[X-Newbies] Office Suite Conundrum

[W Lane]

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> Dang! I keep posting from the wrong email address.
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>> From: William E. Lane <williamlane at mac.com>
>> Date: March 25, 2005 06:34:03 MST
>> To: Brian Durant <globetrotterdk at gmail.com>, "A place to novice users 
>> Mac OS X." <x-newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: Re: [X-Newbies] Office Suite Conundrum
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>>
>> On Mar 24, 2005, at 22:20, Brian Durant wrote:
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>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> I'd avoid the Classic route. For the reasons you mention as well as 
>> that you'd be how many Office generations behind? And mucking about 
>> with printer issues possibly, etc.
>>
>>
>>>  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).
>>
>> Ouch. But, if your time is worth anything, it'd likely be cheaper in 
>> the long run.
>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>
>>
>> Not personally, but have 'geek' friends who have done so. They seem 
>> to get as much enjoyment from throwing open the hood, tinkering with 
>> the adjustments and 'making it go' as they do actually producing 
>> work.
>>
>> -- 
>> William Lane
>> Calgary, Canada
>> via Mac OSX - Mail
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> -- 
> William Lane
> Calgary, Canada
> via Mac OSX - Mail
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