John Oram wrote:
>
> 4) A new life on the Web for old PCs
>
> A $49.95 Web suite promises new, online life for pre-Internet
> PCs, even those based on Intel 80286 CPUs that can't handle
> the newest versions of Windows. The NewDeal WebSuite provides
> e-mail, Web surfing, and chat capabilities to older systems,
> as long as they have at least 10MB of hard disk space and
> 640KB of memory, according to representatives of NewDeal. The
> software includes a Web browser and other advanced Web
> applications such as instant chat and Web page editing.
> NewDeal also announced a new version of its NewDeal Office
> suite, priced at $69.95. It has the same system requirements
> as the WebSuite and has six applications, including a browser,
> word processor, and desktop manager. A full-blown installation,
> consisting of NewDeal Office and WebSuite, takes an additional
> 4MB of hard disk space, but no extra memory. The DOS operating
> system is sufficient.
>
John--Tried it, used it for years, we all would be using it if it were
not for the OEM practices that MS started with WIN3.11!! NewDeal,
previously known as Geoworks, has had many features that Win95 has now
for years. (LFN, and more) Yes, it is 16 bit, yes it still needs DOS,
yes it WILL run under WIN xx, or anything from a 386 up!!! The WebSuite
is still new, but it is proving that there ARE alternatives to "buying
bigger" year after year!!! -Dean
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