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From: bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: wanted: UNIX or clone
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.230958.8891@unixland.uucp>
Date: 30 Apr 91 23:09:58 GMT
References: <24@metran.UUCP> <1991Apr29.204310.22760@agate.berkeley.edu> <1991Apr29.211853.5031@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <1991Apr29.211853.5031@leland.Stanford.EDU> fangchin@elaine54.Stanford.EDU (Chin Fang) writes:
>
>Yes indeed, Even Andrew EZ X based spreadsheet is weak.  As far as I can tell,
>the two weakest areas as far as free UNIX software is concerned are
>
>1. spreadsheet with a X interface.  and
>2. database with a X interface.  (they are some good engines out there though)

I'd expand that to say 

1.  spreadsheet with ANY interface!  Not to criticize the author of SC, but
going from Lotus 123 to SC is like going from a ferrari to a tricycle!




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