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Open source Excel alternative ?

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  • 19-12-2003 2:43pm
    #1
    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    Just wondering if anyone knows of an alternative to MS Excel. Open office is too big a download so i was wondering if there was anything else i could try ?


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    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    you could try this...
    http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,3842,00.asp

    it is just over 4 mb in a zip file

    KR


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    GUI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭GUI


    open office


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    www.openoffice.org - the poodles noodles

    perhaps this could go on a community CD burning scheme

    there is also a thing called 602tab - in 602 Pro PC Suite


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    I 3rd Open Office,
    perhaps we should put a sticky about OpenOffice for this forum since so many people ask about it and look for Office alternatives
    whata think?


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    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,317 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    He specifically asked for something OTHER then Open Office and all of you guys reply with OO:rolleyes:, well done :p.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Funnily enough I was actually on topic this time
    the problem was not OO but bandwidth
    and 602 is similar, smaller, free (faster ?) but not open source


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    He could get someone on DSL to download it for him and burn it to disk, or maybe get someone in a internet cafe to do it for him during the night.
    It shouldn't cost more then a few euro's


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    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Originally posted by Cabaal
    He could get someone on DSL to download it for him and burn it to disk, or maybe get someone in a internet cafe to do it for him during the night.
    It shouldn't cost more then a few euro's

    Give it up Caball


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I've got it here (downloaded at work, about 60 odd megs). In the spirit of xmas send me your adress and i can burn it and stick it in the post. (how much does it cost to send a cd? Anyone?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you stick it in a flimsy rather than a case it weighs 20g
    48c will get you 100g max 5mm thickness (for 25 mm you'd pay 60c)


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    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Sorry i took so long to reply.
    The problem isnt so much the bandwith, its more so the actual size of the installation. I didnt explain it very well, i dont need a full office alternative i only need an Excell alternative.

    Anyway i got it sorted in the end. management had to fork out for some more licences.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    On a network install OO only takes about 2MB per profile on the local drive.

    The network drive could be from a CD or from a read only drive - most os'es these days can most formats read only eg: NTFS / FAT 32 / Ext2 can all be read from Win 98 / ME /Nt /2K /Xp /Linux

    You can now buy gigabit ethernet cards for €25 inc VAT.


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