From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Oct 15 07:30:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA00316 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 07:30:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from terra.Sarnoff.COM (terra.sarnoff.com [130.33.11.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA00309 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 07:30:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rminnich@Sarnoff.COM) Received: (from rminnich@localhost) by terra.Sarnoff.COM (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA06191; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:30:17 -0400 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:30:17 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ron G. Minnich" X-Sender: rminnich@terra To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: applixware discussion Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I'm well aware that this is not a hacker thing, but memory tells me that it came up on this list. I am sorry if my memory is wrong. Anyway, I have the latest applixware release. It's 99 bucks. If you think it will let you share M$ office files with other M$ office users, it won't. The filters don't work. In particular, powerpoint and word graphics and charts get damaged or deleted. So if you're planning on getting applixware for M$ office interoperation, don't waste your money. Now if you just want an ok set of tools for office use, applixware is pretty nice. Unlike stupid M$ office tools, the files are not based on a binary format -- what a concept. There's lots of things to like in these tools, as long as working filters are not a concern. Sorry for this digression if this is a wrong list. Please don't followup to -hackers ron Ron Minnich |"Using Windows NT, which is known to have some rminnich@sarnoff.com | failure modes, on a warship is similar to hoping (609)-734-3120 | that luck will be in our favor"- A. Digiorgio ftp://ftp.sarnoff.com/pub/mnfs/www/docs/cluster.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message