From: jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy)
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 Application List 1/2
Organization: Hamilton College - Clinton, NY
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:13:51 GMT

In article <hatton.724364675@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec11.051119.6473@zooid.guild.org> Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>>>
>>>11/23/92                Shipping OS/2 2.0 Applications                
>>>                               (By Company)
>>>******************************************************************************
>>>Boffin Software                     Dolittle
>>                                     ^^^^^^^^
>>Boy, does someone need help in choosing product names or what?  What
>>Gaswat and HIPO, too?!  Is this some sort of joke padding to make the
>>list look bigger than it really is?  And how many of these apps for for
>>narrow vertical markets?
>
>>>Boffin Software                     Gaswat
>>>Boffin Software                     HIPO
>>>Boffin Software                     Hiperflo
>>>Boffin Software                     Hogo
>>>Boffin Software                     Hornbil
>>>Boffin Software                     Managery
>>>Boffin Software                     Oilwat
>>>Boffin Software                     Pakiderm
>
>>Well, I suppose HIPO describes the size of OS/2 (or NT for that matter)
>>and Pakiderm suggests OS/2 2.0's uh, um, celerity when running Windows
>>Apps!
>
>>Are we sure "Boffin Software" really exists?  I mean, their name and
>>these products sound Monty Python (boy, there's a name they overlooked!)
>>to me!
>
>>>Boffin Software                     Pedriam
>>>Boffin Software                     Quikie+
>>>Boffin Software                     Reptild
>>>Boffin Software                     Spidre
>>>Boffin Software                     Trantula
>>>Boffin Software                     VHLOG
>>>Boffin Software                     Viperflo
>
>As for comedy, keep your day job.
> 
Hey, my day job *is* comedy!  (Oh, no, actually it only seems that way.)

>As for the naming system, it's every company's right to to go 
>bankrupt, but the name of the product is usually the least of
>their problems.
> 
Well, I didn't think I'd get responses from those unable to see the
serious question behind the lame humor, so for the laugh-limited, I'll
put it this whay: Who is Boffin, where are they, and just what are these
programs?  If they are, indeed, intended for small, vertical markets
that's fine (they may be the best in their class for all I know), but
somehow dredging up every last "dental ofice manager for OS/2" program
to make a list look big isn't very useful except to the few (and I
suspect it's really a tiny number) dentists running OS/2.  

I suppose my question boils down to this: to what extent are the
programs on that list something Mr. Joe (hey, I can say that, it's my
name) Desktop User is likely consider?  I mean, you could probably
extend the Windows sw list by adding vertical and in-house proprietary
apps, but how useful would that information really be?  (I'm sure Tooth
Manger for OS/2 or Windows is marketed by people who have access to
mailing lists limited to dental folk; how useful is it to post this info
on the net except to make the list appear long?).

Ok, was that humorless enough?
>
>-- 
>Tom Hatton
>hatton@cgl.ucsf.edu
>(415)-476-7986


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