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From: David.Andrews@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (David Andrews)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: asap
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Date: 6 May 91 16:26:12 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 MO> Hi David. Since you are officially in the technology and
 MO> software evaluation business, and Isee you say you have been
 MO> recommending asap or vocalize, I'm wondering if you can give
 MO> your 2 cents worth about asap. I've heard glowing reports about
 MO> how wonderful it is, but then have also heard a couple say it
 MO> isn't really all it's cracked up to be, requires command line
 MO> configuration, doesn't do all that well with some things , such
 MO> as pc tools and others. So, what's your opinion?

Do I get change back from my two cents, if I don't give you your
money's worth?  Initially I was very impressed with ASAP.  In many
ways, I still am, but not as much.  Yes, if you want to change
things you either need to do it on the command line, use batch
files or make changes through review mode.  It does work better
with some programs then others.  I think it probably needs six more
months to settle down.  Ultimately, I suspect programs will use a
combination of configurations and smart screen processing.  It may
be doing it a favor to call it artificial intelligence.

I recently spent an afternoon with ASAP and WordPerfect and found
it a little slow and tedious.  It does talk a lot and held me up
some.  It does work with the spelling checker, but talks a lot.  I
need to read the manual again and see if I can fine tune.  It might
be great for beginners and can be of real assistance at times.
Time will tell.

It also worked very well with Dbase IV but not well with Paradox 3.5.

... David Andrews

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