[X-Newbies] Office Suite Conundrum

[Brian Durant]

Firstly, I would like to say that I really appreciate the way people
on this list react quickly when a posting is sent. I have been on a
number of Linux lists and have rarely seen such quick or detailed and
thought out advice.

Secondly, I would like to ask if anyone has tried and could advise me
as to the feasibility of installing Classic apps on a brand new G5. I
ask, because I have an upgrade version of MS Office 2001. This would
mean that if I was to install it, I first would need to install Office
98 and then afterwards the Office 2001 upgrade. This upgrade process
could be the source of a number of Classic muck ups the way MS sprays
extensions left and right. Otherwise, I need to spring for MS Office
2004 at £310.97 a pop from Amazon.co.uk There may be other retailers
that are cheaper, but I need an EU stationed retailer to ship to
Denmark and then the parcel gets sent on to Jakarta (long story).

Thirdly, I haven't heard from anyone contradicting me that ports to OS
X of OpenOffice.org, Neo Office, Abi Word, etc. aren't ready for prime
time yet. Has anyone on the list tried these apps in OS X or
alternatively gone to the trouble of installing a Linux distro like
Ubuntu that can run on a G5 and used OpenOffice.org, et al from there?

Cheers,

Brian

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:50:26 -0600, Sue Rodriguez <Sue.Rodriguez at usm.edu> wrote:
> I just want to second this advice.  My husband and I were working on a
> project with contributors from all over the world.  We early on decided to
> go the MS way and had no problems whatsoever.  On the other had, I work in
> an office where my former boss maintained that "Microsoft is evil," and we
> had problems communicating even with other PC users.
> 
> Also, I too am SICK of hearing that it was "my Mac" that screwed things up.
> 
> Sue
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W Lane" <wilann at telusplanet.net>
> To: "Brian Durant" <globetrotterdk at gmail.com>; "A place to novice users Mac
> OS X." <x-newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [X-Newbies] Office Suite Conundrum
> 
> >
> > On Mar 24, 2005, at 01:39, Brian Durant wrote:
> >
> >>  What Office suite
> >> software do people use on OS X?
> >>
> >
> > Depends on who you intend working/sharing your documents with. If it's
> > Windows users, MS Office is really the only answer. I know there are those
> > who will jump in in support of other options but really, for the exchange
> > to be seamless and to avoid hearing repeatedly 'your POS Mac mucked up the
> > document' Office is the only way to go.
> >
> >
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