Re: Xy on Mac

[J R FOX jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

--- flash  wrote:

> I'm running VPC v7.0.1 on a Mac G4 and have
> installed virtual w2k.

> VPC delivers in several forms. It delivers as a bare
> bones virtual
> platform w/o any OS; you supply the OS disks
> yourself. Or, it delivers
> as a package with w2k or XP included. I believe
> there may still be
> earlier versions of VPC available (from Amazon or
> wherever) which
> include(d) earlier Windows OSs.

Thanks for that report. I was wondering what the best
version to get was, whether it was the last
pre-MS-buyout version, and whether one had to resort
to eBay to get it. You have already answered a number
of other questions.

> Finally, if you want to run Word (Excel, Access,
> PowerPoint, etc.) on a
> Mac, there is no need to run it in a virtual Windows
> environment. You
> can buy MS-Office for Mac; it installs right out of
> the box, and rather
> easier than in Windows I might add.

There is no Open Office for the Mac ? OO is available
for eCS and for Linux, I believe, and almost certainly
for Win. It used to be free -- for some platforms --
but now seems to have a lower shareware-level cost. I
find it to be pretty good, with Word and Excell
workalike modules among others, and the ability to
import / export / convert the common file formats. 


Jordan