Re: [TCLUG:10692] StarOffice

[bob@math.umn.edu]

> 
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Brian Ackermann wrote:
> 
> > I don't suppose there is a local mirror of the Sun's StarOffice suite anywhere about, eh?
> 
>      I'm not sure why anyone would want StarOffice to begin
> with.  I tried out the copy that came with SuSE 6.2 and it
> ground my box (K6 300, 32mb) to almost a complete halt.
> Unless McNealy pulled a magic wand of +5 efficiency out
> of his ass, I bet it's not much better now. 
> 
> Scott

Pretty much a memory hog, even with threading.  I fear it takes something 
over 64M to run well.  But a nice package all in all.  

FYI the reference book, "Special Edition Using StarOffice," is not bad.  At 
$40 for 1500pp it is a good value and tolerably written.

Adios,
Chris
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