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Claris' forthcoming ClarisWorks Office 5.0 suite, which shipped last week, is a practical alternative to the behemoth suites from Microsoft, Lotus, and Corel.
At $79, Claris' lightweight suite (the company calls it "slimware") provides the most useful features of expensive office suites but at a lower cost and with less complexity, appealing to both novice and advanced users.
The late beta version of the Windows package I tested included word-processing (the upgraded ClarisWords 5.0). presentation, graphics, and communications applications.
In ClarisWorks 5.0,...