In article >, johno@!
noSPAM!heathkit.com says...
> >
> > > Open Office 1.1 reads Word docs, installs on win98 on up, and is free.
> > >
> > > http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
> >
> > Open office is one of the best reasons I know to abandon
> > Microsoft completely in favor of better operating systems. My only
> > complaint is that their developers conference is being held in
> > Slovenia this year. One would think they could do better.
> >
>
> It's an outstanding option so long as one doesn't need the advanced Office
> features, or if you work with complicated spreadsheets (it's sloooowww).
> Call it "Office Lite" and if it does what you need, it's a wonderful thing.
>
> -John O
> -MS Office Power User
>
>
>

I think we were talking about just being able to read a Word doc.

Bill < who'd eat boiled ribs slathered in liquid smoke before he'd
install MS Office on his machine.> (sfsf)