> On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 12:31:16AM -0500, Dave Feustel wrote: >> On Tuesday 14 June 2005 10:00 pm, Christer Solstrand Johannessen >> wrote: >> > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Dave Feustel wrote: >> > >> > [mac mini+ms office:mac] >> > >> > > I have been thinking about getting a Mac. >> > > I hadn't considered a mini, but that is an >> > > intriguing idea. What does the above hardware >> > > and software cost in the US? >> > >> > 1.25GHz/40GB/256MB ram Mac mini from $499. >> > 1.42GHz/80GB/256MB ram Mac mini from $599. >> > MS Office:mac 2004 $399.95. >> > >> > All prices from Apple's website and current as of right now. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > -Christer >> >> I can't afford this software, but thanks for the info. > > Okay, Appleworks comes bundled with the mini, and via translator > software, opens excel spreadsheets, or at least most of them. (None of > the OpenBSD packages would likely open ALL Excel sheets either, even if > they *could* print.) > > -- > 83. If I'm eating dinner with the hero, put poison in his goblet, then > have to > leave the table for any reason, I will order new drinks for both of > us instead of trying to decide whether or not to switch with him. > --Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil > Overlord
You can get a machine that runs WinXP proficiently for 200 bucks, Office Basic is 180, Windows XP home is 80... 460 bucks. Put it behind your OBSD firewall and you'll be fine and have the most modular productivity suite on Earth at your fingertips. By the way, in what manner does this have any Fing thign to do with OBSD?
