[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:39 PM -0500 10/16/2004, In "running old software on OS X", Tim Larson wrote:
I can't justify spending more of my hard-earned $$$ for another version of MS Office to run on OS X when I already have Word 5.1a/Excel 4 and Office 98. AppleWorks isn't quite "there" yet and none of the free alternatives I've seen (like AbiWord, OpenOffice.org) are very polished (i.e. I'm not comfortable letting my wife use them).
We just got a new PB/Panther but have been using AppleWorks (6) for years. And I guess I'm asking myself if we really need "more"?
IOW, AppleWorks vs MS Office vs OpenOffice vs ?
I've got Abiword too, which is my leading contender right at the moment.
What specific features do you need that makes you say "AppleWorks isn't quite 'there' yet"? etc...
Good .doc compatibility. Reality is, most ppl use Word, and save in that format. Plus, I've got over 10 years experience with those apps - using something I know is always easier than learning something new.
I know I've heard that people are running older versions of the MS apps in Classic. I just wish I could figure out how.
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