At 10:37 AM -0700 11/17/02, Hugh West wrote: >I have office98 but still use Word 5.1a, I run it in 9.2.2 and it >opens all the documents from my peecee world (work). It is typical >of the word after windoze rewrite where they said it was written for >the Mac again... Ha you know you can't trust microsloth they are so >into bloat ware they think they are doing you a favour by putting >scrap files and edit crap on the heads and tails of documents and >smart quotes and garbage that mess-up document translation.
Um, what are you talking about? You do understand that Office 98 has nothing to do with the PC Office 97, don't you? That it has many features that didn't appear on the PC versions till Office 2000? Sorry, I like a good round of MS bashing as much as the next Mac worshipper, but I draw the line at supporting falsehoods. 1. Office 98 was written from the ground up as a Mac application by the newly formed (at that time) Macintosh Business Unit. It is, in many, many ways, functionally far superior to the PC equivalent, Office 97. 2. Office 98 is not bloated by any definition. It runs speedily on a suitable processor. I have it on an 8100/100 where it runs quite nicely. 3. The "scrap files and edit crap" that you refer to are part of any word processor I've ever used, including the venerable, much respected, Corel WordPerfect. If you want to get rid of them, simply uncheck the "allow fast saves" option. 4. Smart quotes are an option. Simply turn them off. Why you would want to is another question. Personally, I like my documents to look professional. 5. What messed up document translation? I don't do it often, but I've never had a problem translating a Word doc to either Appleworks or Wordperfect. Admittedly, Office/Word 98 is too much of a word processor for most people, but for people who make their living doing any kind of writing, there isn't a better, more flexible, more capable app. So, come on and get real. There are enough easy targets at MS and in the windows world without having to make up things. After all, that's what we accuse them of. Cheers - Steve K. -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
