Re: Medley IIGS v2.0 - a 'FREEWARE' from Milliken Publishing Company

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <B2caVD4w165w@ospnet.nshore.org>,
Adam Barr <chessie@ospnet.nshore.org> wrote:
>Is this thing for real or just more BS from this loser. The program 
>sounds interesting but I'm not sure i would trust getting it from Turleys 
>web site.

   Nibble Magazine shredded this program in their reviews, if I
remember correctly. It really lost the DTP war real fast-- nobody was
selling it 6 months after it was announced. AWGS 1.1 may have a few
more features than this program, if that's any indication of it.

    Given that it's been near Turley, there's a damn good chance that
it's been sector edited in some way-- possibly in adding in bugs,
possibly just changing some messages. If a copy came my way, I'd treat
it like any IBM or Mac disk from an unknown source: assume it's got
viruses, etc until proven otherwise. [Proper response: wear biohazard
suits, toss said disk in an incinerator.]

   GraphicWriter III 2.0 from Seven Hills is WAY better, is being
published by a company that still cares about the Apple II, and has
the advantage of being sold new, no sector edits. If you're halfway
serious about using the GS for DTP, buy it, and support those who
still support you.

Nathan Mates
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