Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!samsung!nstar!larry From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Using MS-DOS with the UNIX* system ? Message-ID: <1991May04.132518.15217@nstar.rn.com> Date: 4 May 91 13:25:18 GMT References: <1991Apr25.173734.16964@nstar.rn.com> <1991Apr26.042805.26981@chinet.chi.il.us> <1991Apr30.171445.22045@nusdecs.uucp> <1991May01.141751.2332@bluemoon.uucp> Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's LARGEST BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391 Lines: 28 grant@bluemoon.uucp (Grant DeLorean) writes: > 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 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 >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, 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. -- 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}