Steven W Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.6.3.phtmlNote for Windows 95, 98 and ME users: AbiWord 2.6 is currently not available for your operating system. Please continue using AbiWord 2.4.6 instead.I'm reading OpenOffice.org 3.0 will no longer support these systems either.*sigh*
RedTrac Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.6.3.phtmlNote for Windows 95, 98 and ME users: AbiWord 2.6 is currently not available for your operating system. Please continue using AbiWord 2.4.6 instead.I'm reading OpenOffice.org 3.0 will no longer support these systems either.*sigh*Is this a big release? if its jsut a bug fix, then I assume it's just a little line of code preventing it form being run on 9x-ME system.Though saying that, its open source so there is no stopping us making it work our selves.
Sfor Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 I'm reading OpenOffice.org 3.0 will no longer support these systems either.I was unable to find any confirmation of the fact the OO 3 does not supports Windows 98.On the other hand some download centers are telling it supports Windows 95 as well.???
blackwire Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I actually think that 2.46 runs better than 2.6x, so I don't think its a big loss. 2.63 still needs some work, I would still call it a beta release. 2.60/1/2 had some really big bugs.
Steven W Posted May 24, 2008 Author Posted May 24, 2008 I'm reading OpenOffice.org 3.0 will no longer support these systems either.I was unable to find any confirmation of the fact the OO 3 does not supports Windows 98.On the other hand some download centers are telling it supports Windows 95 as well.???Here you go:http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease30_Readme System requirements * Microsoft 2000, XP or Vista * Pentium compatible PC * 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) * 650 MB including Sun JRE (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean versions: 700 MB, multi-language version: 750 MB) available hard disk space during installation * 500 MB Disk space needed after installation is complete when deleting temporary installer files. * 800x600 resolution or higher, at least 256 colors
BenoitRen Posted May 24, 2008 Posted May 24, 2008 Eh, I've tried AbiWord before. Its Windows version isn't that good. On GNU/Linux, though, it's fine.
Steven W Posted May 24, 2008 Author Posted May 24, 2008 I didn't realize that Abiword depends on GTK+. Perhaps UberKern/KernelEX will provide hope.
TheRedFox Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 I didn't realize that Abiword depends on GTK+. Perhaps UberKern/KernelEX will provide hope.hopefully. I prefer M$ word to abiword, but since I don't have M$ Word, I need to use free software, and I find Windows AbiWord to be far better than Windows OpenOffice. I don't mind OpenOffice on Linux, though, usually.
perzadam Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 I'm reading OpenOffice.org 3.0 will no longer support these systems either.I was unable to find any confirmation of the fact the OO 3 does not supports Windows 98.On the other hand some download centers are telling it supports Windows 95 as well.???Here you go:http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease30_Readme System requirements * Microsoft 2000, XP or Vista * Pentium compatible PC * 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) * 650 MB including Sun JRE (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean versions: 700 MB, multi-language version: 750 MB) available hard disk space during installation * 500 MB Disk space needed after installation is complete when deleting temporary installer files. * 800x600 resolution or higher, at least 256 colors+ http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/... Gimp 2.2.17 and OO 2.4 closed way ?
Bleeder Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Anyone had luck getting AbiWord 2.6 running on Win 9x/ME? I tried AbiWord 2.6.5 with KernelEx 0.3.6, but receive a "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Error". If KernelEx was able to make OpenOffice 3.0 work, I thought maybe there might be a trick to make AbiWord 2.6 work (?).
cannie Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 I feel happy for as long as the old programs and the old drivers keep being available.In the old times "new" meant always better for the user, but today you never know the reason hidden behind many "improvements". In fact, when working with Windows 98 I always prefer any old version made before 2007 than the new ones. There are many interests in forcing Windows 98 users, and very soon also Windows XP users, to throw away their machines and buy and buy and buy.... Business is business.
oc_dt Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 I tried Abiword 2.4.6 on 98SE. It's disappointing that IME is not working. How did people usually input CJK?
Andrew T. Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Another piece of software bites the dust. Oh well...I've always had mixed feelings about AbiWord itself: I find it a more polished program than OpenOffice.org, but its lack of a proper MDI is awkward. As far as word processors go, I personally stick with WordPerfect 7 when I can get away with it...
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