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Re: [Plug] Star Office, (database and Jet Engine) thread
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Maybee running on the MS server that is hosting the access database...
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 tburba@GLCORPIS01.usvision.com wrote:
:Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:30:53 -0500
:From: tburba@GLCORPIS01.usvision.com
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:Maybe I'm reading a bit too much into the original post (below...)
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:scatterbrained@mailandnews.com on 11/30/99 08:02:50 AM
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:Casey Liscum wrote:
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:> Hello all,
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:> I work at UofPenn and we distribute CD's quarterly to everyone affiliated
:> with the University. My boss sent this:
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:> > A student suggested that we consider putting the StarOffice Suite (MS
:> > Office clone) on the PennConnect CD next year. A site license is cheap
:> > ($1,000 unlimited, I think) so cost is not an issue.
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:> > Do any of you have experience with StarOffice, or have you read or
:> heard
:> > things that would indicate that this is a good/bad idea?
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:> Any opinions?
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:Sun owns StarOffice now. A CD can be purchased from them for about $10.
:I've used it since version 4.0 and like it. The only real problem is
:it's handling of databases. If you want to use an Access database then
:MS Jet Engine MUST be running before StarOffice attempts to open it.
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:mryan@netaxs.com on 12/01/99 04:17:24 PM
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:On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 tburba@GLCORPIS01.usvision.com wrote:
:> OK, it was hinted at that it might run on Linux with Star Office? If so,
:> who, what, when, where, which, how and why? (That's what is meant by the
:> "skinny" for you youngsters...)
:Our resident database expert has heard anything about a Linux or Unix
:implemetation of JET. I will say, however, that JET is on its way of
:losing support on the MS platform in favor of MSDE.
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