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Office 2008 on G3
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Since this question was embedded in another post I thought I would create another thread about it. I need to hear from everyone about how office 08 runs on a 600mhz G3. I have found conflicting stories on the internet. Some say it runs fine. Then some guys on here say it won't run at all. Is there anyone that runs 08 on a G3? I am trying to figure out if my 600mhz 20 gig HD maxed out G3 will run it. Thanks.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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I've seen it run on a Al PB 1GHz with 512Mb of ram and it was very slow compared to Office 2004. Wouldn't like to say how well a G3 could cope running it.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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As I said in the previous post, I put Office 08 on my G4 just in case while I waited for my macbook to arrive. It was annoying, and I found myself taking it off before my macbook arrived. VERY SLOW.
G4 specs at the time of this:
450mhz cpu
120gb hd
1.25gb ram
Despite the huge amount of ram, the "new word" would gobble up CPU space
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Okay. So, I best stay with 04. I know it will run. Thanks.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Yep, definitely stick with '04 on a G3. If you're worried about compatibility with the new OOXML file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx), make sure you update to 11.5 and install the OOXML File Converter here: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx. Once you install both, Office 2004 should fully support reading and writing the new formats.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Unusable on my 1,25GHz 2 GB RAM Power Mac G4.
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