[OPLINTECH] Open Office

[Eric Maynard]

Lynne,

ISO files are what are referred to as image files.  If you were to make
an exact copy (aka "image") of a CD and desired a way to store or
transport that copy, one of the formats for doing that is ISO.  It has
other uses as well, but you can mainly think of it as a easy way to
duplicate and transports a CD image.
 
My guess is that in some cases, like for certain computing platforms,
the Open Office ISO file may be zipped with compression tool because of
it's size.  That's probably the "unpack" part.  It worth noting that the
full MS Office Suite itself comes on multiple CDs and that is what Open
Office is comparable to.  So it's understandable that downloading an
entire CD for Open Office could take some time.

At any rate, once you have the ISO file (or CD image), you will need to
copy (also known as burn) the image to a CD.  Once you have it on the
CD, you can insert that into any open Office compatible computer and
install it just like any other program CD.

Hope this helps,


Eric Maynard
Technology Associate,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH  44654
 
Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax   [330.674.1938]
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> From: Lynne Welch <welchly at oplin.org>
> Subject: [OPLINTECH] Open Office
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> Steve's question reminds me that Glen Horton (from GCLC) wrote an
article
> in the State Library's Nov/Dec 2005 newsletter about Open Office. I
> thought
> it sounded like a good solution for our public computers.
> 
> But when I downloaded a copy, following the instructions on the site
> www.theopencd.org (which took forever, by the way - I don't recommend
it
> when you're trying to do other things!) - the file saved as a .ISO and
> refused to open! I've tried it on Win2000, WinXP, and Win98 so far
with no
> luck. None of them know what program will open it, and it's apparently
not
> executable on its own.
> 
> Can anybody explain to me what I did wrong? The Installation
Instructions
> say to unpack - but how?
> 
> Thank you,
> Lynne
> Lynne Welch - Reference Librarian
> Herrick Memorial Library - Wellington OH 44090
> tel. 440-647-2120       fax 440-647-2103
> email <welchly at oplin.org>
> website: <wellington.lib.oh.us>