Hi Dave, Yes, I did figure that out. I was looking to see if there was any viable replacement software. SimpList doesn't do what we were looking for. However, it did introduce a software product I was not aware of before, so it was still a beneficial note.
The BookManager interface would not be of much use to us because we don't use Bookmanager. Thanks for your additional information. Jill Grine -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Salt Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Curiousity question Hi Janet, I think there might be some confusion. Are you asking for a list of alternatives to QuickRef, or are you asking for a list of "sure let's get it" products? I think the email below was meant to fall into the second category, as SimpList does not compete with QuickRef in any way. The only product SimpList competes with is IPT (ISPF Productivity Tool, formerly known as Spiffy). SimpList and IPT are both designed to increase the productivity of ISPF users, but neither of them have anything to do with explaining the meaning of error messages. Having said that, SimpList does have an interface to BookManager (which means you can look up the meaning of any message from anywhere in ISPF), but that's just an incidental and it's by no means the primary purpose of the product. Hope that helps, Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:47:25 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Curiousity question > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > 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: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > 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] > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
