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Article #391Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
From: Mike Steiner
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 20:23
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 20:23
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In article <1992Nov3.092628.1@tesla.njit.edu>, erh0362@tesla.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold) wrote: > Why should a FAQ list contain product recommendations? Because, at least in > this case, there's a frequently asked question about which product to purchase > and in this case I feel comfortable answering it. I'm also considering adding > a FAQ on which word processor to use although in that market features and > performance are still differentiated enough that I'd have to offer > different recommendations depending on needs. I've also considered adding a > recommendation for Freehand over Illustrator, mainly out of my annoyance at > Adobe releasing Illustrator 4.0 for Windows and the NeXT while leaving Mac > users hanging; but that one isn't asked often enough to justify its > inclusion in the FAQ. > > Finally, note that there have been > at least two product recommendations in the FAQ since the first betas, an > explicit recommendation for archiving software > (initially for Compact Pro, now for Stuffit > Lite. Note that I'm not adverse to changing recommendations when the products > change.) and an implicit one for Disinfectant (as opposed to all other > commercial and freeware anti-virals). Do the recommendations contain dissenting opinions? I have yet to find any product (including any of those made by Claris) that I would unreservedly recommend to everyone who needed or wanted a product in any given category. There is always something that any given program can't do that might be important to a given user. +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Now that I have a reader that can do .sigs, I can't think of a witty | |one to put here, so I won't. All normal disclaimers apply. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ferkel.ucsb.edu!taco!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!exodus.Eng.Sun.COM!sun!claris!NewsWatcher!user From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler? Message-ID: <mike_steiner-041192122057@192.35.50.131> Date: 4 Nov 92 20:23:03 GMT References: <yane.720073654@sfu.ca> <laug.720129893@sfu.ca> <iscjcw-261092152925@ajax.ucop.edu> <1992Oct31.074816.1@tesla.njit.edu> <mike_steiner-021192145515@192.35.50.131> <1992Nov3.092628.1@tesla.njit.edu> Sender: news@claris.com Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps Lines: 32 Nntp-Posting-Host: steiner