Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 01:40:29 +0200 (EET) From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@olinet.isf.kiev.ua> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ApplixWare vs. StarOffice Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031013433.13655C-100000@kushnir.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030114659.17844R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Doug White wrote: > We're drifting a bit here but what the heck ;-) > > Anyone out there tried ApplixWare and StarOffice and have any opinions? > I'm in desperate need of a word processor and don't want to clog my laptop > with MicroSlop Word while I'm trying to sell it. > > My previous experience with the StarOffice betas was not enjoyable. The > installation was confusing and some features were broken for the English > case, such as the SmartQuotes. (There are no separate `` and '' > characters in the X font set, but it does have the German << and >>.) I > also had trouble with it crashing intermittiently and with graphics > artifacts and a generally unstable interface. > > ApplixWare is cheap for students ($80!) and apparently has a nice word > processor and spreadsheet modules. > > Presentation graphics is nice but not necessary. The word processor is > the priority. > > Thanks for any insight or recommendations to forward to -chat. :-) > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > Yes, I did try both of them. Just one private opinin: Applix is definitely faster and less hungry for a memory, but (as far as I'm concerned) StarOffice word processor has certanly more conventional (for anyone used to M$) interface. For a laptop Applix is better, I suppose. Regards Vladimir
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