From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
Subject: Re: AmiPro for OS/2 (was Re: Impressions of OS/2 2.1 Beta)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: world,local
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:13:04 GMT

In article <1993Jan23.150321.1@milori.ccit.arizona.edu> f67709907@milori.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin) writes:
>In article <1993Jan22.233940.1843@midway.uchicago.edu>, sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
>> 
>> AmiPro for OS/2 2.0 will be full 32-bit, Workplace Shell aware,
>> multithreaded, HPFS aware, etc.  Ditto 1-2-3 2.0, Freelance Graphics,
>> and cc:Mail.


	Well, now.  Will it use Mirrors?  What, in this context, does
	"Workplace shell aware" really mean?


>These are heartening rumors.  Where'd you get these particular ones from?


	The Lotus rumors have been running strong for the last several months,
	but so far there's not much to show of it.  Up to the end of 
	December, in this group, the rumor was Jan 20th or thereabouts.

	Well, Jan20th has come and gone, and I don't think that Ami Pro
	is even in beta yet.  

	(Still, there is a lot more credence to these rumors than a lot of
	others, since Lotus has been talking *recently* and not a year and a 
	half ago like Wordperfect and "WP6.0 will be written on OS/2 *FIRST!*"
	statements..)


>BTW, AmiPro is getting many more kudos in the Windows groups than WinWord
>or WPWin, so a really great implementation of AmiPro would help OS/2's
>cause more than all other 1100 alleged existing OS/2 apps put together.


	I like AmiPro.  It would be my WP of choice if I had bought it,
	but when I was shopping WinWord2.0 was out, and Ami Pro 2.0
	was out--and Ami Pro 2.0 was most definately *not* superior to 
	Winword.  

	If it's out for OS/2, I'll buy it as long as the price is
	reasonable (mind you, the Windows version can be had for about 
	$115--And with 2.1, it'll run just fine under WinOS2, and probably
	be a better value when it comes to getting updates).


>MY bleak vision of AmiPro OS/2 was really intended to spur you folks
>on to demand the best word processor possible.


	I wouldn't say Ami Pro is that.  WPWins only good feature--the
	button bar (text AND an icon, easy creation, etc)--is superior
	to AmiPro 3.0's, and all of the "big three" have tremendous featuritis.
	(My winword menus are rediculous, even in 1024x768 mode). 


>>>P.S.: Where is Stacker OS/2 now?  Talk about vaporware....


	Please, let's not--it's been talked about since before the GA
	was out.  


>> I'm hearing first quarter on it as well, but why don't you ask Stac
>> Electronics?
>
>Don't need to.  I've got 200 MB of data stacked on my 170 MB hard disk
>for over a year now, and it's purring just fine right now.  Before I
>try OS/2, a disk compressor HAS to be there for me.


	In that case, you should probably wait.  One of the problems 
	with something like Stacker is that unless there going to be
	a wide beta (and I've heard that there is--in fact, I saw a post
	about this) and extensive testing, most people will be afraid
	of the first (and maybe second) versions.  It took until 
	2.01 before Stacker for DOS became a safe product, and even
	then people who do silly things (stacking their boot drive,
	for instance) have trouble unless they are very computer 
	literate.


>Besides,  I've heard Stacker OS/2 would be here RSN for the past 6 months,
>and was wondering whether Stac had it as a high priority.  If I called 
>them up about this, they'd invariably say "Sure it is!", so I was looking
>for a more realistic view here.


	He he he. 

	Joke, right?

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