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From: merchant@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Software for the Mac -- recommendations wanted.
Message-ID: <8188@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU>
Date: 18 Feb 88 15:22:37 GMT
References: <953@pbhyc.UUCP> <42125@sun.uucp>
Organization: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
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In article <42125@sun.uucp>, Chuq Von Rospach writes:
> On to others: presentation packages. Who cares? This is a market in search
> of a reason, a great hype with little substance. Powerpoint does some nice
> things, but how many people REALLY need something that can't be done in
> their Word Processor? Seriously, now....

I've never played with PowerPoint or Cricket Presents... or anything like that.
Personally, I'm dull and boring and use MacDraw to create any diagrams that I
need to show off to people.  Possibly Cricket Draw would give you foofier
special effects.

> Spreadsheets: if you need power, buy Excel. If you don't, buy Works.
> Microsoft finally does some product right. And does it twice.

Spreadsheets, I would wait on.  Full Impact, from Ashton-Tate, looks like it
could sneak in.  The press releases look good, so we'll see how the final
blows look.

Another good thing to think about, honestly, is Modern Jazz.  Back when it was
Galaxy, Lotus was showing it at it's booth at MacWorld and I was very
impressed.  For those of you who like integrated software, it is definitely
worth looking at.  Also, keep an eye out for Lotus 1-2-3 for the Macintosh,
coming soon to a store near you.
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"Touch my bumper..."                   Peter Merchant (merchant@eleazar.UUCP)