[ale] ALE Showcase 1998

[Michael H. Warfield]

jkinney enscribed thusly:
> The package you referred to is Linux Office 99 from SUSE.

	YES!  That's it!

	I was just having a momentary brain fart and could not remember
where it was from to save my soul.

	Thank you!

> 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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> > 
> 
> Jim Kinney M.S.				jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
> Educational Technology Specialist	404-727-4734
> Department of Physics			Emory University

	Mike
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