Re: WINGZ, how good?

In article <2cb75328@oase.muc.de>, <Axel.Koerv@oase.muc.de> writes: > Path: netmanager-2.dotc.gov.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!h owland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!fauern!lrz-muenchen.de!colin.muc.de!oase!oasegw > From: Axel.Koerv@oase.muc.de (Axel Koerv) > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > Subject: WINGZ, how good? > Message-ID: <2cb75328@oase.muc.de> > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1993 01:10:56 +0200 > Organization: OASE BBS - Haar bei Muenchen > Lines: 44 > > To: bernier@netmanager.dotc.gov.au > > bdga> In article <16C5F6B5A.M21520@mwvm.mitre.org>, > <M21520@mwvm.mitre.org> > bdga> writes: > > >> Personally, I LIKE Wingz (*gasp!*). Yes, there are certain "features" > >> (overused euphemism for bugs) which annoy me. However, I know of no > >> other spreadsheet which offers a scripting language as powerful and > >> easy-to-use as HyperScript. > > bdga> [more stuff deleted] > > >> > >> IMHO the biggest problem with Wingz has been lack of support from > >> Informix. Again, I do like Wingz/HyperScript, but am EXTREMELY > >> disappointed in the lack of support Informix has given the product, > >> particularly on the Macintosh platform. (submliminal message to > >> Informix: DON'T DROP THE MACINTOSH!) Regards, Brian O'Sullivan > >> | bosulliv@mitre.org MITRE Corp. Washington, DC | "yet another > >> disgruntled Wingz/HyperScripter" ** Disclaimer: definitely my own > >> opinions, and not those of my employer ** > > bdga> couldn't have put it better ... > > I think this has a lot to do with history: Informix originally was a pure > UNIX database developer, but they decided to get into the desktop market and > bought a firm (I don't remember its name) which was very successful with ^^^^^ I think the company was Innovative in Lennexa, Kansas. > SmartWare. The same firm, now integrated in Informix, developed WingZ, but, > unfortunately, Informix saw better chances in the UNIX market. I was at > Informix in 1991 (porting a german version of WingZ to SCO UNIX) and there > were rumours of a new version (2.0) to be released in early 1992. Now we are > in the 4th quarter of 93 and I don't see any anouncements for WingZ 2.0, > STORM or any other desktop product from Informix. I think the WingZ team in > Kansas City was too far off from Silicon valley (where Informix headquarters > are) to keep themselves in mind of the bosses...so we have to go with Excel, > Quattro etc :-((. > > [INFORMIX TEAM, DO YOU READ THIS?? ESPECIALLY THE TEAM IN ISMANING???] > cu, Axel > > [Fido classic: 2:246/147.2 ] > [Internet: Axel.Koerv@oase.muc.de ] > Axel, As for WingZ 2.0, infx here is saying it will be the last WingZ product released but that HyperScript Tools (HST) will continue to offer the presentation facilities that WingZ provided. HST 1.0 for Windows is consistent with that story. My concern is really with the application development possibilities available with HST and whether infx is going to continue to provide the multi-platform support (Mac, Unix, Windows, Next, OS2, NT?, Pink?) it has managed to in the past. regards bernie ryan bernier@netmanager.dotc.gov.au