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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>OpenOffice no....LibreOffice YES. Here's a quote from this <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/zdnet-uk-first-take-10013312/libreoffice-33-10021613/">article</a> on ZDNet: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><snip><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>LibreOffice promises improved WordPerfect import (and it does handle line spacing, tables and footers well), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>as well as new import filters for Lotus Word Pro and — more usefully — Microsoft Works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'></snip><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This should cover reverse Compatibility for you. ;^)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Dan Will</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Technology Supervisor</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Meigs County District Public Library</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:willda@oplin.org"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>willda@oplin.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>740.992.5813</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>740.992.6140 (fax)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The public library is the great equalizer.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Keith Richards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Bylica<br>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:43 PM<br>To: 'Bruce Landis'; millerst@oplin.org<br>Cc: 'Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org'<br>Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Such a deal ! Disquettes 90mm</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ah... Reverse Compatibility. Are there any initiatives in the state to help design and maintain reasonable access to antiquated media formats and readers? For example, we have a lawyer who uses our library frequently who complained about not being able to open a WordPerfect document on a state server of legal documents. I checked OpenOffice and GoogleDocs, and neither were of assistance in this case. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Shelley Bylica<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Public Services Librarian,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Marvin Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>419-347-5576 ext1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Landis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 1:54 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: millerst@oplin.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: 'Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Such a deal ! Disquettes 90mm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Perhaps one of the following should qualify as archaic:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Clevite-Brush magnetic disk player (language lab circa 1950s)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>wire recorder dictation unit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lantern slide projector<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Magic lantern projector (kerosene lamp)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Picture postcard projector (early form of opaque projector)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>ahh!... for the good old days...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Bruce Landis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library <a href="mailto:landisbr@oplin.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>landisbr@oplin.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org]On Behalf Of millerst@oplin.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:55 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Such a deal ! Disquettes 90mm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-snirk-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>What, no 8" floppies left there, Bob? 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