MCP 1.30 Versus MultiCX 2.80

[StevenJGore]

MCP 1.30 Versus MultiCX 2.80

Which is generally considered to be the best, has the most features, and is most compatible with OS3.9?

For example, MultiCX 2.80 running in OS3.9 still shows the Workbench version as 3.1, and the "Extended About Information" doesn't work either. I have never tried MCP before. I am also a bit dubious about using programs to patch later versions of an OS than the version they were intended for. Might it produe system instability?

Many thanks,

Steve.

[Cluke]

MCP is great. It has everything but the kitchen sink in there. Some of the weirder options have been known to be a little unstable, but they've never given me any bother.
And it is kept pretty up to date, AFAIK. I use it with 3.9, anyway.

[StevenJGore]

Cheers, I didn't even realise that MCP was still being updated! The latest version on Aminet is 1.30, dated Sept 1997, but I've just done a google search and found a version 1.41 dated 14/12/2002. Is this the latest version?

[Cluke]

That sounds about right, I don't currently have access to my Amiga to confirm, though.

[Castellen]

MCP certainly is still active, and I believe 1.41 is the current version.
Admittedly I'm still using 1.38 here, but I've been too slack-arsed to install 1.41 yet

My current MCP 1.38 setup runs perfectly under OS 3.9.

It takes quite a lot of work setting it up, as often it's not obvious what MCP functions and patches will interfere with other things you might be using.  Things like ReqAttack can be a problem if you don't have MCP set up just right.
Once it's all working correctly, it's very rewarding, as MCP allows a high degree of system flexibility.

My advice in setting up would be just to enable a few things at a time and test it works, rather than enable a big bunch of MCP features and then try to figure out which one is causing the problem.

[LP]

I think MultiCX is nice enough... I haven't had any problems with the program...

As I saw in both VisualPrefs and Birdie documentation, the problems with MCP is quite many, but I must admit that I haven't tried MCP.

Actually I seem to recall that many docs mention MCP as a -be carefull with your doings, program.

But don't slaugther me on this, it's just how my intuition feels with MCP :-)

[carls]

IMHO, MCP is about 100 times better than MultiCX. Plus MCP is freeware and MultiCX is shareware AFAIK.