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NoMailThanks@FollowupInstead.com (Richard RUDEK) writes:

>staplei@planet.ari.dpi.qld.gov.au (Ian Staples) wrote:

>>I'm looking for a good but cheap (free would be nice :) spreadsheet
>>to run under Windows 95. I suppose even an old DOS one could be run
[...]

>Why not just buy Microsoft Works. It's about $50-$60, and you get a
>WordProcessor, Spreadsheet, Database, etc. In fact, I don't understand why
>many businesses don't buy Works instead of Office - Many will never use
>Office to the extent that justifies it's cost.

It's one of life's little ironies that in many corporate environments
you're not allowed to adopt a cheaper approach -- you can only do so
"unofficially" which means spending *your* money for *their* benefit.
Hence the need for the cheap*est* solution in many cases.  :-)

Cheers,  Ian S.

P.S. How compatible is the spreadsheet in Works with Lotus .WK1 files
do you know?  It would have to be able to import and export them.
(We're really only talking data here, very limited formulae, if any.
But I think we're stuck with the .WK1 format at one end, otherwise just 
using CSV files would be an option for transferring stuff to and fro.)


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