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Natasha Hendrick wrote:
> 
> I am currently running FreeBSD 2.2.2 and am trying to find an effective
> (and cheap) way to be able to access a word processor from my PC without
> having to reboot to DOS to use MS word.  Someone has suggested to me that
> it may be possible to run Applix (?) using a Linux emulator that is
> available for FreeBSD.  Are there any word processors available for
> FreeBSD?  Does anyone have any other suggestions to allow easy access to a
> word processor while running FreeBSD?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Natasha
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Natasha Hendrick
> Postgraduate Student
> Department of Earthsciences             Phone: 617- 3365-2825
> University of Queensland                Fax: 617-3365-1277
> St Lucia  Queensland  4072              Email: natasha@baldrick.geoph.uq.edu.au

StarOffice from the ports collection is also compiled for linux, but
works
fine for me to be able to read all the attachments.DOC that people for
the micro$oft
world think that everyone should be able to read.  It also has a excel
compatable 
spreadsheet, a graphics editor, etc.

provecho

ed