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On the recordRead 15 Oct 202633 facts
Applixware
West Hollywood, California, USA
Plans and prices
Demonstration license
Free
30-day node-locked evaluation · no license server required
Read 15 Oct 2026 · vistasource.com
Network/floating license
Priced on request
Permanent or temporary · requires FLEXlm license server · host ID/MAC-tied keys
Read 15 Oct 2026 · vistasource.com
On the record
- 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 · read 15 Oct 2026
- Current versions
- VistaSource lists Applixware 6.2 for Linux and 6.1 for Windows and Linux as current downloads.vistasource.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Database interface
- A database-interface component is included for office and custom applications.vistasource.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer tooling
- The ELF guide covers a macro editor, compiler, debugger, dialog and bitmap editors, and Builder application development.vistasource.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 15 Oct 2026
- Historical price
- Linux Journal listed Applixware 4.2 at USD $495, with a USD $79.95 student price, in 1997.linuxjournal.com · read 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 · read 15 Oct 2026
- License technology
- Applixware uses Macrovision FLEXlm for node-locked and network licensing.vistasource.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: database compatibility
- Linux Journal reported that Applix Data could not open standard dBase III or IV files.linuxjournal.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: file imports
- Linux.com reported that, apart from graphics, imports were largely limited to Applixware's native formats.linux.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: product age
- The Linux.com reviewer judged the product to appear near the end of its life cycle.linux.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: spreadsheet export
- Spreadsheet exports to Excel or Lotus formats could lose embedded graphs and some formatting.linuxjournal.com · read 15 Oct 2026
