OpenOffice seemed to install easily for me. I grabbed a dmg file, did the usual dmg thing and when I run it, it runs X11 [XWindows] for me automatically.
I'm unsure if X11 is a default install or if I install it as a part of the Developer pack or a custom install. I thought it was default nowadays. That said, I don't actually use OpenOffice, so no idea how well it runs on the Mac. Hen On Thu, 20 May 2004, Bill Holt wrote: > That just supports my theory, Kay, that the more M$ stuff you have on your > system, the weaker the system. > > Which reminds me of a demo that we really need to have at one of our > meetings - how to install X-windows stuff like "Open Office" and, ahem, > programs like "Grass", which I've managed to install but am clueless about > running because it apparently wants me to type some stuff to tell it where > certain files are ... and I haven't a clue ... but I digress. We have this > tool, this X-Windows thing, and there are so many free things, so many slick > sounding free things, that a "how to start doing it" demo might really be > useful. > > Hint hint hint. > > Bill Holt > > > From: "KR'sListMail" <listmail at electrablue.com> > > Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > > Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:19:41 -0400 > > To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > > Subject: MacGroup: MS Office 2004, and VPC > > > > Hi, > > > > Although Mac Trojans are not very common,I was not aware of this one, > > until I was updating my virex checker this morning and visited their > > site > > for a update.... > > > > http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_125299.htm > > > > At first I thought this applied to the Office update I just downloaded > > from MS last night (which subsequently the install, didn't work at all) > > so at first glance I thought this might have been the reason. Bugaboo? > > > > This new Mac trojan, this one spoofs the new Micro$oft Office 2004 > > software for the Mac, > > just released this past week... Obviously this one is supposed to hook > > those who are trying to download the new version for free? > > > > From reading the news release at CNet > > http://news.com.com/2110-7343_3-5215995.html?tag=st.lh > > > > I can see now that the REAL Microsoft new Office 2004 is not available > > for the PRO version, until the 4th quarter!!! (This may have caused my > > update problem in part, since I have the PRO version, and didn't > > realize the updates are different) > > > > Looks like the new PRO version, is being held up by Virtual PC 7.0 > > version, (which the PRO version includes) since the VPC problems in > > design upgrade are mainly caused from the new architecture of the G5. > > This six month delay is unfortunate for me, using the Office PRO > > version, since the problems with the VPC new version, won't affect > > those, like me, who only use G4 machines. This is a pretty Bad domino > > effect for the most expensive of all the Macintosh bundled software > > packages from MS. > > > > I think they should just release Office 2004 to me now, and update the > > Virtual PC whenever they get it done- because knowing MS, it might take > > another year to get the VPC 7.0 version done... (I wish Connectix had > > never sold Virtual PC to Microsoft.... !) > > > > Btw, Those that don't have a virus checker, ought to download the Free > > Virex beta software for macs--(at that link listed above) which can > > help to detect most of these new Mac OSX threats. > > Yours, > > Kay > > > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > > | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
