cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) (08/06/88)
I'm look for a Spreadsheet to run on my ST. It doesn't have to
be very fancy, but should have the following features.
- GEM interface that works ( I hate arrow keys )
- scientific functions (sin/cos/ln/log/... etc)
- being able to read in ascii data from a file into
columns and/or rows
- being able to dump rows/columns to ascii file
- save/restore whole spreadsheet to file
I have looked at Vip Professional and didn't like it, because
it didn't have a GEM interface and it was a bit expensive.
Granted, it has a lot of features, but features don't do me any
good, if I don't like the user interface. I wanted to look at
Antic's A-Calc Prime, but the dealer's disk was bad.
Any help would be appreciated, I'll post a summary of what I find
out.
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* ...!{decvax,ucbvax,rutgers}!pur-ee!cyliax */silvert@dalcs.UUCP (Bill Silvert) (08/07/88)
In article <4511@ea.ecn.purdue.edu> cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes: >I have looked at Vip Professional and didn't like it, because >it didn't have a GEM interface and it was a bit expensive. My version of VIP has a GEM interface! Actually, you can get it either way, or both for a low combined price. The version you saw was for migrants from MS-DOS machines. I've been using VIP for a while, and while the screen updating for the GEM version is a bit slow, it is very full-featured. It is 1-2-3 compatible, which I have found very convenient. -- Bill Silvert, Habitat Ecology Division. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada B2Y 4A2 UUCP: ...!{uunet,utai,watmath}!dalcs!biomel!bill CDN or BITNET: biomel@cs.dal.cdn
euloth@dalcsug.UUCP (George Seto) (08/08/88)
In article <4511@ea.ecn.purdue.edu>, cyliax@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes: > > I'm look for a Spreadsheet to run on my ST. It doesn't have to > be very fancy, but should have the following features. > > - GEM interface that works ( I hate arrow keys ) > - scientific functions (sin/cos/ln/log/... etc) > - being able to read in ascii data from a file into > columns and/or rows > - being able to dump rows/columns to ascii file > - save/restore whole spreadsheet to file > > Any help would be appreciated, I'll post a summary of what I find > out. > From what little I know about the VIP, I believe it has a GEM interface. There is also Masterplan as well and one of the magazines recently covered Spreadsheets fairly completely, RESET I think it was. I think Phasar has the GEM interface as well. Other spreadsheets I have heard about are Logistix Swiftcalc EZ Calc The Switcalc and EZ Calc I believe has GEM interfacing as well. Can't remember if Logistix has it as well, my recall thinks it doesn't. Mind you I have only tried these out in stores and never used any of them in depth. I tend to use the PD one Sheet, currently up to 1.6 I believe. Hope these other names help you. George Seto -- ******************************************************************************* * euloth@dalcsug.uucp || Disclaimer: All opinions are my own unless other- * * /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ || wise noted. * ****AKA: Atari Nut*************************************************************
actor@percival.UUCP (Clif Swinford) (08/10/88)
If you're looking for an ST spreadsheet that uses the GEM interface, with
some Lotus compatibility, for a reasonable price, check out Analyze. It's
.WKS-file compatible, has MUCH better graphics than VIP, and retails for
$34.95. Beware, though; it used to sell for $100 before it was picked up
by its current distributors (my employers, as a matter of fact) and some
stores are still trying to sell it for this price.
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Clif Swinford
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