On 1/22/10, engel wrote: >Don Zahniser wrote: >> On 1/22/10, engel wrote: >> >> >>>> If Bruce J is reading this, he has a link to the OpenOffice >>>> >>> I prefer Neoffice, does'nt need X11 and can handle office 2007 files >>> (.docx and .xlsx) >>> >> >> I try very hard to like NeoOffice, but on slow hardware (e.g. - my >> 400MHz Pismo), it can get a bit sluggish. The newer builds of >> OpenOffice _are_ available for PPC, if you know where to look (see >> below). You can try both and see which you prefer. Note that the 'Neo' >> builds typically lag the OpenOffice builds by at least one release >> version (e.g. - IIRC, the current Neo release is based on a 3.0.x >> OpenOffice build, while OO is at 3.2.x). That may or may not be a good >> thing, depending on what feature set or level of reliability you want. >> The Neo folks do, at times, squash bugs in the OO code, but spend most >> of their limited resources on the Neo adaptation and its additional >features. >> >> <http://mirror.unlogisch.ch/ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/ OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/> >>
>this link works >http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/2.4.3rc2/ >OOo_2.4.3rc2_MacOSXPowerPC_X11_install_it.dmg >for the latest openoffice 2.4.3-RC2, tested by myself but on a emac 1GHz >(might works on a PPC) but doesn't handle office 2007 x files, it will >only from 3.x >Angelo > Try this link from the same site: <http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.2.0rc3_20100115/> It's the directory for the latest 3.2.0 release candidate, which contains more localized versions than the site that I had previously provided. PowerPC builds follow the Intel builds in the listing. I'm using the 3.2.0rc3 version downloaded from the mirror site I listed earlier, and X11 is not required. - Don -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
