Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!oddjob!uwvax!husc6!mit-eddie!bbn!rochester!kodak!gardner
From: gardner@kodak.UUCP (dick gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Anybody worked with Cadre's "Teamwork/PCSA"?
Message-ID: <1182@kodak.UUCP>
Date: 18 Mar 88 12:47:52 GMT
References: <392@vsi.UUCP>
Reply-To: gardner@kodak.UUCP (dick gardner)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY
Lines: 41
Keywords: Yourdon, Structured Analysis, Cadre, bubble charts
Summary: Yes, OK for smaller projects

In article <392@vsi.UUCP> friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes:
>Netpeople,
>
>     We are considering some Structured Analysis software for
>our PC.  Cadre Technologies' "Teamwork/PCSA" demo looks really
>cool -- much nicer than the Yourdon product, but I wonder if any
>of you folks have used this or other related products.  I imagine
>that reviews of this kind of thing have been on the nets before
>but I am relatively new.
>
Steve-

I made several attempts to email a response, but it kept bouncing, so
I'm posting it here.

I've used PCSA for a couple of months now.  In fact, I just finished a
small project using PCSA as the design/documentation tool, and it worked
out quite well.  However, I would not consider using this tool for a large
project, since I think it would be quickly overloaded.  The big problem
with this package is that there is no way to represent Real-time. (At
least, for the types of things I am doing--machine control).  It is a
very small sub-set of the full Teamwork tool.  It could be useful as a
low-level entry tool in a large project to free up the more expensive
workstation, but I can't confirm that, since I don't have a connection
from my PC to our Teamwork-equipped Suns. (yet)

I have sent several suggestions to Cadre regarding this tool, but have
not had any response yet. I could give you details at a later date, if
you wish.

I hope this is helpful.  Feel free to contact me via email for further 
discussion. (if this mail stuff really works)

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   Dick Gardner -- Eastman Kodak Co.  Rochester, New York  14650
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