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From: William Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com>
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Subject: Re: StarOffice 5 on a SMP system..... or Applixware...
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OK, lets say I go with Applix....what kind of warentee (sp?) does the program
come with and what about Office97 file imports?

William

On 21-Nov-99 Mike Smith wrote:
>> Sure...lets make a sales pitch for Applixware....really folks, I have
>> StarOffice on the laptop and on the Desktop so In can share files between
>> the
>> two. If I have Applix on the Desktop (SMP) then I need to have Applix on the
>> Laptop. Twice the $$. I jusyt dont have that kind of cash to spare right
>> now.
> 
> Actually, Applix and SO share files just fine.
> 
>> Isnt there a way to make SMP StarOffice work?
> 
> Upgrade to -current.
> 
> But realistically, you have a choice between a free but buggy product 
> that sort-of works, and a cheap, stable functional product.  I guess 
> you get what you pay for.
> 
> -- 
> \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
> \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
> \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com
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Date: 21-Nov-99
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