Re: A Challenge?

In message <63f608d54d.cferris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cferris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In message <9d24ebd44d%beamendsltd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> beamendsltd <beamendsltd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In message <4dd4986d0busenet-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > pv <usenet-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <907d8ad44d%Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > Graeme Wall <Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Have you looked at !Prophet3?
> > >
> > > I think that's what started the conversation unfortunately.
> > >
> > > However, I find Prophet3 *far* better than anything on the PC,
> > > especially Sage, and I run all my company accounts on it.
> > >
> >
> > It is certainly *far* easier to use, but it's not
> > multiuser/netwrokable, and so is of no use to ayone who needs to have
> > multiple simultanious users. Anyone hoping to expand their business
> > is heading down a very expensive blind alley using !Prophet - I know,
> > I'm at the end of said alley now, and it is harming the business.
> >
>
> What ever system you would have chosen years ago - could now be out of
> date. The Archimedes/Prophet3 that you have used - have they not payed
> for themselves?

Not true - Sage, Quickbooks, Turbocash (now GPL) et al are all alive and
kicking, with version numbers ticking away nicely, annual updates and
all that malarky (weather you want them or not).

>
> Since you have bought a DELL - you have made up your mind which way you
> want to go. Remember whatever software you pick - findout first whether
> you can get help and advice - you may well find - have different rules
> in the States.

I'm not sure where the States has come from in this discussion (apart
from the Dell hardware) - Turbocash is maintained in South Africa by
Pink Software (the original authors), with input from Dutch programmers.
There are specific UK, US and SA versions (and Austrailia too, possibly).
Support is £99 an year - not too bad.

>
> When you contacted - months ago - a person on the Acorn newsgroup - who
> offered help when some of your files were being corrupted - did you ask
> if was possible for !Prophet3 to be updated to be controlled by
> multiple users?

Yes - it was made very clear that no development would be done by the
original programmer - and that the source was not going to be released,
either under GPL or to anyone else - outright sale never came up.

>
> What do you have in mind - a row of phones with people having control
> over one copy of !Prophet3?

In extremis - yes, but for now I need one person to be able to make counter
sales (EPOS), one doing mail orders, and another doing stock control,
accounts stuff etc.

>
>
>
> It wont be much use asking here!
>

Richard

--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: A Challenge?
    ... Sage is Sage, and I'm sure the accounts side is wonderful - but the stock ... control is *crap* - only short descriptions allowed, ... much the same reasons I am (i.e. the need to run a profitable business). ...
    (comp.sys.acorn.apps)
  • pensioner opposite ambitious chord
    ... provider opposes, Georgina sets at involved, personal farms. ... it'll neatly condemn the business. ... What will you control the written neutral hands before Jonathan does? ... Get your hastily printing monarchy in conjunction with my ...
    (sci.polymers)
  • Re: Hass programmer/teacher needed Orange County Cal.
    ... Anyone in the Irvine/Tustin area want to make some money teaching ... Unka' George [George McDuffee] ... I got this from a fellow who is an accountant and runs a side business ... department [cnc, quality control, gage control/verification job ...
    (alt.machines.cnc)
  • Re: "Take your guns to work" law is wrong.
    ... and those are about the same when the business has controlled ... cannot dictate any conditions for parking since it is completely open to ... Control over the lot may be by controlled access (a ... the homeowner has absolute rights as you noted below. ...
    (talk.politics.guns)
  • Re: Can "trusted Computing" be trusted?
    ... >> control over what is installed and what is not. ... this is being done for no other reason than big business greed. ... The statement I have been making is the balancing of rights. ... > trusted computing built in, ...
    (microsoft.public.security)