OmniGo evaluation (WAS: Which DOS driver?

Peter J. Claus (pclaus@haywire.csuhayward.edu)
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:08:57 -0800 (PST)

No, Gilberto, don't stop there! Go on. We have all been compiling a list
of what we like and don't like about the OmniGo. I, at least, intend to
send it (once compiled) to HP in hopes that they will think about the
consumer (I should say USER, because, unfortunately, they seem to care
little about us beyond being consumers! That's the difference between
SALES and SUPPORT.) The only further comment I would make is that you
might say a word or two about what you DO like, now that you are using it.

Hopefully, SOMEONE from HP is on this list.... do you think so? Is there?
Anyone care to identify themselves as HP?

On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Gilberto wrote:

> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 02:11:54 -0200
> From: Gilberto <gilberto@ez-poa.com.br>
> To: Scott Kinder <ScottK007@delphi.com>,
> Jaroslav Gergic <jg@mail.kolej.mff.cuni.cz>
> Cc: ogo@lifelike.com
> Subject: Re: Which DOS driver?
>
> I bought my Omnigo a week ago and I intend to give it back to the store; I
> may still change my mind, but see my reasons:
> * it's a battery eater!
> * it's VERY slow!
> * it's ugly!
> * it's heavy!
> OK, you want for techical reasons, perhaps; no problem:
> * the spreadsheet has unuseful functions; I don't mean a function I don't
> use, but functions it's not possible to use because you would need extra
> functions for using them; for exemplo, try to use (for ANY purpose) the
> function COLS, that gives you the number of columns in a range.
> * The database options has mixed advanced and very poor functions; for
> exemplo, you can create a "list field", but yoy can't edit the fields after
> creating them: i.e., the database is static instead of being dynamic.
> * You have advanced features but not all necessary features to make all of
> them useful.
> I could tell you some reasons more, but I guess you're a an OMNIGO adicte,
> so I'm complaining to the wrong guy (or gal).
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