Re: Recommended applications needed under X
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 06:33:51PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 10:29:58AM +1000, Ian Perry (iperry@inertia.com.au) wrote:
> > Hi,
> > My X system is now up and running. Even though it is runnig on a 6x86
> > 100MHz with 32Meg of memory, I am pleasantly surprised with the speed at
> > which it runs.
> >
> > I found Abiword, which I quite like.
> >
> > Can anybody recoomend good applications to run under X such as..
> >
> > Excel like spreadsheet
>
> Gnumeric
>
> > Access like database
>
> Postgres + graphic front ends, Tk/Tcl. I've got less experience in this
> area. Note that virtually *any* GNU/Linux database is superior to
> Access.
Depends what you mean by "superior". pgaccess is pretty weak compared
to what you can do with MS Access (granted, Access bogs down hardcore
with more than 10 users).
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
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