[Info-vax] Tired of virus and worm issues!! Want to replace my PC with OVMS Workstation. (Needs)

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Wed Apr 1 21:52:05 EDT 2009


Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Len Whitwer wrote:
>> Is there a product or products that will run on OVMS "workstation like
>> XP1000" that would
>> allow me to dump my Microsoft XP PC and replace it with OVMS??  Don't
>> even care
>> if it is slower!!!  (Needs)
>>
>> o Webb browser.
>> o E-mail Service "hopefully like outlook"
>> o Word and Excel like package
>> o Other Misc
>>
>> Anyone have any thoughts on this other than it's a stupid idea??
> 
> There was, at one time, a VAX/VMS version of Word Perfect.

I think 5.1 was the last version.

Excellent word processor.

In the very early 1990's.

>                                                            I think 
> there may have been a user contributed spreadsheet but it didn't look 
> too much like Excel.

There were commercial ones like S2020 and I think there was a free
one from the DECUS tapes - but I can not remember the name.

Not like Excel at all !

Arne



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