Natara Bonsai - still a top notch outliner

Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 14, 2012 at 03:17 PM

Slartibartfarst wrote:
I downloaded the version v5.0.5 (2011-05-24), but installation failed
>with spurious errors and so I abandoned it as a WOT (Waste-Of-Time). My
>system is Win7-64 Home Premium.
>I updated Natara Bonasai version, date and installation fail notes at:
>http://www.editgrid.com/user/pplandry/List_of_Outliners

It sounds like you’ve downloaded the Windows Mobile Desktop Edition, which seems to be an abandoned beta (http://www.natara.com/bonsai/WmBeta.cfm). I’ve never used that one.

I’ve been running Bonsai 5 Desktop Edition (v. 5.0.3, 2009-09-23) on Win7-64 Home Premium for two years now (and many years before that on XP) and I have never had any problems whatsoever. That’s the 3rd one on the list on the download page: http://www.natara.com/bonsai/Download.cfm

In fact Bonsai is one of the very few old software I have that I don’t need to run in XP mode or as an administrator, it works with Win7-64 perfectly (v.5.0.3 desktop only version).