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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.sdsmt.edu!tau.uac.net!news.tufts.edu!blanket.mitre.org!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!cbgw2.att.com!nntphub.cb.att.com!not-for-mail From: dyson@inuxs.inh.att.com (John S. Dyson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Office like programs for FreeBSD\Linux, etc... was (Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD ...) Date: 14 May 1996 19:06:39 GMT Organization: AT&T Lines: 17 Message-ID: <4naljv$74l@nntpb.cb.att.com> References: <3188C1E2.45AE@onramp.net> <3196AD8C.F6A@cylatech.com> <3197807A.51F26C3D@lambert.org> <DrD1Bn.2DH@deere.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: inuxs.inh.att.com In article <DrD1Bn.2DH@deere.com>, Con Sultant <jkane@execpc.com> wrote: >>] John S. Dyson wrote: > >>] > of FreeBSD. If I could get a real -- document compatible >>] > copy of Microsoft Office for FreeBSD, I could use it for >>] > OA applications. That isn't in Microsoft's interest >>] > though :-(. > >I don't use it, so this is just an idea, but what about WINE and running >the Windows Office package? Is WINE up to the task yet, or are there >still some bugs that make it unusable? > Good idea, but not yet, but there is a commercial Windows emulator package in the works. John