[PCR-1000] TalkPCR v2.9 Beta

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 22:18:31 +0100

Pete Mahy must have been listening to you. On his web site you can find
the following 

Quote

You may like to try the latest version of TalkPCR, available at :-

http://www.qrosoft.co.uk/tpv20/tpv2_99b.exe {903kb}

This file is a self extracting install of the TalkPCR.exe only, it
requires version 2.4 previously installed.  

This version will become version 3_00, with an updated help file and
full install, hopefully within the year, (2003).  

This version has several new features,  (over version 2.4);

Support for several USB to Serial adaptors, details here,
Search, Sort, and Print in the channel Edit form,
Save Spectrum Analyser data to CSV,
Many adjustments for Windows XP,
Selection of Sound card for playback and record.
Rework on Bandscope timings.
Listen to peaks on Bandscope, (PCR100).
Several minor bug fixes, and other user requests

End Quote.

Graham
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: 20 September 2003 00:47
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [PCR-1000] TalkPCR v2.9 Beta

Sorry Max, I don't agree.
In the same breath, I don't want to start a flame war. This is not the
place.
But all software is not Beta. (with the possible exception of what comes
from Microsoft) :)

Updates are for new features, and yes, sometimes bugfixes.
Believe it or not, In the programming world there are standards.
Alpha releases, Beta releases are meant to signify that the application
is a
work in process.
Testing is still being done and features are still being finished.
once this is finished, The product goes gold (since testing and feature
work
is completed)
The product is now released to the general public.

This is not to say that bugfixes might need to be released, (IBM calls
them
PTF's (Program temporary fixes)) but as a rule work on a product at that
level is stopped.
The next step is to begin work on Version 2.

Like I said before, I've been doing this for a long time and that's the
way
I run my shop and any shop that I've been lead.

I agree, a lot of shops don't put out quality software. It seems that
money
is more important. But in my shop reputation is the most important.

Chuck..

Chuck Simons..
Simons Consulting
www.simons.net

90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Max Jens Jensen
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [PCR-1000] TalkPCR v2.9 Beta

Hello Tim

>> I always thought that once it was stable, there was a full release
and it
>> was no longer in "beta".  I rarely download anything in "beta"
because I

Do not care about the word "beta", all computer software is "beta"
versions,
even my Windows is a "beta", if it was a final, they would not release
updates.

There is no standard for when a release is a beta or not, it is up to
the autor to decide if he want to use the word or not.

Regards Max

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