Carl: There is a phrase for this: Your Milage May Vary.
You have a slow machine to begin with. NeoOffice.org is very 'heavy' on a faster machine and it is noticeable on both my PowerBook G4/1.5 and MacBookPro 2.0/2. I'm not going to discuss this further. James McKenzie -----Original Message----- >From: CarlP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jan 22, 2007 9:01 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [users] Re: Neo Office > >Hmmmm. NeoOffice on my G3/400, OS 10.3.9, is faster to load and runs >about the same speed. Load time is my big complaint with OOo (even >NeoOffice isn't fast). >Carl > >Alex Zachopoulos wrote: >> Hi James, >> >> I can only guess here, but maybe, although "not computer-savvy" as she >> put it, she may know enough to fire up and use an X11 app. And maybe >> she is also tired of the sluggishness of NeoOffice (no offense here, >> but it _is_ slow, esp. when compared to the X11 version). >> >> I don't know if I am alone here saying that I feel NeoOffice weighs >> heavily on my Powerbook's performance, causing it to intensely write- in >> and out of HD and RAM. I haven't experienced any of this with OOo. >> >> Just my guess, like I said. >> >> On Jan 20, 2007, at 4:27 AM, James Mckenzie wrote: >> >>> Alex: >>> >>> What I would like to know is why Sue wants to stop using >>> NeoOffice.org. >>> >>> You are correct, both NeoOffice.org and OpenOffice.org >>> can exist on the same machine, as I did this for many >>> months. >>> >>> James McKenzie >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>>> From: Alex Zachopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Sent: Jan 19, 2007 12:08 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [users] Neo Office >>>> >>>> Hi Sue, >>>> >>>> You need to go to the OpenOffice.org downloads site, then select the >>>> MacOS X download, then specify if you need the Intel or PowerPC >>>> version, depending on what Mac Mini model you own (hint: if you go to >>>> the top left of your screen and click on the blue Apple logo, then >>>> select 'About This Mac', a window will pop up showing you some basic >>>> info of your setup, for instance: "Processor: 1.67 GHz PowerPC G4"). >>>> >>>> You don't need to uninstall NeoOffice, by the way; the two programs >>>> can happily co-exist side by side. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Alex. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 19, 2007, at 6:22 PM, Sue Ried wrote: >>>> >>>>> I want to download Open Office onto my Mac Mini. I am not computer >>>>> savvy so which option do I pick to download Open Office. I will be >>>>> un-installing Neo Office afterward. If you could reply today I >>>>> would really appreciate it. >>>>> Thank you >>>>> Sue Reid >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- - >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
