but Desktop trashes the icons used by formatter... ) I will admit thatperhaps this has been fixed in the later versions, but since Double Click wanted about half what a paid for the original for an upgrade that seemedto be mostly bug fixes (which should be done in the first place!) I blew them off.... >> >> -Jonathan the verbose >> ********************************************************************** >> Jonathan Whitcomb UUCP: >> Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC Delphi: JBWHIT >> >-- >Kenneth Kron kron@netcom.COM _ /\/\/\/\> ... Slither...