Jacques, You are 100% correct. "Maps&Data" in 1993 seemed to be designed to fill that niche. Faded away because it is hard to get commision sales people to sell a low cost product.
The majority of users access only a small per cent of MI's capabilities, but the decision was made a long time ago that they needed to buy them all. Best, John D. Haynes Director Geodata Consultants, Inc. 1-800-838-6661 ex.10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geodataconsult.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MIL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: MI-L MI DT : a "retro" version > I am in very special position that makes me think about the future of MI and > not liking what I hear. Essentially going into avenues that do not fit at > all with my needs, and into prices that are way above the usefulness of the > updates. But as I said, I am in that special position. > > To meet my needs, I would like to have a simple MapInfo DeskTop version, one > that would remain a good MapBasic platform, and that would be focussed on > what MI was doing so well, DeskTop Mapping. I see that as a return to the > functionalities of a previous version with all the improvements to the > MapBasic language that are relevant to desktop mapping. > > That "retro" version would be more or less "stabilized" but for the > necessary improvements to MB (there are still some in the wish lists that > could be addressed). It would be of great interest to universities and > students, and to many that have to prepare maps and applications and are not > concerned initially with data diffusion systems. The older versions were > really solid, simple and effective, they had an edge over the competition, > and I am sure MI DT would be a sure seller. > > I would love to hear about you, but before you answer, look around you to > see how MI is used and if I am that wrong in thinking along this line. > > > Jacques Paris > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MapBasic-MapInfo support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 4610
