Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!axn100 From: AXN100@psuvm.psu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: When will new WordPerfect be available? Message-ID: <91015.121348AXN100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 15 Jan 91 17:13:48 GMT References: <1991Jan14.002805.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> <1991Jan14.073918.27523@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1991Jan14.092400.10827@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <1991Jan14.104559.23914@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <91014.113702AXN100@psuvm.psu.edu> <91014.235548LDSHANER@MTUS5.BITNET> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 42 Path: psuvm!cunyvm!ndsuvm1!mtus5!ldshaner Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ. Date: Monday, 14 Jan 1991 23:55:48 EST From: Leon D. Shaner Message-ID: <91014.235548LDSHANER@MTUS5.BITNET> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: When will new WordPerfect be available? References: <1991Jan14.002805.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> <1991Jan14.073918.27523@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1991Jan14.092400.10827@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <1991Jan14.104559.23914@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <91014.113702AXN100@psuvm.psu.edu> >>the best. As for Spreadsheets, 123 is the best. Why because it is the >>standard (please no flames :) ). Go into any major company and see which >>spredsheet they use, 9 times out of 10 it will be 123. You can complain > >Since when does the 'Standard' do any justice... Just look at all those >who deem the IB* as standard - we all know how much they are missing, >since the Amiga is far superior regardless of its acceptance... Yes, but with out business acceptance you will not have a successful computer. Ask Steve Jobs why an educational only computer fails. I repeat, the Amiga needs professional quality programs to succeed in business. > >Where spread sheets are concerned, MicroSoft Excell is for more versatile >and user friendly than L123 could ever hope to be... Yet because it is >not the 'standard' we are to ignore it and settle for an inferior >product???! That is not the only reason try to convert 123 macros to Excel. I've tried and finally gave up. > >I make up my own mind .... (sounds like an ad slogan - now where > have I heard that before??? ;^{) ). > >--Leon >+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ >| LEON D. SHANER -BBS: AMIGA BITSWAP CENTRAL DISPATCH- >| OR - (906)482-8248 DIALOG PRO! BETA - >| MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY - FREE! :24 HOURS :80 MB :2 LINES!- >+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+