On Oct 25, 1993 at 18:53, Paul Markham of 3:711/934.1 wrote:

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

Gee, typical.  :-(

 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.
 PE>
 PM> Yeah, I must admit, the Borland install program is a wank. Pity that 
 PM> didn't put as much effort into fixing the bugs in the compiler.

I'll be mighty upset if the next "mainstream" release of BC++
(4.0?) supports Windows NT "in the box" along with 32-bit DOS and
Windows, *without* fixing anything for OS/2.

 PM> Apart from that though, it *is* an easy product to install.

Ack.

 db>>     INSTALLING A ZORTECH PRODUCT
    ...
 PM> Great, another brain dead company that doesn't know what multitasking 
 PM> means.

Tell me about it.

 db>> Install does its thang and lets you do yours.  Like life *should* be, 
 db>> and just like IBM says is a "Good Thing" in its
developer documentation.
 PM>
 PM> Good to see. As I said, IBM should read their own documentation.

They certainly have some good ideas regarding how a "good"
installation application should work - shame that their programmers aren't
forced to read what some of their researchers publish as there are some
real gems of wisdom in those reports.

Maybe the programmers should be wound up as a proud team like the folks in
marketing are?

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

You bet!


    - dave
    david{at}harpo.nepean.uws.edu.au

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