Nimble, Excel-Compatible Spreadsheets for *nix?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday November 16, 2004 @11:48AM from the abiword-needs-more-imitators dept.

linguae writes "I'm running a FreeBSD desktop on a PC that has a 475MHz K6-2 processor with 64MB RAM. I use lightweight programs on my desktop such as Window Maker, AbiWord, and Firefox. I have been looking for a decent yet lightweight (and preferably Open Source) spreadsheet that is compatible with Excel, and also doesn't rely on dependencies such as GNOME or Java. I'm not an Excel power user, but sometimes I do have to share spreadsheets every now and then. I wonder if there is a spreadsheet equivalent of Abiword?"

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Re:off topic, about your sig by cbr2702 · 2004-11-16 14:05 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm generally a cautious person, and the bargain-basement price clenched the deal.

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Re:nimble spreadsheet by dtfinch · 2004-11-16 16:56 · Score: 2, Funny

Nothing with a learning curve is ready Grandma, even Windows. That's what grandchildren are for.