OS 10.0 - Mac mini and MS Word 98

louishen · louishen #16 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 12:07 PM

It will run in 10.3 in what is called classic mode. Basically you will have to have a copy of OS9.2 installed, and OSX will run OS9 apps in the Classic compatibility layer

Being OS9, expect office to crash every now and then, but it will not bring down OSX

but, if you cannot run classic, then NeoOffice runs in 10.3
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/...d.php#download

and it opens all MS office docs

j-man · j-man #17 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 12:10 PM

I think classic is installed. Do I need to switch over to classic or will it launch the office 98 app. seamlessly without me "opening" classic? In other words is it kind of running in the background and will open apps. which need it?

Thanks,
J-man

louishen · louishen #18 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by j-man

I think classic is installed. Do I need to switch over to classic or will it launch the office 98 app. seamlessly without me "opening" classic? In other words is it kind of running in the background and will open apps. which need it?

Thanks,
J-man

it will do exactly that, it will just launch word 98

chscag · chscag #19 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 01:07 PM

I'm not sure if it would work, and even if it does it's going to be slow. Why not just download the new version of NeoOffice (It's free) and install that for her? NeoOffice provides excellent compatibility with MS Office document formats and will save to them by setting it as the default.

http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

NeoOffice is an OS X port of Open Office. However, I have heard that Open Office Org will release a version for Aqua in the near future which will mean you no longer will be required to have X11 installed. For now though, NeoOffice is your best bet.

BTW, if she just needs a word processor that will read from and save to *.DOC (MS Office), I highly recommend "Bean".

http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html

It's easy to use, fast, has many features, free, and can be set to default to the MS Office document format.

Regards.

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #20 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 01:20 PM

Haven't we already talked about this?

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #21 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by skaheadpunk

Haven't we already talked about this?

yea, but wine went stable this week (hit version 1.0 finally after 15 years). You could probably get office 98 running under that

schweb · schweb #22 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chscag

BTW, if she just needs a word processor that will read from and save to *.DOC (MS Office), I highly recommend "Bean".

TextEdit already does that No need for another program.

louishen · louishen #23 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 03:06 PM

this one is a double thread, can we merge them

j-man · j-man #24 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 06:13 PM

Problem solved.

A big thanks to all who posted. Sorry for the double post in another forum.

I downloaded and installed NeoOffice. It worked great. Pretty user friendly also.

Thanks agian,
J-man

j-man · j-man #25 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 06:15 PM

A big thanks to louishen. Problem solved.

A big thanks to all who posted. Sorry for the double post in another forum.

I downloaded and installed NeoOffice. It worked great. Pretty user friendly also. it does PowerPoint, Word, that's all I needed.

Thanks agian,
J-man

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #26 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 06:20 PM

NOTE: Merged multiple crossposts

Quote:

Originally Posted by j-man

Does anyone know if MS Office 98 will work with OS 10.3? I'm not sure if Office 98 is only for OS 9x or if it's compatible with OS X.

Quote:

Originally Posted by j-man

Does anyone know if MS Office 98 will work with OS 10.3? I'm not sure if Office 98 is only for OS 9x or if it's compatible with OS X.

For the third time, yes it will work. You will need to run it under Classic in OS X. In order to be able to run under Classic, you will either need to install it from your machine's install discs or purchase a copy of OS 9.2 and install that.
Please, do not start yet another thread on this topic.

Mac SK · Mac SK #27 (**permalink**)

06-28-2008, 11:13 PM

Us old Macheads win again, Why does everyone want to kick everything to the curb. You do not need a G5 and a million dollar OS to do basic stuff. Im posting right now with a Power Mac 8600 and OS9,it works and did not cost a zillion bucks.For something else, I can always whip out the Linux box.

drjayez · drjayez #28 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 10:55 PM

Another Vote for NeoOffice. Even if you get office 98 to run under classic mode you will not be able to load Office documents created under the newest versions of Office. neoOffice can open these. It also handles powerpoint compatible files. Go to their website and check it out.

http://neooffice.org

drjayez #28 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 19, 2008 Posts: 16	07-11-2008, 10:55 PM Another Vote for NeoOffice. Even if you get office 98 to run under classic mode you will not be able to load Office documents created under the newest versions of Office. neoOffice can open these. It also handles powerpoint compatible files. Go to their website and check it out. http://neooffice.org mod: I screwed up my user name. Please change it to drjaymez.
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louishen #16 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,682 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	06-28-2008, 12:07 PM It will run in 10.3 in what is called classic mode. Basically you will have to have a copy of OS9.2 installed, and OSX will run OS9 apps in the Classic compatibility layer Being OS9, expect office to crash every now and then, but it will not bring down OSX but, if you cannot run classic, then NeoOffice runs in 10.3 http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/...d.php#download and it opens all MS office docs
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j-man #17 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 19	06-28-2008, 12:10 PM I think classic is installed. Do I need to switch over to classic or will it launch the office 98 app. seamlessly without me "opening" classic? In other words is it kind of running in the background and will open apps. which need it? Thanks, J-man
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chscag #19 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,378 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	06-28-2008, 01:07 PM I'm not sure if it would work, and even if it does it's going to be slow. Why not just download the new version of NeoOffice (It's free) and install that for her? NeoOffice provides excellent compatibility with MS Office document formats and will save to them by setting it as the default. http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php NeoOffice is an OS X port of Open Office. However, I have heard that Open Office Org will release a version for Aqua in the near future which will mean you no longer will be required to have X11 installed. For now though, NeoOffice is your best bet. BTW, if she just needs a word processor that will read from and save to *.DOC (MS Office), I highly recommend "Bean". http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html It's easy to use, fast, has many features, free, and can be set to default to the MS Office document format. Regards.
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skaheadpunk #20 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,760 Mac Specs: MacBook, iPod Classic, 8GB 3G iPhone, Time Capsule	06-28-2008, 01:20 PM Haven't we already talked about this?
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louishen #23 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,682 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	06-28-2008, 03:06 PM this one is a double thread, can we merge them
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j-man #24 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 19	06-28-2008, 06:13 PM Problem solved. A big thanks to all who posted. Sorry for the double post in another forum. I downloaded and installed NeoOffice. It worked great. Pretty user friendly also. Thanks agian, J-man
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j-man #25 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 19	06-28-2008, 06:15 PM A big thanks to louishen. Problem solved. A big thanks to all who posted. Sorry for the double post in another forum. I downloaded and installed NeoOffice. It worked great. Pretty user friendly also. it does PowerPoint, Word, that's all I needed. Thanks agian, J-man
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Mac SK #27 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 1,484	06-28-2008, 11:13 PM Us old Macheads win again, Why does everyone want to kick everything to the curb. You do not need a G5 and a million dollar OS to do basic stuff. Im posting right now with a Power Mac 8600 and OS9,it works and did not cost a zillion bucks.For something else, I can always whip out the Linux box.
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