[Sheflug] StarOffice 6.0b

[Alex Hudson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well...

I finally got to the StarOffice download. Having visited a load of other 
download servers (download.com, tucows, etc.) I couldn't find SO6 anywhere 
(at least, not in Linux form - download.com has got it for Windows though).

118Mb!!!!

Crikey. I've selected the 'Low Bandwidth' option, which lets you download the 
pieces in bite-sized chunks. For values of 'bite-sized' equal to '9Mb' :S

I think I'll attempt to download one, maybe two, a night. That way, it'll 
only be a week (working at weekends too ;) to get the whole lot! :(

I think I shall attempt to set up my FRIACO line for demand mode, and set up 
a funky Perl script to go get 'em ;) Give it a few days of solid download 
time (I should be able to get 9Mb in before the two-hour cut off ;) and I'll 
have it.

Anyone else got it running? I personally can't wait - I didn't even think the 
previous versions were too bad, and this one is supposed to be pretty good. 
All I need is good Office '97 interoperability (that's the standard we use at 
work) and I'm sorted .. 

Cheers,

Alex.
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