From: dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> 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 https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
