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I believe Abiword will also support WordPerfect documents. It is
free like openoffice, loads faster than open office, and I sometimes
think it's easier to use than open office or word, especially for
simple things. (it seems like the auto-complete features in OO
Writer or Word get in the way more often than they help..)<br>
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Have a good day.<br>
<br>
Joe<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Joseph Knueven
Director
Germantown Public Library
51 N. Plum St.
Germantown, OH 45327
937-855-4001
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On 3/28/2011 2:56 PM, Dan Will wrote:
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<p class="MsoPlainText">OpenOffice no....LibreOffice YES.
Here's a quote from this <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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: rgb(149, 55, 53);"><snip><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color: rgb(149, 55, 53);">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: rgb(149, 55, 53);">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: rgb(149, 55, 53);"></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>
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<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
moz-do-not-send="true" 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>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>] On Behalf Of
Shelley Bylica<br>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:43 PM<br>
To: 'Bruce Landis'; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:millerst@oplin.org">millerst@oplin.org</a><br>
Cc: '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org">Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org</a>'<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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>]
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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:millerst@oplin.org">millerst@oplin.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Cc: '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org">Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org</a>'<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 moz-do-not-send="true"
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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org">mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>]On
Behalf Of <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:millerst@oplin.org">millerst@oplin.org</a><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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org">Oplintech@lists.Oplin.Org</a><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?
Or, are you hoarding them for your own private museum?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(this coming from the guy who has an XT
with 11 mb HD in his garage, and a 14" disk-platter from a
Sperry-Univac in his attic)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">... which kinda begs the question...
what *is* the most archaic equipment anyone has, either in-use
or squirreled away someday pending a Prehistoric PC auction on
eBay?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Steve<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Steve Miller, Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Ashtabula County District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">335 West 44th Street - Ashtabula, Ohio
44004<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(440) 997-9341 x239<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">** Personal opinions are my own. If
this email is read by the uninteded recipient, feel free to
LOLZ at me and move on with your day. Spammers have their own
level of Hell. It is better to kiss and tell, than never to
have kissed at all. Every day is Caturday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">>Available ~ free of charge.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> (2) two unopened boxes of 50 pcs.
Verbatim Datalife MF 2HD Formatted <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> IBM 1.44mb Disquettes 90mm (3.5"
Microdisks) Certified 100% <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> error-free by the manufacturer Has
Verbatim Lifetime Warranty<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> ACT FAST !!! Offer may expire
soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Pristine condition , still in
shrink-wrap.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Potential collector item (in a few
hundred years or so).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Please provide US Cargo number.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> --<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> R. W. (Bob) Neeper<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Community Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> 44 Burrer Dr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Sunbury, Oh 43074<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">> Tel: (740)-965-3901<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">><o:p> </o:p></p>
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