I'm looking for feedback about office suite packages for my Dad to use
on his G4 iBook (running Jaguar).
Right now he's using Office 97 in classic mode but he suspects that this
may be causing instability and freezes (need to ask him if Office is
crashing or the whole OS is crashing).
I told him that those of us who toil on the Windows side frequently
associate system instability with the addition of MS software but I'm
not sure he is convinced.
Also Office 97 is increasingly unable to read Office files he receives
from others (presumably later versions).
I'm inclined to recommend Open Office or Neo Office <www.openoffice.org>
but that may not be right for him.
He really doesn't like tinkering from his computer and he can get Office
at academic pricing ($150?) so he might well be happier just buying
Office and installing it.
I'd like to here from more serious Open Office (or Neo Office) users
concerning computability with other office programs.
If it will read as wide a range of formats as MS Office then I might
take a shot at downloading it and burning a CD for him.
I like Neo Office but I don't do much more than simpltext with it so I
know nothing about conversions.
Thanks
--
Andrew in Ann Arbor
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