Well I have a windows computer but I just am learning Linux and want to try
all of it including Wine.
Jeanette
-----Original Message-----
From: Kuraiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 4:53 AM
Subject: [newbie] WINE and office apps.
>Steve Philp wrote:
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>>
>> I don't know anything at all about WINE. Sorry.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Philp
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>What?! Steve! Say it ain't so! ;-)
>
>Thankfully, I don't need WINE. I switched to Linux to _get away_ from
Windows.
>Still, I'm not belittling the WINE project in the least. If I can play
games
>like Starcraft etc without booting into Windows, all the better! (WINE
currently
>has this capability - check it out!)
>
>Unfortunately for those seeking to use WINE for using MS Office...the
situation
>is not currently optimal. I don't think this is the fault of the WINE
project,
>though. MS is notorious for keeping secret APIs.
>
>Also, for all you guys using office type software, you can now use
StarOffice
>for Linux. (My officemates like em...) It is also free for personal use.
>However, the good news is, of course, KOffice. Still in alpha stage but it
looks
>set to change the "office app" using world as we know it. No, I'm not from
the
>KOffice team. :)
>
>For more info visit:
>http://www.kde.org/koffice/
>
>Regards,
>
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>Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster
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