Although StarOffice 5.2 usually comes with most distributions, the 6.0 beta is stable and worth a look see. The major change is in the user interface. http://www.sun.com/staroffice/6.0beta/ Regards, Frank Gribbin Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:16:37 -0600, [log in to unmask] wrote: >Hi, > >I did manage to get MS-Office 2000 to run in Linux using wine (windows >emulation), but it's pretty unstable. I got an avalanche of error >messages. The few stable window apps that can run in Linux are notepad >and solitaire. > >As for dual booting, use LILO. And leave enough space for your Linux >partition, the standard installation is too bloated, but you may wish to >install some of the really good apps (eg. staroffice, kylix, jbuilder >etc) > >Check out this site: >http://www.linuxdoc.org > >Jan Gerrit Kootstra <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> "Shahan, Ray" wrote: > >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I went to the bookstore this weekend to see about some 'IX' info. I read a >>> preface from one book that said I might not be able to load LINUX on my PC >>> due to hardware (Sound/Video cards in specific). The book also pointed out >>> that I'll need around 850MB on a partitioned drive available...ouch! >>> Lastly, it said I would, at boot time, have to decide what OS to use, and >>> that I might have some trouble running apps on LINUX that were designed for >>> WINDOWS.... >>> >>> My question is this: Does anyone have any suggestions on where to start >>> with all of this for us folks that are MPE, and not well versed at PC's? >>> >>> * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >>> * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > >> Ray, > > >> This is not meaned as an insult, but "Linux for dummies" perhaps. > >> About Linux and Windows apps, this is the same problem as trying to install >> MS-Office XP on a HPe3000 with MPE/iX. It will probably not run. > > >> Regards, > > >> Jan Gerrit Kootstra > > >-- >Cheers, >Jon K. > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *