On 15 Jun 2000 13:33:36 +0100, Neil Bothwick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > True, but the one problem with this (that I have experience of) is that
> > said CD is out of date.
>
> That's been Chris' argument too :)
Which is why I have been siding with him ....
> > When PFS3 scrambled my Work: partition, I had the
> > CD with Photogencis on. However, it was out of date - I still had to
> > download the updates.
>
> But the CD got you up and running. That's the most important point, to
> get a working setup, not the latest setup.
True. But surely no-one is going to reinstall everything and then make do
with the older versions of the software. they're gonna go and get the
updates again anyway .....
> > I admit that this is all well and good. However, will there be regular
> > revisions on AACDs like this? Because as soon as another version of MDII
> > or V��is released, that cover CD is out of date and we're back to square
> > one, which we're currently at due to the NC3 CD being out of date ...
>
> See the above point. The problem is that the NC3 CD doesn't give you a
> working setup, because two of the programs are broken. The 3.1 version
> will have working versions of everything, and they will be release
> versions not pre-releases. It will never be fully up to date, because
> Olli will probably release an update between pressing and publication.
True, but say in 6 months time if (or when ;) my HD goes again, I'm gonna
install everything from the CD (or a backup, heaven forbid!) and then get
the latest updates without even running the versions from NC3.1 ....
Well, that's the theory ...
Kev
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Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM
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