Re: [expert] Office Suite for Linux

[Deryk Barker]

Thus spake Sheldon Lee Wen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

> > Sun has released a preview of 5.2 (~80-100 MB and available for Windoze and Linux).
> 
> Yes and it chokes on large complex msword docs.
> 
> I wonder how good CorelOffice2000 is? Last time I used corel wp
> to import a word doc it choked too, but that was a much older
> version.

I've been happily using Applixware for some 18 months. It's imported
Word-7 Excel-7, Lotus 123 and even a 120+ overhead Powerpoint 7
presentation. 

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