In article >,
says...
> wrote:
>
> > Reg > wrote:
> >>Nick, there's a free MS word reader available. HTH.
> >>
> >><http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5e24c87-8732-4
> >>8d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&DisplayLang=en>
> >
> > Thanks, Reg. They say it won't work with MS Win98SE, so I may hafta come
> > out of my cave and enter the Anno Domini world!
>
> Ah, the bastids. Yet another way to "encourage" you to upgrade.
> Personally I'm holding on at Win 2000 and may never go to
> XP at all. I'm seriously considering going 100% linux.
>
>

Open Office 1.1 reads Word docs, installs on win98 on up, and is free.

http://download.openoffice.org/index.html

Bill