Yes MS word 6.0 works fine with 8.1!
haven't had a problem yet!
brandy
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Rodert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 3:59 PM
Subject: [Duo] OS upgrade for my Duo 2300
> I need to upgrade from 7.5.5 to at least 7.6.1 as a part of my signing
> up with @Home. I was advised by @Home tech support to go to at least 8.1
> (vs just going to 7.6.1) so I just purchased 8.1 from Apple's
> Fulfillment Center for $19. Then I just heard that MS Word 6.0 may not
> function with 8.1 (in fact one person said 6.0 trashed his 8.1 OS). I'll
> be backing my HD onto Zip discs first, of course. I also plan to keep
> 7.5.5 on my Dock's HD as an alternate OS for a while.
>
>
> Bob
>
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