Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!ihlpl!reza0 From: reza0@ihlpl.UUCP (Zarafshar) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Wanted: some smart desk accesories Message-ID: <277@ihlpl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 19:04:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpl.277 Posted: Sun Aug 11 19:04:24 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 22:31:17 EDT References: <306@baylor.UUCP> <5100092@uiucdcsb> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 28 I don't know about other desk accessories, but I have used Sidekick from Borland International and can not stand it. As far as I can see it is a piece of junk. Jerry Pournelle of Byte Mag. and some other magazines have had rave reviews of it and I disagree and I really think they did not put it into a good test. The problems that I have noticed are: 1- If you delete an appointment and try to print the appointments for that day, it dumps the core on your printer. I called them about this. Their response: it is a known bug. Will you fix it?, maybe maybe not. I hardly think this is a small bug. It is a serious one. Jerry Pournell and others who say they cann't do without it should spend a little bit more time with the stupid thing. 2- It has serious problems being resident with programs such as mailmerge of wordstar, etc. This isn't a small problem. I have said enough. Caveat Emptor!!!!!! Reza Zarafshar (312)970-5104 ihnp4!ihlpl!reza0 Opinions are of my own and I am solely responsible for them.