[NTLUG:Discuss] Inexpensive Corel versions; CompUSA; Fry's

[Christopher Browne]

On Sun, 07 May 2000 21:02:52 MDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
greenglow484 at juno.com  said:
> Hi, all --
> 
> I noticed this in newspaper ads today and thought I'd mention it.  I
> realize Corel WordPerfect is not open-source or free (speech) software.
> 
> CompUSA is selling deluxe version (including the Tux figurine) Corel
> Linux OS 1.0 (I think that's the version; If so, it was their first,
> original version) with a net price of -0-, after CompUSA and Corel
> rebates.  Also, they're selling Corel WordPerf 2000 for Linux, net after
> rebates, for $100 or less.  The net $100 is for the "deluxe" version,
> which includes their full office suite and the Paradox database program,
> and their latest version of their Corel Linux OS also (cf. Micro$oft
> Access in "premium" versions of that Office program; retail prices up in
> the several hundreds $$ ?).  And not to forget, for Linux, Star Office,
> ApplixWare, AbiWord, KOffice, Gnome's apps -- All either free of charge,
> or at modest prices.

The "Office Deluxe," including Paradox, is, indeed, interesting.  

With the ready availability of WP 8, amongst other options for word
processing, and the similar ready availability of various spreadsheets,
"Office non-deluxe" offers relatively little that is not already offered
by the "gratis" version of Star Office.

Availability of Paradox is another story; that is particularly interesting
if it provides an upgrade path for some of the older Paradox-based apps
that people have been running as "departmental" applications.  My dad has
some apps he built on Paradox 3.5 that it would be nice to bring into the
"new generation."
--
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