From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6...@twc.com> from dmccunney:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote: > > It seemed strange that a version of Quattro Pro following 5 would be 5.6 as opposed to 5.1 or 5.5. > Versions are frequently skipped when software is released. Remember > Dale said this was *unreleased* software. (I don't recall offhand > whether there was an actual Quattro 5.5 release.) > > Now I migrate as much as possible to Gnumeric. > What has your experience been? > > In the days of Quattro Pro 5 for DOS, I never heard of wi-fi or BSD checksums. > Back then, Wifi didn't exist, and BSD required an AT&T source license > to run, since it derived from AT&T code. Checksums were around, but > rather simpler and easily spoofed. Nobody cared about that because no > one was *trying* to. > Tom > Dennis My experience with Gnumeric is favorable. There are differences in syntax and navigation with Quattro Pro for DOS. Quattro Pro three-dimensional spreadsheets are practically impossible to import, even Excel can't do that. Gnumeric runs on Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD, but is not portable to Haiku. Regarding BSD requiring AT&T source license, are you talking about FreeBSD, NetBSD or BSDI? I don't think FreeBSD and NetBSD required AT&T source license, even in their early days. I remember when FreeBSD floppy boot disks would hang "Probing for devices...", and I couldn't get any further. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (276:10/901) --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
