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From: pnelson@hobbes.uucp (Phil Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Spreadsheets
Summary: How about a software certification service?
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Date: 15 Feb 90 02:12:39 GMT
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In article <1129@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>In <10155@hoptoad.uucp>, slc@hoptoad.uucp (Steve Costa) writes:
>>Incidentally PLAN IT is now apparently the baby of the developer to blame
>>for the unfortunate ULTRACARD.
>>
>>This kind of software gives the Amiga a bad reputation. I'm reluctant to
>>recommend the machine to people who need a computer for business or
>>"productivity" use.
>
>The very same author inflicted MaxiComm on the Amiga community in the early
>days of the Amiga. I bought it because I was desparate for a terminal program.
>After I got it I was still desparate for a terminal program. I was bitten again
>by Ultracard, but I can tell you that I won't be bitten by anything from this
>author again.
>

 I too suffered with MaxiComm, it was my first Amiga software purchase. I too
said I would never buy anything else from this author, yet I too bought Ultra
card. I am really dissatisfied. I agree that this sort of crap gives the
Amiga a bad name, and I am sorry that I supported it.

 Probably this has been suggested before, but I really wish some sort of
independant screening or certification agency could be set up, just to
certify the basics, like: can you run it for 10 minutes without visiting
the guru? Does it do what it claims? Does it multitask properly? Will it
run on 68010 -20 -30?

 It seems to me that such an agency, were it really impartial, would serve
the interests of almost all concerned; the users, CBM, reputable software
authors, etc... I guess the only people who inconvenienced would be people
who write garbage like Ultracard and Maxicomm.

 Speaking as a many - times - burned software buyer, I would pay close
attention to the opinions of an agency that did some basic testing reliably
and impartially. I would certainly pay a few dollars extra to have such
an agency's stamp of certification on my software purchases.


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