On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Jordan <jor17...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems to me that some versions of OS X included X11. But NeoOffice was > developed so you wouldn't have to jump through extra hoops. > So I agree, stick with NeoOffice. > > > Art Clemons wrote: > >> 1. I have an iMac PPC. Some (day? year?) I'll buy an iMac Intel. >>> >>> 2. The latest version of NeoOffice is 3.0, and it runs on Mac PPC and Mac >>> Intel. >>> >>> 3. The latest version of OpenOffice is 3.1, and it runs on Mac Intel but >>> not Mac PPC. >>> >>> 4. The latest version of OpenOffice that runs on Mac PPC is 2.4. >>> >>> I think that for now I'm better off using NeoOffice 3.0 rather than >>> OpenOffice 2.4, and that when I get an iMac Intel, evaluate switching from >>> NeoOffice X.Y to OpenOffice X.(Y+1). Opinions? >>> >>> >> >> >> You're better off with NeoOffice, unless you have installed X11 or are >> willing to install X11 on your Mac. OpenOffice up until 3.0 required >> X11 to function on the Mac, which is why NeoOffice exists. It's also a >> port of OpenOffice. It's similar in function to OpenOffice, just a port >> for the Mac. It works as is, why mess with it? >> > The X11 software was on the installation disk for OSX,4- Tiger but you needed find it and to install it.
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