2008/5/15 web at work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Have anyone used the NeoOffice.org version of OpenOffice.org? > Which one is "better" for a Mac PowerBookG4 PowerPC, OSX/10.3.9? > How about an iMac? > > I have a friend that used Macs and I want to make sure I send her > a CD(s) with the better version of the OpenOffice.org based > software. > > I have the CD for Win/Linux/Mac for OpenOffice.org 2.4 > but will download NeoOffice.org package if it is better > for her version of Mac(s). > > Thanks for your help guys/gals in advance >
Hello, For a PPC with Panther (10.3) I guess the newest OpenOffice.org version available is 2.1 http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/x11-103.html This one will need the X11 windowing utility, that can be downloaded from the Apple website http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/x11formacosx.html (no other version of X11 should be used with Panther - each version of Mac OS X has its own X11, and they're not interchangeable). On an iMac things may be different, because there are PPC and Intel iMacs, and it also depends on the OS (Panther=2.1 / Tiger and Leopard use the latest OOo versions). I now use the beta release of OOo 3,0 Aqua on my Leopard MacBook Pro and on my Tiger iMac (both have Intel chips). This works OK, even for newcomers. It goes without the X11 (which on Leopard is apita, because it was released before being seriously tested, at least with OOo). Only drawback is that it is a beta release, so it is not advisable to do real serious production work with it. On Tiger, the OOo 2.4 with X11 works fine (on Tiger Macs, X11 is not installed by default, but the package X11User.pkg, can be found on the Tiger Mac OS X install disks, then upgraded to version 1.1.3 by Apple's Software Update). I at one time had a version of NeoOffice on my iMac. I suppose it's not all that different, probably does some things easier than OOo. I found it a bit heavier/slower. It's always one version behind OOo, because the NO team uses the OOo source and changes it to suit its own aims. I don't like NO too much. it's a fork of OOo but doesn't contribute (any more) to OOo's development. Something to do with different licences, and also something with clashing personalities I heard... All this doesn't matter too much when you simply want a free text and spreadsheet application that works on your Mac... HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua Beta 3.0.0 (and older) on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 and english Aqua Beta 3.0.0 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
