HP3000-L Archives

July 2002, Week 3

HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:59:33 +0100
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (46 lines)
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Bill Brandt
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>You guys aren't going to believe this - it is so bad.
>
>I've been trying to make a will, and an attorney advised me to get this
>software called Willpower.
>
>I get it at CompUSA, keep it for a month before I try it (after all, there
>are more exciting things to do?
>
>Anyway last week I install it and try to run it.
>
>It does nothing.
>
>When I say nothing, I mean you click on the icon - the disk churns for a
>moment - and then nothing.
>
>So I email "technical support".
>
>They tell me that it will only run on Win 98 - nothing later.
>
>I ask somewhat incredulously why not? You mean it won't run on anything sold
>in the last 4-5 years? Why is it that programs I've had since Win 95 still
>run fine on my Win 2000?
>
>I asked the same question of CompUSA...
>
>So far no reply from either...
>
>It amazes me that (a) a company would willingly keep this on the market and
>(b) someone would sell it.


How can you expect it to be up to date?

It's a .......

....(altogether now)......
 ...................................legacy system!
--
Roy Brown        'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

ATOM RSS1 RSS2