[SteveJobs]

Hey everyone,
I am looking for a simple OS X Spreadsheet that is not MS Excel. I do not want to use alpha- or beta-software - such as NeoOffice -, as I need the software for work, so it's gotta work. In addition, I do not need a lot of options; simply put, I need an app in which I can add numbers in columns - it's a simple task, but Pages can't handle it albeit supporting tables. Any ideas? I don't want to use Ragtime, it would be a complete overkill for what I want to do.

Ideas?

Steve

[pimephalis]

Originally posted by SteveJobs:
Hey everyone,
I am looking for a simple OS X Spreadsheet that is not MS Excel. I do not want to use alpha- or beta-software - such as NeoOffice -, as I need the software for work, so it's gotta work. In addition, I do not need a lot of options; simply put, I need an app in which I can add numbers in columns - it's a simple task, but Pages can't handle it albeit supporting tables. Any ideas? I don't want to use Ragtime, it would be a complete overkill for what I want to do.

Ideas?

Steve

If you can handle dealing with fink, have a look at gnumeric. It's definitely not beta software, and can easily accomplish what you're looking for. It's free, and has a small footprint.

http://www.gnumeric.org

[SteveJobs]

Originally posted by pimephalis:
If you can handle dealing with fink, have a look at gnumeric. It's definitely not beta software, and can easily accomplish what you're looking for. It's free, and has a small footprint.

http://www.gnumeric.org

Is the binary available online?

[larkost]

As usual, a quick trip to MacUpdate would have solved your problem.

[ryaxnb]

AppleWorks.

[Maflynn]

Originally posted by SteveJobs:
Hey everyone,

Can I ask why not Excel?

Mike

[headbirth]

Try these:

http://homepage.mac.com/gotterdamn/

http://www.materialarts.com/FlexiSheet/Screenshots.html

http://www.plsys.co.uk/mesa.htm

http://osx.hyperjeff.net/Apps/apps.p...spread%20sheet

[kcmac]

http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=14

I however use excel.

[SteveJobs]

Originally posted by Maflynn:
Can I ask why not Excel?

Mike

'cause its clunky, untidy and does a million things of which I need exactly one. Steve

[sessamoid]

Originally posted by SteveJobs:
Hey everyone,
I am looking for a simple OS X Spreadsheet that is not MS Excel. I do not want to use alpha- or beta-software - such as NeoOffice -, as I need the software for work, so it's gotta work. In addition, I do not need a lot of options; simply put, I need an app in which I can add numbers in columns - it's a simple task, but Pages can't handle it albeit supporting tables. Any ideas? I don't want to use Ragtime, it would be a complete overkill for what I want to do.

Ideas?

Steve

Nothing wrong with NeoOffice/J. It's not beta. Look at the release number.

It's no more likely to crash in your usage as an adding machine than Excel, or anything else for that matter.

[madmacgames]

If I did not have MS Office and Excel, the next choice I would go with is Mariner Calc.

A bit back, I demoed a bunch of word and spreadsheet apps (before iWorks came out). To me it seemed the Mariner line was the best alternative to MS Office, though in the end I chose MS Office because there are a number of features that nobody else offers (at least not in one package).

[wataru]

Originally posted by sessamoid:
Nothing wrong with NeoOffice/J. It's not beta. Look at the release number.

It's no more likely to crash in your usage as an adding machine than Excel, or anything else for that matter.

Being "beta," which it's not, is no reason to discount NeoOffice/J

[gregomni]

This suggestion is a little out in left field, but if all you need is to add numbers in columns, you might want to look at OmniOutliner. It supports multiple numeric columns and sums.