[techtalk] Applixware

Mike and Mary Anne Cox mnmcox at sprynet.com
Wed Nov 10 16:51:37 EST 1999


Have you tried Star Office?

At 05:45 PM 11/10/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello.
>
>Does anyone out there have an opinion on Applixware?  I am on the hunt for
>better wordprocessing software for Linux.  Currently, I have Corel
>WordPerfect, but it renders the fonts in such an ugly way on screen that
>I find it difficult to work with (they print out just fine, though).  I
>need to be able to exchange documents with my fellow law school students
>who use MS stuff, so I need something that can read MS formats (Applixware
>claims it does).  Any advice?  I'm a little disappointed that one can't
>seem to get *just* Applix Words, because I don't need the other stuff in
>their office suite.
>
>Suggestions?  Comments?
>
>Ingrid
>
>
>
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