si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no (11/01/90)
I would like to know if there exists a reasonale spreadsheet for the Atari ST. I am in the way of doing some serious work, apart from programming, and I would like a good spreadsheet. I have looked at an older version of K-spread II, and it didn't suit my needs, to be frank, it was lousy. I need something in the class of Lotus 123, Microsoft Excel, or Wingz. If there are no such spreadsheets around, I'll install MINIX on my ST for good, and buy myselfe a Mac for serious work. terjeb@eik.ii.uib.no - si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (11/01/90)
si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no writes: - I would like to know if there exists a reasonale spreadsheet for the - Atari ST. I am in the way of doing some serious work, apart from - programming, and I would like a good spreadsheet. - - I have looked at an older version of K-spread II, and it didn't - suit my needs, to be frank, it was lousy. I need something in the - class of Lotus 123, Microsoft Excel, or Wingz. LDW Power looks like a pretty good Lotus 123 clone. You can have multiple spreadsheets, macros, etc. There's also a great shareware spreadsheet called Opus. The latest version I have is 2.31. If you or anyone wants me to send it to atari.archive, let me know. A friend of mine who uses spreadsheets and databases a lot loves Opus; and consistent with the shareware philosophy, he sent his fee. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
silvert@cs.dal.ca (Bill Silvert) (11/01/90)
In article <1990Oct31.190456.268@debet.nhh.no> si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no writes: >I would like to know if there exists a reasonale spreadsheet for the >Atari ST. I am in the way of doing some serious work, apart from >programming, and I would like a good spreadsheet. There are several decent spreadsheets. I use VIP Professional and am happy with it. It is compatible with Lotus v. 1, and I hear that some of the other spreadsheets offer v. 2 compatibility. VIP is available in both GEM and 1-2-3 look-alike versions. -- William Silvert, Habitat Ecology Division, Bedford Inst. of Oceanography P. O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CANADA B2Y 4A2. Tel. (902)426-1577 UUCP=..!{uunet|watmath}!dalcs!biomel!bill BITNET=bill%biomel%dalcs@dalac InterNet=bill%biomel@cs.dal.ca
pete@minster.york.ac.uk (11/02/90)
In article <1990Oct31.190456.268@debet.nhh.no> si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no writes: >I would like to know if there exists a reasonale spreadsheet for the >Atari ST. I am in the way of doing some serious work, apart from >programming, and I would like a good spreadsheet. > >I have looked at an older version of K-spread II, and it didn't suit my >needs, to be frank, it was lousy. I need something in the class of >Lotus 123, Microsoft Excel, or Wingz. If there are no such spreadsheets >around, I'll install MINIX on my ST for good, and buy myselfe a Mac for >serious work. > >terjeb@eik.ii.uib.no - si0_tb90020@debet.nhh.no Versions of Logistix (a popular PC spreadsheet) have been available for the ST for some time. There is also VIP Professional (a 1-2-3 clone, but with GEM graphics); I haven't seen this around for some time but it IS good and it does handle 1-2-3 data properly. Actually I think you'd be better off installing Minix and buying the Mac, because Minix is more fun! Pete (pete@minster.york.ac.uk)
shawl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (11/03/90)
>>I would like to know if there exists a reasonale spreadsheet for the >>Atari ST. I am in the way of doing some serious work, apart from >>programming, and I would like a good spreadsheet. >> I've been using VIP PROFESSIONAL for some years now; it is very good, BUT SLOW! I have transferred files from it to LOTUS, and from LOTUS to it, and have had no compatability problems. It is too bad they have not updated it to verion 2 as LDW Power has. (I've been debating purchasing it for the version 2 facilities and for a supposedly dramatic increase in speed.) Steve Shawl Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
silvert@cs.dal.ca (Bill Silvert) (11/03/90)
In article <26468.27316f3d@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> shawl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: >I've been using VIP PROFESSIONAL for some years now; it is very good, >BUT SLOW! I have transferred files from it to LOTUS, and from LOTUS to >it, and have had no compatability problems. It is too bad they have not >updated it to verion 2 as LDW Power has. (I've been debating purchasing >it for the version 2 facilities and for a supposedly dramatic increase in >speed.) The text version of VIP is faster because it doesn't have to update a full GEM screen. However, I have found that any of several ways of speeding up screen redraws make the perfromance of the GEM version quite satisfactory. I have LDW Power but haven't used it much, since I find that installing GDOS fonts for all kinds of incompatible packages is a drag. -- William Silvert, Habitat Ecology Division, Bedford Inst. of Oceanography P. O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CANADA B2Y 4A2. Tel. (902)426-1577 UUCP=..!{uunet|watmath}!dalcs!biomel!bill BITNET=bill%biomel%dalcs@dalac InterNet=bill%biomel@cs.dal.ca
buggs@cup.portal.com (William Edward JuneJr) (11/04/90)
Oh my, could it be that VIP PRO *AND* LDW are on Lotus' hit list? Hey, anyone got a copyright on the 26 character alphabit? Yeah, sounds silly, so does the rulin' by that ignorant judge! Ed June
eahsnsr@nmt.edu (Eric A. Hobbs) (11/07/90)
For what it's worth, I use _Analyze!_ It's inexpensive, and it works well. It supports GDOS for printing graphs and does it well, it's got macros, it can save/load Lotus 1-2-3 files (although I've never tried it), does most of the Lotus functions. Because it uses GEM, movement around the sheet can be sort of slow, but for the price (<$35), it's not bad. I use it alot for doing labs! (ARRRGH!) Eric HOBBS! eahsnsr@JUPITER.nmt.edu
gcarter@globey.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) (11/09/90)
Well, if you really want to know.... If you want serious work, good god man, buy a Spectre GCR. You can run Wingz, Excel, and many other spreadsheets for the MAC. And take the work with you the next morning...(Gosh, am I the only that doesn't do real work on the GCR?). I think most people will tell you on here, back me up people, the Spectre can do very serious work in spreadsheets, dtp, and even games. --Gregory NO fancy footer, just a PUNY undergrad, this account self destructs each semester!
rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (11/10/90)
> I think most people will tell you on here, back me up people, the Spectre can > do very serious work in spreadsheets, dtp, and even games. Yo. Like the man says. Regards Ray "ooh! tough guy!" Depew IC's by Bill and Dave rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com "not hardly. you should see him in person." ----------
gjh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) (11/13/90)
++ I think most people will tell you on here, back me up people, the Spectre ++ can do very serious work in spreadsheets, dtp, and even games. spreadsheets, yes dtp, yes programming environments, yes graphics, yes hi-level programming, yes games, games !?!? --- ST games are *much* better!! Cheers Gray ====