Is the name that disappoints you? I'll save my judgement until I see the final product. Just hope I can start the spell checker anywhere in the document (instead of starting from top all the time) I also hope to be able to edit a document without 'canceling' the spell cheacker. That along with font smoothing would make me satisfied.
I dig the new box also. But I'd like a 'full' release of 7 w/ the compatibility, stability and xtras we come to expect of Apple. Maybe circa Panther we'll get 7....
The AppleWorks 6.2.4 update was released in April of 2002. Even back then, there was a clamor for an OS X native, state-of-the-art rebuild.
We've been waiting for 12 months and now we get a dot update.
It's enough to make you think the AppleWorks team is in competition with Quark to see who can take longer to ship.
No need to despair just yet. I'm still hopeful to see a full-featured, OS-X native suite by Apple this year (2003). Also, don't rule out any goodness that may be coming with this dot update.
The previous point releases tightened AW up in noticeable ways, so I'm hoping this three-point release knocks down the last irritating inconsistencies and performance issues in AW6. It'll be about time.
If they found a way to use Carbon Events, use a native UI, and use Quartz for text display in OS X, all the better. But I'm not really hoping for those until it runs only in OS X.
Well, disapppointing news for people looking forward to AppleWorks 7, but encouraging news for people looking forward to the Apple Office suite of Document, Calc, and Keynote.
It's enough to make you think the AppleWorks team is in competition with Quark to see who can take longer to ship.
That's cruel, man.
I don't think we need fret.
The writing is on the wall for M$. 970+Panther?
I think we're going to see something significant ala iWorks which does for the Office Suite what Keynote did for Powerpoint. 'iWorks'...will make M$ Office seem so cluttered...so 80s...
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Questions: what happened to 6.2.5 and 6.2.6, and will this be a downloadable update? If it's not substantial, I shan't be shelling out $79 for it...
Originally posted by Overhope
Hmm, interesting: if you go to the AppleWorks home page, it's still the old box art and the most recent thing they mention is 6.2.4.
Questions: what happened to 6.2.5 and 6.2.6, and will this be a downloadable update? If it's not substantial, I shan't be shelling out $79 for it...
The web download will be available on April 23rd.
Originally posted by Jamie
The web download will be available on April 23rd.
spilling beans?
Originally posted by Frank777
Well that's truly disappointing...
Is the name that disappoints you? I'll save my judgement until I see the final product. Just hope I can start the spell checker anywhere in the document (instead of starting from top all the time) I also hope to be able to edit a document without 'canceling' the spell cheacker. That along with font smoothing would make me satisfied.
We've been waiting for 12 months and now we get a dot update.
It's enough to make you think the AppleWorks team is in competition with Quark to see who can take longer to ship.
Originally posted by Frank777
The AppleWorks 6.2.4 update was released in April of 2002. Even back then, there was a clamor for an OS X native, state-of-the-art rebuild.
We've been waiting for 12 months and now we get a dot update.
It's enough to make you think the AppleWorks team is in competition with Quark to see who can take longer to ship.
No need to despair just yet. I'm still hopeful to see a full-featured, OS-X native suite by Apple this year (2003). Also, don't rule out any goodness that may be coming with this dot update.
If they found a way to use Carbon Events, use a native UI, and use Quartz for text display in OS X, all the better.
If they found a way to use Carbon Events, use a native UI, and use Quartz for text display in OS X, all the better.
Time will tell, but I find it hard to believe they would go to a native UI and Quartz-compatibility and not push it to Version 7.
Anybody know how big the download will be?
Originally posted by Frank777
Well that's truly disappointing...
Not erally actually, if all we are getting is a point update of AppleWorks, then maybe they have something bigger in the works?
AppleWorks to compete with MS Works with this new version, and then something else (probably including Keynote) to compete with Office?
Just a thought.
--PB
The 970, iPod and Panther I can understand, but the lack of info/rumors about AppleWorks 6.2.7 confuses me to no end.
Has the rumor mill been completely silenced? In the old days, there would have been no problem getting info on something this insignificant.
Mr. Jobs, this is impressive indeed.
It's enough to make you think the AppleWorks team is in competition with Quark to see who can take longer to ship.
That's cruel, man.
I don't think we need fret.
The writing is on the wall for M$. 970+Panther?
I think we're going to see something significant ala iWorks which does for the Office Suite what Keynote did for Powerpoint. 'iWorks'...will make M$ Office seem so cluttered...so 80s...
Lemon Bon Bon
http://www.apple.com/appleworks/specs.html
Originally posted by Paul
well apple mentioned it:
http://www.apple.com/appleworks/specs.html
The appleworks site is weird. Whats up with the Smith family?