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- From: MPT@cup.portal.com (Michal P Todorovic)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Home budgeting program requested!
- Message-ID: <72715@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 18:30:04 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <19009@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Lines: 36
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- >> Michael Grom writes:
- >>
- >> In article <18889@mindlink.bc.ca> Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca (Lloyd
- >> Sumpter) writes:
- >> > You need a spreadsheet program. Unfortunately, the choices for Amiga
- >> [...deleted...]
- >> > anything in the same league as Excel or Quattro. Also, don't expect to
- >> find
- >> > "packages" for the Amiga programs (like you can for the MSDOS ones) that
- >> > would set up your Home Finance stuff for you.
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> Not true. Look out for Desktop Budget. This shall suffice for
- >> home financing stuff. A pretty simple and cheap package.
- >>
- > Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant programs that run "on top of" the
- >spreadsheet. These are very popular for Lotus 123 (and anything that runs
- >Lotus macros and functions) for home finance, taxes, etc.
- >
- >
-
- Its simply a matter of economics. There are millions of copies of 123
- out there; a pretty good base to market add ons to. However, believe me
- that there are certainly *not* millions of copies of any Amiga spreadsheet
- sold. Or all of them put together. Maybe not even all of them put together
- and multiplied by 10.
-
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