Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
Thanks for your response! I haven't tried OpenOffice so I can't offer any comparisons. I see that others have, and I see your response that they have helped! Good luck! Randy Kramer Mandrake Newbie wrote: > My swap space is not yet even touched. Actually, more than 100 MB are still free >even if I'm using very heavy packages including Gnome 1.4 as my desktop. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
Hi, Just an opinion here, but I tried SO5.2, SO6.0 and OpenOffice641. I just removed both StarOffice programs off my computer today. I find OO to be faster and more stable than SO6 and just plain faster than SO5.2. It is now my official office suite. FWIW, Bill W. On Friday 11 January 2002 20:15, you wrote: > Hello everybody! =) > > My subject says it all but I need the comparison between the two based on > which is more memory sucker. I haven't tried OpenOffice 6.0 yet and I'm > currently using StarOffice 5.2 and it's very slow to me. My PC is an Intel > Pentium III 800 Mhz, 384 MB SDRAM, 20 GB Seagate Barraccuda 7200 RPM on > Mandrake 8.1. > > Thanks in advance. =) > > __ > www.edsamail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
well, YMMV, but open office is very noticably faster for me, and that 5.2 desktop was painful anyway On Friday 11 January 2002 17:15, you spoke unto me thusly: > Hello everybody! =) > > My subject says it all but I need the comparison between the two based on > which is more memory sucker. I haven't tried OpenOffice 6.0 yet and I'm > currently using StarOffice 5.2 and it's very slow to me. My PC is an Intel > Pentium III 800 Mhz, 384 MB SDRAM, 20 GB Seagate Barraccuda 7200 RPM on > Mandrake 8.1. > > Thanks in advance. =) > > __ > www.edsamail.com -- Everyone seems so impatient and angry these days. I think it's because so many people use Windows at work. Do you think you'd be Mr. Politeness Man after working on Windows 8 hrs. or more? shane registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ http://www.mystic-light.net/personal/ Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 http://dmoz.org cause humans do it better! Link different. Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
Dear linux-mandrake user: I have no lack to useing staroffice 6beta, so just 5.2, do any one know how to make mathmatical formula Sigma (form x=0 to infinity as x+y)? I can not paste from it to mozilla mail sincere eric, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
Mandrake Newbie wrote: > My subject says it all but I need the comparison between the two based on which is >more memory sucker. I haven't tried OpenOffice 6.0 yet and I'm currently using >StarOffice 5.2 and it's very slow to me. My PC is an Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz, 384 >MB SDRAM, 20 GB Seagate Barraccuda 7200 RPM on Mandrake 8.1. I can't answer your question but I have some of my own: * When you notice the slow performance, is swap being used? (Check top). I got much improved performance when I added enough memory so swap is not used, although, over time, eventually swap starts being used, then I notice a slowdown and consider a reboot. (With 384 MB I would not expect you are using swap, but I don't know what else you're running.) * I ran StarOffice 5.2 for just a little while. I learned that starting it was a killer (one minute plus to load), but once it was loaded, it didn't take real long to load a specific application (within StarOffice) or document. If I had to run StarOffice regularly, I'd probably keep it open, and just switch there when I needed to do something. (PS: My experience with StarOffice was on a 300 MHz. machine with 128 MB of RAM, StarOffice, except for initial loading was tolerable.) Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] StarOffice 5.2 vs. OpenOffice 6.0
On Saturday 12 January 2002 03:15, Mandrake Newbie wrote: > Hello everybody! =) > > My subject says it all but I need the comparison between the two > based on which is more memory sucker. I haven't tried OpenOffice > 6.0 yet and I'm currently using StarOffice 5.2 and it's very slow > to me. My PC is an Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz, 384 MB SDRAM, 20 GB > Seagate Barraccuda 7200 RPM on Mandrake 8.1. On a box like that, nothing should run that slowly, but StarOffice 5.2 is by common consent one of the slowest programs outside 3D animation rendering (Netscape 6.0 was strong competition at one time, though!). I'd say if you don't need the propietary features of SO, Open Office is fine and should be faster. SO 6.0 beta is also a little faster. You might also be able to speed things up by not installing components you don't need, though I can't promise anything here. Robin -- "One ping to rule them all, one ping to bind them" - Arya Stark Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent Universitesi Ankara 06533 Turkey http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
