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Applixware
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Demonstration license | 30-day node-locked evaluation · no license server required | Free |
| Network/floating license | Permanent or temporary · requires FLEXlm license server · host ID/MAC-tied keys | On request |
As vistasource.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Applixware's own pages
- Company formation
- An SEC filing says VistaSource was established in April 2000 from Applixware and CoSource.com assets to target Linux and open-source markets. · sec.gov, 15 Oct 2026
- Current versions
- VistaSource lists Applixware 6.2 for Linux and 6.1 for Windows and Linux as current downloads. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Database interface
- A database-interface component is included for office and custom applications. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Developer tooling
- The ELF guide covers a macro editor, compiler, debugger, dialog and bitmap editors, and Builder application development. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation breadth
- The download page links Builder, ELF, Words, Spreadsheets, Graphics, Mail, Macro Editor, Data and Communications manuals and help files, plus example macros. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- ELF reference depth
- The Generic ELF Help reference is 364 pages and documents hundreds of functions covering files, arrays, user interfaces, shell execution and networking. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- A Linux Journal review reports ELF has an interpreter, compiler, debugger, more than 3,300 macros, menu/dialog/bitmap editors, TCP/IP sockets and SQL interfaces. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Financial-data integrations
- Version 6.1 supports Reuters RMDS, Bloomberg, Reuters Triarch, TIBCO Rendezvous and TIBCO CI Server engines on specified Solaris, Windows and Linux builds. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- West Hollywood, California, USA · vistasource.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Historical price
- Linux Journal listed Applixware 4.2 at USD $495, with a USD $79.95 student price, in 1997. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Installation footprint
- Release notes specify about 175 MB for the suite and 60 MB for documentation; Windows installs range from 75 MB compact to 250 MB custom. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- License technology
- Applixware uses Macrovision FLEXlm for node-locked and network licensing. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: database compatibility
- Linux Journal reported that Applix Data could not open standard dBase III or IV files. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: file imports
- Linux.com reported that, apart from graphics, imports were largely limited to Applixware's native formats. · linux.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: legacy interface
- Linux.com criticized the Motif interface, lack of GNOME/KDE integration, absent font anti-aliasing and non-standard keybindings. · linux.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: modern Linux support
- The 2006 Linux.com review said Applixware did not recognize Linux kernels newer than 2.4.18 and required a manual CUPS printcap link on Debian. · linux.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: presentation compatibility
- Linux Journal testing found PowerPoint and Freelance imports failed and that Presents handled only simple slide presentations well. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: product age
- The Linux.com reviewer judged the product to appear near the end of its life cycle. · linux.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: spreadsheet export
- Spreadsheet exports to Excel or Lotus formats could lose embedded graphs and some formatting. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Maker address
- The maker is identified as Parallax Capital / Vistasource, Inc., at 8605 Santa Monica Blvd., PMB 24128, West Hollywood, California 90069-4109, USA. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Multiprocessor limitation
- The release notes call Applixware non-multithreaded and recommend assigning its main process to one CPU on multiprocessor systems. · vistasource.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Owner transaction
- Applix announced that Parallax Capital Partners completed its purchase of the VistaSource subsidiary on March 30, 2001. · applix.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: documentation
- Reviewers highlighted clear task-oriented online help, context-sensitive assistance and Builder tutorials. · linux.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: document exchange
- Linux Journal found Word and RTF import/export largely successful in Applix Words. · linuxjournal.com, 15 Oct 2026
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