Re: I miss those simple programs
+1 for Claris Works.
My first pc. Pentium 100 w3.11fwg. Included ms Works. YUK.
Got given an unwanted copy of Claris Works 1 (was ported to pc) by a customer - customer was a Word addict.
Really well integrated word processor, spreadsheet, database and basic drawing package on about 1 1/2 floppies! And the word processor may have been basic but was so intuitive that even I could still understand it at 3 in the morning. Still rather use it for general tasks than Libre Office.
Now on Linux, I've managed to get V3 working via wine, so I still have access to my old data in .cwk format. (Although Claris Works could export in a wide variety of formats.)
Out of interest has anyone with more winefu than me - I only to use open source software these days - managed to get V1 to work. I've not got further than the splash screen. No that that I've spent much time on it.
Ran all my personal and business stuff including accounts on that for nigh on 20 years. Superb bit of hacking by Bob Hearn and his mate. It's history is fascinating.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
