LARRY.....
 

Larry = WAFU speak for Larry the Lynx.......

This scheme also gives access to some MS hardware, entertainment software and some home comuputing software. I am not sure that any of these products are cheaper than on th eopen market.

It is only the Office Suite that is the real bargain.

Now you could argue that 'giving out' software for a nominal sum could be construed as a 'b.......'

"Now Caruthers, we've been using this software for 10 years now and it still doesn't do what good old WordPerfect 5.1 does. Think its time we gave the underdogs a go and ran a competition between Word, WordPerfect and Open Office. Run along, there's a good chap and organise a competitive tender."

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"Well Caruthers, what was the result?"

"Well Sir, WordPerfect still has that curious Reveal Codes section and can also read Adobe Acrobat files. Staff would be able to edit and amend the JSPs. Wouldn't want that; bad for QA.

Open Office is pretty good Sir, looks just like Word. But Sir is it very cheap. Not good value for money Sir, could not guarantee through life support. Probably be changed every couple of years."

"Ah, guess that leaves Microsoft Office then. Any other reasons why we should use Office?"

"Well Sir, Bill has promised Tony that . . . "

Don't know if folk are aware that you can get McAfee for £10 PA - automatically gets renewed. So McAfee and Microsoft links:

Enterprise1.sbl.r.mil.uk/naihomeuse & Sabs.sbl.r.mil.uk

regards:)

You could always use OpenOffice which is free and works with "normal" MS Office docs. Unless you're really deep into office functionality, this does fine for 99.9% of users...

[edit - Ironically, spelling!]

I was just about to say that!

Years ago, the RN used to use a nice little office package called Applixware on a number of operational systems. It was like MS office except that it didn't crash. I even saw it on some RAF projects. Anyone still use it?

Mmmm. That's a real bargain price. My own licensed copy of MS Office cost me nearly two hundred quid a couple of years ago!

Meanwhile, Microshaft just asked us for one million two hundred and seventy thousand dollars for 1100 MS Office licences. I told them we'll just buy 400 licenses and everyone else will 'make do' with the freeware Open Office and Microshaft's own freeware Word and Excel readers, downloaded from their website. From where I sit, it looks like Uncle Bill is getting increasingly worried by open source and is starting to sell some neat bargains.

SirToppamHat: Many thanks for your tip.... Mine arrived today. Very nice for £18!

I have a copy of Office 97 that I got for ten bucks for working at a large American Company (back around 1997).

I say "working", but I mean it in the most liberal of senses. "Attending" might have been more appropriate.

I believe that we do. Some Sqns in North Region have already taken advantage of this.

Basically, if you have the ability to log in then you do.

Money is money and MS seems quite happy to take little cheques as wel as big ones.

Posted my order about a month a go. Money taken from bank, but still no software. Has anybody else had the same problems?

Also now away from work for a couple of months does anyone have a number I can call the dii people to chase my order up?

Recieved mine yesterday, they did say that there 'had been a considerable uptake on this offer' so your order may be delayed.

i've had probs to, eventually found the sbl number through another web site. its 01347 812100, hope this helps

Not sure if I was one of the lucky ones, but I had to wait about a month or so for my copy to arrive, but arrive it did and very pleased I am too. However, there are guys on sqn that have also been waiting a fair while longer; think it must just be shear weight of numbers combined with a dollop of luck.

Well now, the sbl number is on the same exchange as ..... Linton on Snooze! Fess up EGXU, tis you!