Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!jh
From: jh@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: System Design tools needed!
Message-ID: <2074@cup.portal.com>
Date: 20 Dec 87 17:40:51 GMT
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Information needed!!!

I am interested in hearing about any packages available
for Systems Analysis, Design, Development and Documentation
which might run on a Mac II.  (This may be my chance to
finally get a Mac on my desk at work in an IBM environment,
so please answer if you have helpful information.)

Our agency is currently time-sharing with other state agencies
on an IBM 3081 mainframe with remote 3270 terminals and
misc. printers.  Applications are written in a combination of
Cobol II, CICS, Easytrieve and Natural (just being implemented).
Files are sequential tape, ISAM, VSAM or Software AG's Adabas.
We are looking for productivity tools to eliminate the manual
effort in analyzing application requirements, designing and
developing systems, and automating the technical and operational
documentation.

The ideal package (or combination of packages) would support
the following features, which have been requested by our
data processing management planning committee:

      *Project management system
      *Flexible system development methodology
      *System Analysis Expert System
      *System Design Expert System
      *CASE/Prototyping capabilities
      *System structure charts
      *System Component Tracking
      *Graphic data flow diagrams
      *Warnier diagrams
      *Data base design aids
      *Data dictionary
      *Forms creation
      *Automatic documentation generator

Needless to say, other items on their wish list include
word processing, desk top publishing and free-form graphics.

I am most interested in hearing from other data processing
shops where these tools may be already in use.

Replies should be directed to one of the following addresses
(I will summarize to the UUCP Net, GEnie and EchoMac):

GEnie:        JHENSLEY
EchoMac:      Jenet Hensley   (thru BMUG BBS   415/ 849-2684)
UUCP:         jh@cup.portal.com
   or         sun!cup.portal.com!jh
   or         sun.com!cup.portal.com!jh
   or         sun!portal!cup.portal.com!jh
   or         (whatever else will work -- the 'sun' site can be
               reached thru the following major UUCP sites:
               ucbvax, decwrl, decvax, seismo, hplabs )
US Mail:      PO Box 10964, Reno, NV  89510

Thanks for your help!

Jenet Hensley