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Subject: VIP Professional
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Date: Thu, 5-Feb-87 15:26:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  5 15:26:03 1987
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...And while we're at it, is the upgrade of VIP Professional worth the time
and effort spent obtaining it?  I have the original version and it is a DOG.
Moving, copying, recalculating and file I/O cause me to, they are sooooo slow.
The scrolling I can put up with, but there is simply no excuse for the other
slow speeds--it's an 8 MHz 68000 for crying out loud!  A 6 MHz 8088 running
Lotus can beat it!

Not to mention that it seems to *not* be totally compatible Lotus.  I made a
worksheet on my ST and uploaded it to a BBS.  When loaded on an AT&T PC6300
running Lotus, the system crashed and I had to hardware reset.  On the other
hand, when I created the WKS file on the AT&T and uploaded, the Atari ST
loaded and ran the file fine!  Barring a one-way problem with the BBS,
the VIP does not seem to create compatible WKS files.  I'm afraid to call
VIP to ask for assistance, because their agreements are fairly intimidating.
There is no way I'm spending *any* money for the same thing, moussie
non-withstanding.

On the positive side, however, the manual is very nice.  If VIP can get
their act together performance-wise, they will have a nice piece of software.
Is there anyone out there who can comment on the GEM version of VIP
Professional?  Thanks in advance.

Christopher Johnson

ZSR @ PSUVMB PSUVM

Penn State University, Berks Campus