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[devi]

Does anyone know of a good downloadable word processor that will run on a Mac (OSX) and get on well with Word files? Or is that a tall order?

Edit: I've downloaded OpenOffice and will be upgrading to Panther as soon as possible. Thanks to everyone for your help!

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[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Sigh.

Not only does it need OSX 10.2.something where I have 10.1, it also seems to need about five other pieces of software in order to run at all. Looks like I'm here for the long haul :/

I have Panther CDs, but will any of my files disappear if I reinstall? Stupid question, I know.

[triskellian]

I went to Panther from Jaguar (10.2), and had no problem at all. Which was a good job, because it only occurred to me halfway through that I should've backed my stuff up first ;-)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Good stuff. And I've found that all the other bits I need are part of the OO download, so it's not so bad.

[secretrebel.livejournal.com]

But aren't we on Tiger now?

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

I know little of these things, not having had the ability to download anything bigger than a small text file for many years :)

Panther will be a good step up compared to what I've got, anyway.

[zandev.livejournal.com]

The Panther upgrade should be OK, but backing up your data files at least is probably a good idea.

From what I remember, installing OpenOffice was quite easy (though it took a while due to the size).

I think the maiin other thing it needs is the Apple X11 Server (which you can get from Apple, and I think may also be on the Panther discs).