tgl@zog.cs.cmu.edu (Tom Lane) (07/13/89)
I don't know much about the PC world, but I've been asked by a friend to recommend some PC software; can the net help me out? The users-to-be are some secretaries who are just about total computer novices; they don't need any fancy capabilities, they do need something that's TRULY easy to learn, easy to use, and reasonably idiotproof. I figure they need a word processor and possibly a spreadsheet (their main output is business letters and sales quotes). Transferring data from the spreadsheet to the WP would need to be easy. Also, well-supported commercial products would be best, so's they have a tech support number to call... Recommendations for good utility software for novices would be gratefully accepted too. F'r instance, is there a file uneraser that doesn't need a wizard to run it? Maybe a shell to hide the MSDOS command language? They're currently using (but not heavily) DisplayWrite 3, no spreadsheet, and bare MSDOS. Can you tell me where they should go from here? No doubt this has all been discussed before, so please just e-mail responses & I'll post a summary. Many thanks! -- tom lane Internet: tgl@zog.cs.cmu.edu UUCP: <uunet or your neighborhood internet gateway>!zog.cs.cmu.edu!tgl BITNET: tgl%zog.cs.cmu.edu@cmuccvma