Office Pro 2004

[C. A.]

The system requirements for the new Office Professional suite indicate that
one must have a G3 or above that operates at 700 MHz or above. I am
interested in get the new suite but not a new machine. What parts of the
suite will not work on a 500 MHz machine?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

The system requirements for the new Office Professional suite indicate that
one must have a G3 or above that operates at 700 MHz or above. I am
interested in get the new suite but not a new machine. What parts of the
suite will not work on a 500 MHz machine?

Since Office 2004 Standard doesn't have any CPU speed requirements, it
can only be VPC.

That's not to say that VPC absolutely won't work on a 500MHz machine - I
don't know - but the fact that MS doesn't feel it's fast enough to
recommend should probably tell you something.

 

[Gene van Troyer]

The system requirements for the new Office Professional suite indicate that
one must have a G3 or above that operates at 700 MHz or above. I am
interested in get the new suite but not a new machine. What parts of the
suite will not work on a 500 MHz machine?

Virtual PC, as already noted. If you don't need VPC (or already have it),
then save yourself some money (about $150) and just get Office Mac Standard.
The only difference between Office Mac Pro and Standard is VPC.

Gene van Troyer