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Applixware for LinuxPPC

Posted by Hemos on from the good-stuff-being-seen dept.

Plutor writes "Applix has ported their office suite to LinuxPPC, and CNN has an article about it. It's always a nice thing to see main-stream press attention-I'd like my next box to be PPC. "

15 comments

  1. How many Platforms does Applix run on? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Linux for Intel/PPC/Alpha, HP-UX, Solaris (Sparc?), Java VM, Windows... what else? It would seem that Applix is truly crossplatform. Why haven't I heard about them until fairly recently?

    Perhaps they should be advertising this for mixed OS environments. I would like to see a MacOS port though to cover the last 1-10% of the market.

  2. StarOffice is good too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    StarOffice is good too. It may take up more memory than others but it is so like MSOffice that fleeing MSOffice users will find it comfortable and familiar.

  3. alpha is more cost-effective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I agree.

    21164PC-SX/533Mhz + case: $650. I'm still thinking about it, though!

    DS

  4. woohoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    time to boot that Mac

  5. alpha is more cost-effective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ultra 5/Ultra 10 does have a 64-bit processor called UltraSparc, it is 64-bit like Alpha

  6. NetWinder as server, x86/netwinder as wkstation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    NetWinder, can leave it on all day and not worry about power consumption; doesn't take up much room. x86 for cheap horsepower, although I'd be willing to settle for a second netwinder. They're surprisingly zippy.

  7. how about sparc? by John+Kozan · · Score: 1

    how about linux/sparc next?
    please

  8. applix already sells alpha applixware by dragisha · · Score: 1

    for about a month now. try
    this link for further info.

    Intel, Alpha and PPC now.



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    http://opencm3.net, http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/
  9. applix already sells alpha applixware by dragisha · · Score: 1

    for about a month now. try
    this link for further info. (i scre*ed first one with html, excuse me:)

    Intel, Alpha and PPC now.


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    http://opencm3.net, http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/
  10. font situtation by dragisha · · Score: 1

    it's not applix's problem. try using xfsft and read Rod Smith's page on fonts under X and with Applixware.

    They have working font situation. 300 dpi is not problem to you, I suppose.

    happy customer, making AC exception


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    http://opencm3.net, http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/
  11. ... by Q*bert · · Score: 1

    I'd like my NeXT box to be a PPC too, but it just sits there all black and turdly running NeXTStep with its greyscale monitor . . . ah well.
    ;)

  12. StarOffice is good too by symbolic · · Score: 1

    Yes, right along with the non-existent support (I'm talking about something as simple as the serial number). I actually had high hopes for StarDivision, but so far I've been totally underwhelmed.

  13. LinuxPPC = Productivity and Good OS by Pray_4_Mojo · · Score: 1

    Now that ApplixWarePPC is out, many LinuxPPC users can be productive without having to reboot into MacOS. This can only be a good thing. Soon, as more and more Productivity software becomes availible for either/any platform, it'll be harder to spread FUD agaisnt linux being say..."counterproductive" or "unsupported" (if enough applications are supported, then it doesn't matter if the OS is..) or any stupid FUD like "opaque".

    One more point for Linux.

  14. Applix for LinuX? by TeaRDroP� · · Score: 1

    Hey all..

    I have heard about Applix, and it's was mentionated with RedHat.....

    So, that's rigth? I mean.... exist a version of Applix for Linux? It's the same of Star or M$Office?

  15. Who wants what?? by NED260 · · Score: 1

    Every time some cool hardware is mentioned, the person writing the item wants to have it... My next box is gonna B a ....

    I'm wondering... of the people that regularly contribute to /. which machines would they REALLY want if they had to choose 2 machines??

    One as a server and one as a workstation...

    Stefan van der Eijk