Re: OG Software You'd Pay For

Warren H. Minix (minix@che.udel.edu)
Sat, 11 May 1996 02:54:27 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 10 May 1996, Jon Frisby wrote:

> Hmm... And I suppose Lotus 1-2-3 is not particularly useful? I
> transfer files between Lotus 1-2-3<-->GeoCalc all the time, and I
> have no problems getting GeoCalc to recognize Spreadsheet's
> Sheet's (it does so natively...)... :)

Well that would be very nice except that myself, like 99.9+% of the users
in the world don't use PC-Geos or Geo-Calc nor intend to install it merely
to transfer it to a different app.

Cutting and pasting is not always practical especially when sharing files,
or when one wants to quickly transfer multiple files.
Perhaps thats why my organization just ordered 40 Sharp 5800 (yuck)
because they export directly to Excel and Word, have built in file
mangement etc. They were going to get OGO's until they compared mine
and a colleague's Zaurus, and didn't consider Graffiti as enough of an
offset. It is a shame but most people want a PDA as a time saver not as a
hobby.

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