[simpits-tech] Re: Great Site for Cockpit Builders

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:08:38 -0800

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Adam,
Do you think the message was "Get Screwed"?

Scott

>hi,

>i don't know if anybody else used PFC's "serial driver" but....

>keeping a looooong story short, i found it to be the most destructive, 
>piece of crap software ever written by man. unless you want to dedicate
a 
>computer to flight sim ONLY, and do absolutely nothing else, you
_might_ be 
>able to get along with it.

>the list of defects i discovered made me shake my head in disbelief. 
>un-installing the product only caused all future invocations to FS2K to

>crash (because they don't undo their damage to the FS2K .cfg file).

>i wrote a descriptive message to the president of PFC warning them of
the 
>quality of their software (which seriously compromises their
outstanding 
>hardware). they responded by mailing me a plastic bag with a bunch of 
>screws in it.

>honest to God.

>...just a warning before you consider spending $2,000.00 on their radio

>stack or any other product requiring the PFC serial driver.

>  - adm -

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<div class=3DSection1><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Adam,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Scott<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font=

size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><fon=
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;hi,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><fo=
nt
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;i don't know if anybody else used PFC's &quot;serial driver&quot; =
but....<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;keeping a looooong story short, i found it to be the most destructive, =
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;piece of crap software ever written by =
man. unless you want to dedicate a =
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;computer to flight sim ONLY, and do absolutely nothing else, you =
_might_ be <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;able to get along with =
it.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;the =
list of defects i discovered made me shake my head in disbelief. =
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;un-installing the product only caused all =
future invocations to FS2K to <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;crash (because they don't undo their =
damage to the FS2K .cfg =
file).<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;i wrote a descriptive message to the president of =
PFC warning them of the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;quality of their software (which =
seriously compromises their outstanding =
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;hardware). they responded by mailing me a plastic bag with a =
bunch of <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;screws in =
it.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><spa=
n
class=3DGramE>&gt;honest to =
God.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New">&gt;...just a warning before you consider =
spending $2,000.00 on their radio =
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>&gt;stack or any other product requiring the =
PFC serial driver.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></pre><pre><spa=
n
class=3DGramE>&gt;&nbsp; =
- adm -<o:p></o:p></pre>

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