Its already been done - I got it this month on the front cover of one of the
CD's I bought, for both Windows and Linux.
I think it was PCW, though I stand to be corrected - just scan your eye
along this months mags in WH Smith or wherever and you'll find it. Also have
a full AVG antivirus package on the same disk.
Darren Branagh
Director, Wicklow Web Centre Limited
Computer Training, Web Design, Repairs sales & Upgrades.
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Web: http://www.wwc.ie
----- Original Message -----
From: Norman Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.
>
> Ian,
>
> if it's off topic then - oops - and we'll continue on QL-Chat instead.
>
> Have you tried OpenOffice.org yet.
>
> It can read (and write) M$Office format files quite happily and is a free
> download. I have it at home on Linux and on Windows (to replace our aged
> copy of M$Office) and we have no problems with it. A colleague at work has
> yet top find a Word doc that it cannot open - and he has some docs that
even
> Word fails to open, but OOo just does it !
>
> Try a download (big) from http://www.openoffice.org and be happy. (if the
> size puts you off, wait a couple of weeks for a PC magazine to give it
away
> - Linux Format already did with the Linux version.)
>
> PS. The OOo version has Spreadsheet, Wordy Pro and Presentation built in,
> but no Database.
> I believe the DB stuff was proprietory, so you have to pay (Sun for Start
> Office) to get that feature.
>
> PPS. Not that Access counts as a proper database anyway :o)
>
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