[mathcad] Re: Mathcad 13 and MBR corruption?

Author: Aldo P Solari Posted: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:02:24 +0100

Jesper, you may be right on that most Windows related problems are to
be blamed to MSoft. True.

HOWEVER, the C_Dilla thing (and all the problems, production stops,
etc. it implies) is *solely* due to MathSoft. In the long run, this
issue may come to cost the life of the package, so to say.

The MathSoft CEO who decided to incorporate C_Dilla deserves ... let
me see: a big kick in the butt with a large US Army boot - no, wait,
not an Army but a Marine boot :P

Cheers!

W/best wishes,

Aldo P. Solari (fisheries biologist)

"asolari" (academic matters)
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Original message:

"jgu" wrote [08/04/2006, 15:30]:

GJ> Dear Mark

GJ> Before you blame mathsoft, you should consider, whether another
GJ> culprit could be to blame, ie Microsoft, by not making the
GJ> crucial details of the operating system completely transparent,
GJ> and by not being fully backwards compatible, and by cripling
GJ> well-functioning software each time the windows system is
GJ> updated. Effectively, Microsoft may be to blame for cripling
GJ> really innovative software developpers as Mathsoft.

GJ> It's hard to prove, but those of us who have a long experience can't
GJ> help to suspect, that is what is going on. Each time I get a new patch
GJ> for windows, there is a risk that well-functioning software suddenly
GJ> stops working, . I continue to use Mathcad, it's a marveilous product,
GJ> for research and analysis. But have some times to use earlier versions,
GJ> such as the very efficient version 7 (allthough I have later versions)
GJ> for critical applications.

GJ> best regards

GJ> Jesper Gundermann

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