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Subject: Re: Word processors under FreeBSD
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Prashant Dongre wrote:

> 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.
> >
> > I posted this before, but with the interest in the current thread,
> > thought I'd try again.
> >
> > My guess is that it's looking for something, a sound card (using
> > a SB 16 here) or a network connection or whatever and it has to
> > time out before it comes up.
> >
> > Anyone else having this problem?
> >
> > --
> > 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>
>
>   No... No problem like 3 mins wait for me....
> Prashant.

  For me (pentium 133, 34M, running netscape) 40 Sec.