db> On Oct 20, 1993 at 22:07, Paul Markham of 3:711/934.1 wrote:



 PM>> INSTALLING IBM C SET++

 PM>> ======================



 db> It seemed so much easier installing the beta after having made an install

 db> disk set from the PDK CD...



We're probably lucky it wasn't harder. IBM have a product called CICS/OS2,
which is an OS/2 version of a mainframe product (called CICS/MVS strangely
enough). With the old version, you had to install in on the mainframe, then
spend 45 minutes downloading it to the PC. Don't have a mainframe handy?
Gee, that's too bad.



 PM>> INSTALLING A BORLAND OR MICROSOFT PRODUCT

 PM>> =========================================



 db> A bloody dashboard, and/or steering wheel or somesuch rubbish fills the

 db> screen, and creates havoc when trying to install in the background and

 db> run something else in the foreground.



Yeah, I must admit, the Borland install program is a wank. Pity that didn't
put as much effort into fixing the bugs in the compiler. I remeber having
problems trying to run the install in the background, which really pissed
me off. Apart from that though, it *is* an easy product to install.



 db>     INSTALLING A ZORTECH PRODUCT

 db>     ============================



 db> Symantec pretends its really installing Microsoft Windows and fills the

 db> PM screen with a dithered blue number with a bit of a slip and some

 db> icons.  End result?  Absolutely no getting away from the install while

 db> it's happening.



Great, another brain dead company that doesn't know what multitasking means.



 db>     INSTALLING A WORDPERFECT, FAXWORKS, GAMMATECH, &c. PRODUCT

 db>     ==========================================================



 db> Install does its thang and lets you do yours.  Like life *should* be, and

 db> just like IBM says is a "Good Thing" in its developer
documentation.



Good to see. As I said, IBM should read their own documentation.



 PM>> [NOTE: once more the editor is terminated...]



 db> Happened to me with WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 (numerous times) when trying

 db> to run the spell checker, thesaurus or grammar checker;  something about

 db> not having any more swap space (!!).



 db> Ain't computing fun?  ;-)



I think it's all a plot to keep the elitist regime of the computer industry
going. In other words, I wouldn't have it any other way :-)





Paul



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