Microsoft Updates Works

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
First there were throwback jerseys, then throwback car designs. Now there's throwback software: Microsoft has announced Version 8 of its Works application suite will become available later in August.
Works 8 harkens back to the days of non-graphical DOS and 16-bit processors, providing a basic applications suite. Along with the standard word processor, spreadsheet, and flat-file database, the updated Works provides an address book, a shareable calendar, and a task scheduler with a new look. The new version gives the word processor a new dictionary, and it integrates Microsoft's free PowerPoint Viewer (which previously had to be downloaded separately). But more important than any new features in the package are the functions and tools it does very well without. The word processor supports both .doc and .rtf files, as well as other standard formats. Likewise, the suite's spreadsheet lets you save worksheets in Excel's .xls format.
Source: PC World

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    OpenOffice is hurting them, methinks....
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