Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 07:54:06 -0800
Reply-To: "Kevin J. Turinsky" <turinsky@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: "Kevin J. Turinsky" <turinsky@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: AllData CDROMs
Mark:
DON'T BOTHER!!!
It's worthless, worthless, worthless!!!! (Wanna know how I really feel?)
My AllData CD arrived before I ever had even seen a Bentley. So, I was
all excited to load the thing on my laptop and start checking my Syncro
out from the backseat via this new wiz-bang CD! Well, after I loaded it I
started to search around in the program...to find out more about my
Syncro, how to diagnose problems, how to fix problems, how to do some
mod's, etc. Well, after about 8 minutes I had been through the entire
program! I began to wonder if maybe AllData sent me an incomplete disk!
So I called them and asked them where all the information was. They asked
me a few question about what I could see, and concluded that everything
was, "... in perfect working order." (with a "have-a-nice-day sorta
tone).
Maybe the expensive "Pro" version is of some benefit. But, I can tell you
the little consumer version I purchased is pretty damn empty. Don't waste
your money or the disk space it takes up on your hard drive. Stay with th
e Bentley and The List.
Boy, I'd really like to explore the possibility of getting the List's
archives and a search engine on CD with annual updates!! There's gotta be
a way to do it. I think the biggest obstacle would be copyright problems
and where the money would go.
Kevin...turinsky@juno.com
"Anchored, down in Anchorage---Alaska"
61:10:42 North
149:11:11 West
Elevation: 101 feet
On Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:32:10 -0400 Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET> writes:
>Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 11:14:15 -0400
>To: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
>From: Derek Drew <drew@interport.net>
>Subject: Re: AllData CDROMs
>
>I have it, but it is of inferrior quality in general.
>
>I don't think there is much on there that is not in the archives.
>
>Definitely not a complete Bentley.
>
>At 10:24 AM 4/5/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Anyone using the AllData CDROM products? Do they contain anything
>useful
>>that's not in the Bentley or available online (TSBs, recalls etc.)?
>>
>>-Mark McCulley
>>
>_____________________________________________________
>Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington DC
>ConsumerSearch
>drew@interport.net
>212-580-6486 (W)
>212-580-4459 (H)
>
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