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From: bruce@idsssd.UUCP (Bruce T. Harvey)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,alt.graphics,comp.benchmarks
Subject: Looking for C-Scape vs. Vermont Views Comparison
Keywords: C C-SCAPE PROGRAMMER VERMONT VIEWS MENU MENUS WINDOW WINDOWS
Message-ID: <1991Apr10.141749.26112@idsssd.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 91 14:17:49 GMT
Organization: In*sight Distribution Systems, Inc.
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(Forgive me if this is not the right group for this query ... I could
not find anything specific enough for this query.  If you know of
better news groups, I'd be more than happy to hear from you :-).

We're looking to upgrade our current programming practices to become a
little bit more portable (shock of shocks), and we're looking at
character-based menu and window generation programs.  Definitely _not_
GUI, X-anything, or any of that ilk, although I admit that I prefer a
Mac-type interface to the one we use here.

Two products we are curious about (since they cost the most and offer
the most) are C-Scape and Vermont Views.  We've been provided with
MS-DOS demo kits for each, and each claims to run "the same" under UNIX
;-), but we'd like to know if anyone has any opinions and (especially)
comparisons they'd like to share.  You don't have to be UNIX to reply to
this ...  any info is welcome.

Our areas of curiosity are: speed during execution (especially compared
to straight curses), ease of use, ease of maintenance, pitfalls, traps,
grumbles, support, ...  in short, anything you can think of that you
would consider when purchasing a multi-$K product.

Please E-mail replies to me ( bruce@idsssd.UUCP ).  I will post results
if enough replies come in.

Also, if you know of other news groups where I could post this, please
let me know.  I looked for something that related to "reviews" but I
couldn't find anything.

A   t   D   h   V   a   A   n   N   k   C   s   E

Bruce T. Harvey

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