[X Newbies] Ms office/Open office

[Robert]

I wouldn't be put off by these warnings. I know very little about unix 
but have used Linux in the past and use X11 along with an app called 
start openoffice.org.  The latter opens open office for you. It takes a 
while but is worth it as OpenOffice is supposed to be comparable to MS 
Word,  Try http://www.misplaced.net/fom/X11/  for FAQ' for X11.  I 
think you can dowload what you need from versiontracker. here 
http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?
Good luck,
Bob
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On Jan 25, 2004, at 4:37 AM, Christopher Hack wrote:

> Following the discussions on alternatives to Ms Office. I would love 
> to try
> using OpenOffice. However when I have read that the version for OSX 
> requires
> "X11". I also read on a website it is advisable not to start trying to 
> use
> X11 unless you know what you are doing.
> Can anyone explain to me why this is all so complicated, and if there 
> eis
> anyway simply to download it and use it. Thanks. Chris.
>
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