Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 20:54:24 -0500 From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Word processors under FreeBSD Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19970909205424.006c43a0@midwest.net>
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It had the chance to run any X-Windows applications since I moved was just a guess, I haven't my BSD box to a packard bell 486/33. Works great for ppp -alias, and thats about it.. :) At 08:43 PM 9/9/97 -0400, you wrote: >Jonathan E. Lyons wrote: >> >> Is your network connection down when you start star office, On my system >> whenever I open netscape, and my link is down there's 2 min delay or so, >> Netscape is setup to access a local page first not anything that needs to >> be resolved.... >> >Hmmm..nope..on a T1, 24 hours a day. But...perhaps it is looking for the >StarOffice site for the browser functions? Perhaps there is a slow link >to StarOffice's site in Germany? > > >> Jim Durham wrote: >> >> >> >> > A number of people commented that StarOffice works quite nicely >> >> > under FreeBSD, and it does...except for one problem that must >> >> > be happening here only because no one mentioned it. Any time I >> >> > start a StarOffice application, it "pauses" for 3 minutes before >> >> > it comes up, then runs fine. >> >> > > > >> >> >> No... No problem like 3 mins wait for me.... >> >> Prashant. >> > >> > For me (pentium 133, 34M, running netscape) 40 Sec. >> > >> >That's pretty long for what you have. This is just a 5X86 with 40 Megs >running 3.0-SNAP. > > >-- >Jim Durham <Television Engineer-Unitel Mobile Video, Pittsburgh> > <Computer Consultant/Hobbyist> <Amateur Radio: W2XO> > <Web:http://www.w2xo.pgh.pa.us>; <Packet:W2XO@W2XO.#SWPA.PA.USA.NOAM> > >
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