Re: What is the best outliner for Windows IBM/PC?

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Outliners.com Message ID: 900

Posted by al1
2001-01-08 09:55:13

I’ve looked at them all. I would affirm that there are none, absolutely none, unfortunately and dastardly so, that can by any—not even the most creative and rationalized stretch—be justly compared with or even worthy of comparison with Grandview—which I unequivocaly and without reservation say was and continues at present to be the best of the genre. Concerning Brown Bag Software’s PC Outline for Windows, I just today downloaded and tried it, having just found out about it’s Windows incarnation. In two words, FORGET IT! On second thought, I can’t relax with just those two words. I am astounded that the writers of PC Outline (and all of the other alleged outliner/thought processors) would offer such feeble fodder for evaluation, let alone serious use. They all have Grandview’s interface and functionality to use as a guide. What they offer is not even close! Indeed, it’s frustrating and maddening that this is so. I wonder how they come up with this crap! Concerning MaxThink for Windows, from the prior post it appears that a Windows version is coming. Let’s wait and see. I haven’t followed the progress of MaxThink for quite a while, however, I recall from the website that the author’s polemics seem to be credible and indicate that the author has the conceptual knowledge and understanding of outlining and dedication to potentially come out with a worthy and credible product. Meanwhile, I’m continuing to use Grandview in dazzling and productive ways, even with Windows ME. I’ll always use Grandview unless something OF IT’S EQUAL comes out. If this does not happen and the time comes when Grandview will not run on the then platforms, I’ll write my own version or attempt to pool resources to hire the job out.

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