[ale] ALE Showcase 1998

[jkinney]

The package you referred to is Linux Office 99 from SUSE.

On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Michael H. Warfield wrote:

> Linux Idiot enscribed thusly:
> > Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> 
> > >         I'll know more later today.
> 
> > I'm curious is this an upgrade?  I've got 4.3.7 and would like to get
> > the newer version.  what did it cost you?
> 
> 	You can get the upgrade from Applix for $79 or the full package
> for $99.  To me, the $20 was not worth the hassle of having an "upgrade
> only" CD (that's what's in the package).  I also heard that someone else
> (not sure who) is offering a $79 "office suite package" which is the
> latest Applixware bundled with some additional apps.  Sound like you
> can get the full version for the price of the upgrade with some indeterminant
> goodies thrown in...  Don't have details on that though.
> 
> > >         It should be interesting to see how many presenters will be using
> > > Power Point at this year's showcase.  There were a few last year (I used
> > > Applixware then as well as now).  I would expect fewer this year.  I would
> > > think it "OK" if someone was using Corel Presentation even if it wasn't
> > > on Linux yet.  It's coming...
> 
> > Yeah, I would lean that way as well.  Not that it presents an anti-MS
> > attitude, but the fact that Corel is working with Linux.
> 
> 	Absolutely...
> 
> > --
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> 
> > You mean you paid MONEY for Service Pack '98????
> 
> 	Mike
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