VP/ix could be good...
Jeff Harrell
jeffh at hplsla.HP.COM
Thu Jan 26 17:42:46 AEST 1989
I've been playing with VP/ix (that's about all you can do with it)
for about 3 months. It's sort-of DOS sort-of ZENIX. The problems
I've found to be a pain include:
1) Support- I do not like being placed on hold for 15-30
minutes only to be told I can get an "appointment"
in two to three days. It's been my experience that
the person on the other end of the line ( the one
that calls back in a couple of days ) knows less
about VP/ix than I do.
2) ONLY 1 FLOPPY- This seems to be a BUG because it isn't
documented in the manuals. The manuals
show examples of a vpix.cnf file that uses
more than one floppy-so, WHATS UP!
3) IT'S BUGGY- I've found a number or "unexplainable" lock=ups,
missing key strokes, sluggish keyboard response,
(what the heck happened?) stuff...
4) DOS APPLICATIONS DON'T WORK- Several DOS pplications don't!
Try saving a "FIRST CHOICE" file for example.
Or try using 800X600 drivers..
5) THINGS GET CHANGED- The 8386 (B1 stepping) bug work-around
stops working after running VP/ix. Granted,
this is an Intel problem- but, the fix stops
working!
6) HUMAN INTERFACE- My wife uses an XT at school. We've got a
20MHz 386, 4MB ram, 80MB disk, 20MHz 80387
and a Paradise VGA+ card with a multi-sync
monitor. In VP/ix she complains that our
system is SLOWER than the XT she uses at
school???
7) SERIAL MOUSE- It works- off and on.
8) TIME OF DAY- runs slowwwwwwww.
I WANT to use VP/ix! I like VP/ix! But, damm, is it gonna get fixed?
I started with the controlled release under XENIX 2.2.1 and now have
VP/ix 1.1 with XENIX 2.3.1. My 30 day free support (following the
controlled release) is near it's end- AM I STUCK WITH THIS MESS...
Jeff (Spectra Software) Harrell
(206) 927-9268
Oh ya- My boss and HP didn't even know I sent this note- let alone agree
to it's contents.
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