Re: corell word perfect
- From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:06:21 -0500
Chip,
99 dollars is still too high when you can use word pad if you are not
industrially inclined and you have no money and you can get a free spell
checker for outlook express.
Johnnie Apple Seed
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From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: corell word perfect
David, I was pointing out that you could save even more money (more than
the original posters price of $150).
How lucky you are to have a rent of only $99, but otherwise, either you
misinterpreted my message, or I'm not getting your point?
Chip
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of david poehlman
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:05 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: corell word perfect
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> 99 dollars is my rent money.
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> Johnnie Apple Seed
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:43 AM
> Subject: RE: corell word perfect
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> You can get the same thing, not a student version, by buying the MS
> Office small business suite from an internet discount retailer for
> around $99. The only part you don't get is powerpoint, which=20
> most blind
> people won't be able to use anyway.
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> Chip
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of R & S Adaptive=3D20
> > Technologies
> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:27 AM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: corell word perfect
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> > You can get a Student version of MS Office for $150.00 at=3D20
> > your local computer store. It consist of Word, Excel,=3D20
> > Outlook and Power Point.
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Arnaud" <arnaudb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: corell word perfect
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> >=3D20
> > >
> > > the problem is more to give people a choice about the=20
> software they
> > > want to use.
> > >
> > > FS only supports Microsoft software.
> > > Well, they do it quite well that's true.
> > >
> > > but actually, right now, with JFW, you have to use=20
> MSOffice to write
> > > texts or use spreadsheets.
> > >
> > > the problem is that MSOffice cost very high for an individual .
> > >
> > > however, There are alternatives like OpenOffice which is=3D20
> > totally free,
> > > and guess what?
> > > Even some companies here in France / Europe now begin to use
> > > OpenOffice to reduce software cost.
> > >
> > > as blind people, we already pay a very high price for software to
> > > access the computer, so since OpenOffice for example is=20
> now a quite
> > > mature product, maybe it would be time to ask FS to do=20
> something to
> > > support it.
> > >
> > > btw. WordPerfect , as a comercial solution is also cheaper than MS
> > > Office.
> > > but I think OpenOffice is a more interesting solution since=3D20
> > it's free.
> > >
> > > If you take a look at all the stuff the developpers of this Office
> > > suite have done since 2 years, it's uncredible!
> > > on the other hand, MSOffice have not really progressed=20
> since Office
> > > 2000.
> > >
> > > Well, sorry for the off-topic here.
> > > But to make things simple, we have to ask FS to support software
> > > alternatives to give us a choice between Microsoft offers=3D20
> > and at least
> > > one other alternative.. we are the customers after all.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:48:30 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >well, they can only support so much, if those programs not=3D20
> > supported are
> > so
> > > >important to you, why not write scripts for them? just a=3D20
> > suggestion if I
> > > >knew how I would but I don't know how so I just use what=20
> I know is
> > > >supported, try what I don't and if it works good, if not I=3D20
> > either make it
> > > >work or go to something else.
> > > >----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > > >From: "Arnaud" <arnaudb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:27 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: corell word perfect
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> it's not very accessible with JFW as far as I ahve tried.
> > > >>
> > > >> It seems to me that FS do no care about anything else=3D20
> > than Microsoft,
> > > >> ether for Office product or web browser.
> > > >> They only continue to add things to support MS products=3D20
> > but deny they
> > > >> don't care for the rest, including OpenOfffice,=3D20
> > Wordperfect, Firefox
> > > >> etc.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:45:55 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>I just got word perfect 12 on this machine. Can I talk=3D20
> > to someone off
> > list
> > > >>>about how to use it and ask questions?
> > > >>
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