NExS, the Network Extensible Spreadsheet from XESS Corp., is a full-featured, Motif compliant spreadsheet developed specifically for Unix. It is not a port of a PC-based spreadsheet; it was designed from the beginning with client/server capabilities provided by the X Window system in mind. A complete application programming interface (API) is provided with NExS. The API allows external processes, running locally or remotely, to access and manipulate the formulas and data stored in NExS cells, as well as access to all of the controls and features of NExS, including graphics. The flexible NExS API allows the NExS spreadsheet to serve as either the "client" or the "server" in a networked enviroment, supporting one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many connectivity.
Selected NExS 1.0 features:
* More than 200 built-in functions to support business, engineering,
and scientific calculations.
* 32,767 rows x 4,096 columns.
* 2 and 3-D, EPS-compliant graphics.
* Powerful C language operator set.
* Tcl/Tk scripting interface.
* Up to 63 external process connection ports supports complex
client/server application development.
* Motif-compliant graphical user interface.
* Per cell control of fonts, formats, and colors, with WYSIWYG
PostScript output.
* Reads and writes WKS, WK1, and Xess file formats.
* Standard X Window cut and paste support.
* Intelligent text import filter detects column boundaries and
preserves numeric data formats.
* TSV, CSV, and text import.
* TSV, CSV, text, and LaTeX tabular export.
* "As Needed" recalculation feature provides optimal performance
in a multitasking environment.
Comes complete with 200+ page manual, on-line help, on high density diskettes.