I wrote:
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(1) Does anyone know of decent spreadsheets available for Sparcs? Public-
domain ones with decent documentation would be nice (we don't have many $)
but comments on any commercial ones you have used would be appreciated.
(2) The same question about word-processors; I know about WordPerfect and
Write/Paint/Draw. Public-domain? Commercial? Of course MS Word can be
used (slowly) under DOS-Windows (as can Lotus 1-2-3).
Multi-user capability would be nice, of course.
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The following is a summary of the responses I received which I prepared
for discussion locally. I hope I have adequately summarized the comments
that the respondants so kindly made. A complete copy of any (or all) of
the responses is available if requested.
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Spreadsheets and Word Procesors
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The email address, package type and package name are given. Where
a comment based on experience in use by the sender was given, a hyphenated
comment line is included; other (parenthasized, e.g.) comments are based
on little or no claimed experience. No comment generally means this is just
a suggestion based on ads seen, trade shows, etc.
Bracketed comments are explanatory.
Where one was supplied by the sender, a contact or suggested source
for the product is given.
jeremy@jarthur.Claremont.edu
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spreadsheet: (1) eXclaim! [beta-test version]
- X-windows base
- 1-2-3 compatible
- nice-looking
- beta-test version has bugs
contact: ?an May; Quality Software Products
(213)410-0303
(2) Lotus 1-2-3
WP: (1) Framemaker
- reasonably sophisticated,
- powerful,
- X-windows/SunView compatible,
- some odd quirks
contact 1-800-U4FRAME
(2) SlimTPS [demo version]
- X-window/SunView compatibility,
- has some problems on both
- looks good when it works.
contact: Interleaf (617)577-9800
pallen@atc.boeing.com
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spreadsheet: sc [ver 6.11]
- no graphics,
- free,
- good capability
contact: pc.usl.edu [couldn't find it there]
WP: (1) Framemaker
- nice
(2) Interleaf
- big,
- bit more administrative headaches,
- produces excellant output
(3) ArborText [frontend to TeX]
(4) Asterix [from Applix]
(5) Quintet [from Dux -- not shipped yet]
(6) WordPerfect
pgb@cs.brown.edu
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spreadsheet: Wingz
- very happy with it
- supports color
- SunView application
- price ~$100
WP: FrameMaker
- powerful
- fairly easy to use
- wysiwyg
- more powerful than Write/Paint/Draw
jrich@ucrmath.ucr.edu
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spreadsheet:
sc [PD]
contact: comp.sources.unix
mdisea!fh20c!edm@uunet.uu.net
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spreadsheet: Wingz
- in use
WP: Framemaker
- in use
ted@borgil.uchicago.edu
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spreadsheet: sc [PD]
- vol 2 of comp.sources.unix [uunet.uu.net]
WP: Emacs/TeX, Emacs/LaTeX [PD]
- widely used
- used by secretaries
- hard to train on
- price is right
bigmac@erg.sri.com
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spreadsheet: (1) Wingz
- less patching of OS
- good performance
- good options
(2) Lotus 1-2-3
- not as good performance
- patching of OS required
WP: Frame[Maker?]
- openwindows version soon
- cheaper than Island*, Interleaf
- compatible across Mac/PC/Sun
- license server
mcs@mayo.edu
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spreadsheet: (1) Lotus 1-2-3
- educational discounts
contact: Douglas Stewart Co 1-800-356-8370
(2) 20/20
- more expensive
- demo version available
contact: Access Technology; Natick Mass.
WP: Framemaker
- with 10-20 potential users, 2-3 floating
licenses seem to work most of time
bauer@cns.ucalgary.ca
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spreadsheet: sc [PD]
- runs with curses library
- "even" runs under VMS
WP: FrameMaker
- discounts to Universities good
- floating license not tied to terminal
- mathematical typesetting
- PD utilities (xvgr for data graphing)
output directly to it
pjw@usna.navy.mil
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spreadsheets: (1) Wingz
- $125/node
- some flaws [all platforms]
(2) Lotus 1-2-3
- price about the same [recommended]
kevin@Corp.sun.com
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spreadsheet: sc [PD]
- many have worked on
- recommend ver. 6.8
- can get from most archives
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Many thanks to all who responded. The information is very valuable to us.
Gordon Lentz
(lentz@odysseus.uchicago.edu)
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