From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Q6jt-0004so-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:01:25 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0ED2iv16142 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:02:44 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16Q6rA-0001tv-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:08:56 -0600 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:08:56 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: replacing m$ (was Re: anti-word) In-Reply-To: <016301c19cda$f6975140$0100a8c0@tward> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Thomas Ward wrote: > Well, I am seeing a trend. Linux is becoming slightly more popular, and my > Uncle's company is looking at Star Office to replace MS Office. The hold up? > Well, the company wants to be able to move all there Office 2000 files to > and from Star Office. Actually, this is a good time to point out what the new "features" of office 2000 are. The only real one noticed by most is that the documents when placed on a m$ server easily become web pages and improved look of exported docs to web pages when not using m$ servers. This is the only "improvement" for the suite. Now to look at the cost: All office 2000 programs take longer to load. They take more disk space on the drive. Their documents take more disk space (as much as 40% more). The solution is simply to back pedal to office 97. Then they can start the process of leaving office all together if they choose. They can use Star Office in a winblows environment seamlessly. They can also seemlessly use WordPerfect across the platforms. Actually, they can use even most office 2000 docs without trouble. Outside of stuffing extra stuff into the docs for web translation office 2000 is supposed to be backward compatible. The database program is not however. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.