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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6061ca --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Microsoft has released the new version of Microsoft Works. Microsoft Works v9, the red-headed stepchild of Microsoft Office, is a free, ad supported office package offering word processing, spreadsheet and slideshow (Powerpoint) functionality. + +Microsoft Works 9 may also someday be available as a Microsoft-hosted low-end productivity service, possibly through the company's Live services, which would put it head-to-head with Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Zoho. But for the moment, Works 9 will be limited to the desktop. + +Regrettably, although there are some support documents online and a few torrents on Pirate Bay, there doesn't seem to be a way to download Works 9 from the Microsoft site. + +Although I'll reserve judgment until Works is available, here's some interesting tidbits from the [Microsoft support site][2]: + +* The OOXML file formats from Office 2007 will be supported (regrettably so will those archaic Works formats, which could confuse some users) + +* XP 32-bit and 64-bit are both supported, but only the 32-bit version of Vista will work, as is the case with several other recent releases from Microsoft. + +* The [minimum system requirements][3] might raise a few eyebrows. Not the XP version, which requires just 256MB of memory, but you the Vista version apparently needs 1GB in Vista Basic and a massive 1.5GB for Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. And remember, that's the *mimimum*, not the recommended amount of RAM. That should put Firefox's memory usage in perspective. + +For those that have forgotten about Microsoft Works, it includes an address book, calendar, database, dictionary, PowerPoint Viewer, basic Word, and some templates. Works began life as a Mac application way back in 1985. + +In many respects Works is a stripped down version of the full-fledged Office suite, and has primarily continued its life as a default install on low-end PCs, though many manufacturer's have started following Microsoft's recommendation of pre-installing an Office demo instead. + +We'll be sure to update this post as soon as there's a download link available. + +[via [ZDNet][1]] + +[1]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=604 +[2]: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/ph/12025?cid=C_67306 +[3]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939451/en-us
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