Subject: Re: software/survey
To: Guy Santiglia <fredfl2@soback.kornet21.net>
From: Mark Andres <mark@giganet.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/11/1999 20:13:56
Hi,
Back when I used to use my mac68k system (Centris 650) as my main work
computer, Here is what I used:
On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Guy Santiglia wrote:
> I would like to know what other people are using on their systems.
> What builds and installs and works with no or few problems?
>
> 1. Word processor?
Xed or vi. I would create documents that needed to be "prettier" than
plain text in HTML and then used html2ps to convert to nice PS. Worked for
me, but then again I am fluent in HTML.
> 2. Spread sheet?
Xspread worked for the few times a needed a spreadsheet. I am not a
spreadsheet person, so I can't really say what is good.
> 3. Money management/accounting?
Who has money to manage?
> 4. Browser?
I used Mosaic and Lynx. Worked fine for the most part. Now that I am
running on the i386 platform, I use Netscape. You could try Mozilla.
> 5. misc?
I found Xfig quite useful for creating diagrams and such. But my work oftn
involves this kind of thing. Xfig ran without any problems on my Centris.
Mark Andres E-mail: mark@giganet.net
Me & NetBSD: http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/