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From: wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: How to get info about OOATool
Keywords: OOATool Coad Object International graphic output
Message-ID: <818@ubbpc.UUCP>
Date: 21 May 91 19:13:33 GMT
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Organization: Unisys UNIX Portation Center, Blue Bell, PA
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 Does anybody have a direct e-mail address for Peter Coad at
Object International (or maybe he reads this newsgroup)?

 I have a perplexing problem.  Several months ago I bought
(and read!) Coad's Object Oriented Analysis, 2nd ed.  
This book describes a graphical analysis and diagramming technique
of Coad's called OOA.  There is a coupon in the back of the book
for ordering a program called OOATool that supports this diagramming
technique.  I started seeking info about OOATool more than 2
months ago.

 I do not have the usual problems:  I have snail-mail address and
voice and fax phone numbers for Object International.  My problem
is that I cannot hook up with anybody at Object International who
understands what OOATool does!!

 My question is quite simple:  can OOATool produce graphical output?
By that I mean "can I print the pretty diagrams to an HP LaserJet
or to a PostScript printer, or to an Epson :-)".  I also would like to
be able to dump the diagrams into some format like GIF or TIF or PCX
or PBM or something to be able to incorporate them into other programs.

 Would you believe that I can't find anybody at Object International
who understands the question?  I can't communicate with Coad directly
because my faxes to him get intercepted by an employee who gives me
obvious contradictory, wrong replies.  I have a fax from this person
which says "OOATool cannot produce graphical output" and also a phone
conversation in which she said "of course OOATool can produce graphical
output".

 So how can I communicate with somebody at Object International who can
understand my question and give me a reliable answer?
-- 
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