Mariner Software Announced Free Trial of Mariner Calc 5.3 Beta

Mariner Software, Inc. announced the public beta release of the long-awaited Mariner Calc, its award-winning spreadsheet for the Macintosh. Long touted as the only legitimate competitor to Microsoft Excel, Mariner Calc introduces the following features and fixes in preparation for the release of version 5.3.

• Added new company icon.
  
• Updated the About box to Minneapolis office.
  
• Added new document icon for OSX.
  
• Changed printing and setup dialogs, several drivers crashed when using the sheet style windows.
  
• Added file extension support in the save dialog.
  
• Fixed several Excel import bugs.
  
• And several other bug fixes.
  

Developed on the Macintosh platform since the late 80's, Mariner Calc is now available for download in its latest beta revision 5.3b1. This full-featured trial version requires Mac OS 10.2 or higher and can be downloaded free of charge. The shipping version will initially be offered in English and Japanese and sells for $69.95US. Upgrades will also be available for older version owners. Support for other language versions is expected in the near future.