Using MS-DOS with the UNIX* system ?

[Grant DeLorean]

rwhite at nusdecs.uucp (Robert White) writes:

>In article <rcbarn.672944319 at rw6.urc.tue.nl> rcbarn at urc.tue.nl writes:
>>I think VP/ix is not to blame for this. WP however distinguishes between
>>'real' drives and 'networked' devices; it won't work properly with the latter,
>>presumably just because this enables WP Corp. (why do I address those people
>>politely while they cripple people's minds with their trashware) to sell
>>a version capable of running in a network as a separately priced (read: more
>>expensive, but actually the same) product.

>Actually there is no separate and more expensive WP for use in a network
>environment.  The same package is used but the netsetup program is then
>run after a normal installation.  The wordperfect problem under VP/ix
>seems to stem from the tendency of WP to do marginally illegal things
>to it's own files.

 Someone has to ask...

 Why not just get the the UNIX version of WP and be done with it? No problems,
no hassles and actually less cost than having enough DOS version licenses
to have several people legally using it at once. It is also less strain
on system resources since there isn't the VP/ix overhead to deal with. I
don't get why so many people are anxious to slam WP, the company provides
good support free of charge (at least the UNIX division) and a product
that does what it is supposed to do and does it well. I won't even go
into the fact that the folks complaining probably bought one DOS license
and are complaining about it not supporting 10 users at once over a
network...
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