From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Nov 13 07:30:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA20489 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 07:30:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from paprika.michvhf.com (paprika.michvhf.com [209.57.60.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA20474 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 07:30:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vev@michvhf.com) Received: (qmail 9199 invoked by uid 1000); 13 Nov 1998 15:30:11 -0000 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 10:30:11 -0500 (EST) X-Face: *0^4Iw) To: The Hermit Hacker Subject: Applixware was Re: Detailed info on Fail-safe cluster for Freebsd/unixes Cc: Joe Shevland , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, "Jordan K.Hubbard" , "Daniel O'Connor" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 13-Nov-98 The Hermit Hacker wrote: > On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > >> On 13-Nov-98 Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >> > I wonder at all of this focus on StarOffice, however. Is Applixware >> > 4.1 just considered an evil alternative, or what? As most folks know >> > (those who have visited www.cdrom.com at any point in the last 2 >> > months, anyway), Walnut Creek CDROM licensed Applixware and has a >> > project going to port it to FreeBSD. We can't get all possible ISVs >> > to play ball, but we can at least start with one. If folks are keen >> > to see this then by all means demonstrate your support by advance >> > ordering a copy of Applixware from http://www.cdrom.com - you won't >> > actually get charged for it until the product has been shipped to you. >> >> Is there anyway I can get an Applixware demo? >> Kinda don't want to fork the $$ out without seeing what its like :) > > SO5.0 supports up to Word97...Applixware supports up to Word6 > (please don't tell me they are one in the same? *sigh*) ... Looks like Marc did the same thing I did at first. I went straight for the Applixware info. After Jordan posted the linux URL (that was also in the cdrom.com blurb) I looked again and found some updated info. It imports (without a mention of an optional filter like in the other applixware info) MSWord thru 97, XL thru 97, PowerPoint, etc. It appears to handle MSOffice97 stuff without the need of optional filters. The only drawback that I see (which probably won't matter for most other folks) is the lack of IMAP support in the mail client. For me it's a minimum requirement for a mail application. But since that's just a small piece of the app, XFMail isn't giving me any trouble, and the need for a good, stable, non-emulated office suite I'll probably pre-order it. BTW, from the linux URL, there are screenshots. It doesn't look that bad, either. On the subject of lobbying ISVs, for a few months now (since the new GPIB driver appeared) I've been lobbying National Instruments to do a FreeBSD port of LabView. They already have a version for HP-UX... Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com flame-mail: /dev/null # include TEAM-OS2 Online Searchable Campground Listings http://www.camping-usa.com "There is no outfit less entitled to lecture me about bloat than the federal government" -- Tony Snow ========================================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message