Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:41:43 -0400 (EDT) From: David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca> To: mi@privatelabs.com Cc: chad@DCFinc.com, David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca>, andrsn@ANDRSN.STANFORD.EDU, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: siag anyone (Re: rpm and WordPerfect Office 2000) Message-ID: <14625.24103.852889.9589@trooper.velocet.net> In-Reply-To: <200005161242.IAA60977@misha.privatelabs.com> References: <200005152346.QAA11498@freeway.dcfinc.com> <200005161242.IAA60977@misha.privatelabs.com>
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>>>>> "mi" == mi <mi@privatelabs.com> writes: mi> On 15 May, Chad R. Larson wrote: = As I recall, David Gilbert mi> wrote: = > I must say that I'm dissapointed that I can't run it. mi> = = This is older hat, but I've had WordPerfect 8 running on a = mi> 2.2.8-STABLE system under Linux emulation since Dec, 1998. = = mi> Has anyone tried to evaluate pros and cons of the various office = mi> suites? = = 1) Applixware - native = 2) StarOffice - linux = 3) mi> WordPerfect - linux = 4) anything - Wine = 5) ??? mi> Siag as in /usr/ports/math/siag ? SIAG as a concept (Scheme In A Grid) is really cool. However, SIAG the project is not. The several different versions that I have used are not entirely interoperable. There seems to be an unclear direction as to what language the thing will use. They've tried to adopt a more win95-ish interface, but it appears to be worse. Mainly, people here are asking for office replacements. That is also what I'm looking for. Unfortunately, complex financial functions are more important that trig functions and equation solving (which are cooler for geeks to code). I believe that the actual value function is something that we require in a spreadsheet. Also important is the array of output options. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Velocet Communications. | Two things can only be | |Mail: dgilbert@velocet.net | equal if and only if they | |http://www.velocet.net/~dgilbert | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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