[libreoffice-users] Re: low system resources - how low can you really go?

"webmaster for Kracked Press Productions" <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote 
in message news:4D9B3A0B.9020404@krackedpress.com...

> Is there anything I can do to reduce some of the system requirements?
>
> I have a P-III tablet, running Win2000/pro, that has less than 256 MB ram 
> and only 4 GB drive with 2 gig free.  I would love to have LibreOffice on 
> it, but OOo 1.x is on it now and I just installed Word 97 on it for the 
> .doc files.  I would rather have LibreOffice on it instead of OOo 1.x and 
> Word 97, but I will not use it much for office work, except faxes, since it 
> is the only machine I now have that can send [print] faxes.  Seems like 
> Vista does not have it for the non-business versions, and I cannot get 
> Ubuntu [9.x or 10.x] to use any of my fax/modem cards.
>
> I also use 800 by 600 for the tablet, since that is the smallest icon and 
> system/menu font size I can use on it and its touch pad on screen keyboard.
>
> IF I could get the fax/modem to work, along with the touch features needed, 
> I could switch to Linux.  I do have to find out if it is "faster" than 
> Win2000 for this P-III 400MHz tablet.
>
> ---------------
>
> The software and hardware prerequisites for installing LibreOffice on a 
> Windows system are as follows:
>
>     * Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), XP, Vista, or 
> Windows 7;
>     * Pentium-compatible PC (Pentium III, Athlon or more-recent system 
> recommended);
>     * 256 Mb RAM (512 Mb RAM recommended);
>     * Up to 1.5 Gb available hard disk space;
>     * 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), with at least 
> 256 colors.
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How about the PortableApps version that installs on a USB key or external 
hard drive without touching your hard disk? See www.portableapps.com

--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
Please do *not* reply to my personal e-mail address. 



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