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Yes, as a new list member, I'd like to see your list of problems. I've been
struggling for ages and until I started reading these posts, I had no idea
how many peed off people there were out there.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Massey <bnm03@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:50 PM
Subject: RE: Omega Receives GREAT! Reviews
> "Maybe that's the way the real world is in the software business "
>
> No it's not that bad in the real software community. The level of quality
> of software in the commodity industry most of the time makes me want to
> barf so I wouldn't use that as a measure. No software product is ever
> going to be free of bugs on the first release but most release candidates
> are free of GPs in all but the most obscure sections of the software. Any
> decent software house will focus on the GP's or "showstoppers" before
> release. This way the customer can at least use the software. I think
> Omega's prob was that there were so many, and they were so extensive, and
> the stock was so low, that they had no choice to but to release it. A
> complete ripoff from the RT user's point of view, but the right decision
> for the shareholder. It bought them a few more months but that time is
> running out again.
>
> Omega's first 3 offerings won't even do the basics like plotting data in
RT
> correctly and we all know how it likes to GP. I won't go on about where
> the deficits are, cause I don't have all night and most are old probs
that
> havent been fixed, i've already posted but a few are new. But if you want
> a list I'd be happy to spew out what I've discovered in my travels. Let's
> just say that after almost 5 months of use with real time data, the only
> part of TSi that I can use so far is the PowerEditor. It paints the words
> neat colors and it seems to be able to do that reliably. But that's about
> it.
>
> In all fairness, I still believe that if Omega can somehow make TSi
faster,
> collect and chart data more reliably, then they'll have a decent product.
> Right now the interface is first class, and the product ideas are good,
it
> just needs to do the basics well which I for me right now it isn't.
>
> Brian.
>
> PS. Like other TS2i users, I'm in denail about the fact that my system
> results on real time data in TSi and TS4 are completely different given
> exact same RT data, exact same market settings, exact same periodicity and
> same everything. Still it's still useful for providing approximations
> about a system's value.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert W Cummings [SMTP:robert.cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:02 PM
> To: pierre.orphelin
> Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Omega Receives GREAT! Reviews
>
> With all the gashing of teeth, cuz words and just plan pissed off
customers
> Omega will eventually get it working. I'm not familiar with the history of
> TS4 but I read on here that it was similar to TSi with the many bugs.
Maybe
> that's the way the real world is in the software business I also read that
> on here. Speaking for me personally TS4 does all I need it to do at the
> present time. I would have upgraded later if they had kept the price the
> same I believe. Omega didn't so I'll just wait for Mark Browns deal. If it
> works better then I will use it after all its business performance wins.
> Mark by the way you didn't mention or if you did I missed it what computer
> is recommended with tradeware and what version of windows. Going to buy me
> a new computer that will be so fast it will double as a time machine.
>
> Robert
>
>
> pierre.orphelin wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have installed The Prosuite2000 SP3 version received today.
> >No major problem.
> >
> >This SP3 version is not the definitive one, I suppose, so you should not
> receive it tomorow.
> >Useless to sue Fedex.
> >
> >The SP3 version has fixed a lot of things (RT Server, historybank that I
> both do not use) and enhances the overall software functionnality, mainly
> the Power Editor.
> >
> >It perfectly works as an offline version, so this is all what I can say
> for the moment.
> >
> >Rgds,
> >
> >PO
> >
> >
> >
> >Myself wrote:
> >
> > > > I just received SP3 today.
> >> >
> >> > ***of course you would receive it first!
> >
> >
> >
>
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