>  >  >     Can I use X11 on a G3 Powerbook(Pismo/320MB/400MHz)? Will I see
>>>   certain limitations? Besides being able to use certain programs, why
>>>   would one bother to download X11 in the first place? Does Unix/Linux
>>   > have more options than OS X?
>
>I think that one of the most useful reasons to run X11 is so that you
>can run OpenOffice. This is a fairly well done, file compatible copy
>of Microsoft Office. It works really well but looks and behaves like
>a Windows application.
>-

   Openoffice does seem to be a nice alternative to Microsoft Office, 
but I believe OpenOffice will be able to be used on OS X without 
using X11 or the like in the very near future. Can Appleworks be the 
best that Apple can do?
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