Date: 15 Oct 1998 23:10:42 -0500 From: stephen farrell <stephen@farrell.org> To: gdr@wcs.uq.edu.au (Gary Roberts) Cc: rminnich@Sarnoff.COM (Ron G. Minnich), emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: applixware discussion Message-ID: <87btndm9j1.fsf@couatl.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: Gary Roberts's message of "Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:38:53 %2B1000 (EST)" References: <199810160338.NAA01982@eros.che.curtin.edu.au>
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> > 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. Have you written to Applix about this problem? As I wrote, the filters appear to work OK for Word and Excel, I don't have any powerpoint docs to test with. One document which didn't load for me was a Dutch word8 file, but the others I tried were fine (admittedly a small sample set -- like 3 or 4). Nevertheless, I think your statement is too strong, especially in light of the dearth of competing products. -- Steve Farrell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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