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- From: Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca (Lloyd Sumpter)
- Subject: Re: Home budgeting program requested!
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:18:50 GMT
- Message-ID: <19044@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Sender: news@deep.rsoft.bc.ca (Usenet)
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- > Tony Christie writes:
- >
- > [...personal opinion starts...]
- > Why anyone would want to use a spreadsheet to do home finances I can't
- > fathom.
- > Don't get me wrong, I think spreadsheets are ok if there isn't anything
- > that
- > does the job already, but they are a hell of a way to do anything complex.
- > Give me a "package" anyday. Its sort of like giving all computer users a
- > programming language with their machine and telling them to write their own
- > customised software, whereas most of them would much rather buy what they
- > want off the shelf (at the right price of course).
- > [...personal opinion ends...no flames intended or requested...]
- >
- > --
- > Tony Christie, Wanganui N.Z. // The person rowing normally doesn't have
- > time
- > tonyc@gnome.amigans.gen.nz \X/ to rock the boat.
-
- Personally, I can't fathom why anyone would use a computer to do Home
- Finances. As Dave Barry said, you type in how much money you make and where
- you spend it, and (stay with me on this!) it tells you how much money you
- made and where you spent it. I use a calculator.
-
-
- --
-
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<semi-YAHOO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca
- "Amiga made it - Commodore screwed it up"
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