Hello
  I was happy with Quickbooks for over 5 years to the extent that it was
the last reason for keeping Windows on my computer, since I'd found
acceptable alternatives for everything else. Besides binding me to windows
and despite my satisfaction with the Quickbooks software I am considerably
less than happy with Intuit for several reasons all of which make me feel
like Intuit considers it's customers somethig akin to "whores",
bought and paid-for and worthy of any mistreatment they care to dish out. 
Sorry, but I have had some bad experiences with them that left me mad for
many days.  So I was very glad to discover "Gnucash".  

  Gnucash is Open Source, free software, that is something of a blend
between Quickbooks and Quicken, but fully capable of handling the most
important functions of small business such as estimates and bidding, cost
evaluation, billing, payroll and various database functions.  Like so much
Open Source/*nix software it is very solid and highly configurable as well
as reasonbably intuitive after a little reading.  Ultimately, once familiar
with what is possible, I have grown to like it better than Quickbooks
because it does more of what I say instead of demanding that I follow it
exactly when it is not necessary to prevent mistakes, just heavy handed, as
Quickbooks often is.  It certainly doesn't hurt that it is not spyware nor
leaning toward extortion in some areas that I imagine you've probably
ground your teeth over like I have. Grrrr.! Thank you Gnucash.
Jimmy
> Voice or os/2 ezine recently reviewed alternatives to Quickbooks.
> There is very active newsgroup for a Java-based  and therefore
> multiplatform program, which is still under active development and
> just saw a major new release. $30 US downloaded.  Sounds and looks
> good.  Moneydance.
> 
>  Google is your friend for the others.
> 
> Answering: 
>         "Phil Kane"   ' message of:
>         04/21/04  at 11:21 AM, 
>         About:Re: Need a New Computer 
> 
> |On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:28:38 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> 
> |> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409
> 
> |  Felix...  I am in the process of weaning my essential programs off
> |  Windows NT back onto OS/2 or onto linux.
> 
> |  Can youy recommend a devent "checkbook" program for linux?  Intuit
> |-
> |  the makesa of my presnet prigram, QuickBooks, does not even want to
> |  think about eithwr OS/2 or linux.
> 
> |--
> |   Phil Kane
>
> 
> 


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