this could have been what i heard also. -----Original Message----- From: Deri James To: [log in to unmask] Sent: 8/19/2002 7:17 PM On Thursday 15 Aug 2002 11:43 am, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote: > yes, i just realized that i gave the incorecct address. maybe > staroffice is it. i heard it on the radio and was in the car so > could not write it down. > Could be:- <http://www.openoffice.org> Originally developed in Germany as "StarOffice" versions 1 to 5.1, it was then bought by Sun Microsystems who released v. 5.2 free. They then released the source code and setup the "Open Office Project" this led to the release of Open Office 1.0 and in parrallel StarOffice 6.0. The StarOffice variant is no longer free (it includes some "extras") and is sold by Sun. Cheers Deri PS Very good it is too.