BTW, SimpList is not an alternative to QuickRef (though it does have a Book Manager interface), it serves a different purpose. If it was up to me (and it never is), I'd like to have both products.
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Grine, Janet [GCG-PFS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for the input. I have used QuickRef for so many years > that I forget to even check to see if there are any alternatives. > Competition is always healthy, so it is good to know we still have > choices, especially with the advances in technology. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Don Leahy > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Curiousity question > > SimpList definitely falls into the "no brainer" category. > > It's cheap ($5,000 US no matter how many users or how big your system > is) and really boosts the productivity of ISPF users. At our shop, > virtually every one uses it every day. > > You can find out more from the vendor at www.mackinney.com or from the > developer's web site: www.soft-center.com > > A few years back I wrote a product review for NASPA's Technical Support > magazine. I cannot find the original link, but there is a copy on the > soft-center web site: > www.soft-center.com/NaspaSimpListReview.pdf > > There is another NASPA review written by another author, but I cannot > find that link either. You can find a copy at > www.soft-center.com/NaspaSimpListReview2.pdf > > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Grine, Janet [GCG-PFS] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have always thought of QuickRef as an automatic "sure let's get it" >> kind of product. Has anyone heard of other similar products? What >> kind of experience can we expect in the area of cost increases for >> this product over the long term? >> >> Thanks in advance for any input. >> >> Jill Grine >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search > the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
