Office 97 Still Available?

[Carbo]

I already have Office 2000 Premium installed. It's overkill for my needs, not to mention an overbloated program. Ditto Office XP.
Office 97 suits my needs better. Where can I buy a legitimate OEM CD at a steal price?

 

[HansXP]

Um, Office 97 and 2K are practically the same...I don't know why you'd want to move backwards? It will just cost you more money.

BTW-On Pricewatch, the lowest price for Office 97 SBE is $125 and the lowest price for Pro is $280.

 

[markjrubin]

The one reason I would want Office 97 again would be the "Save as HTML" feature in Word 97. It didn't throw in so much CRAP and did a pretty decent job. In the office where I work, we have one machine that's ancient and all it has on it is Word 97.

Mark

 

[HansXP]

<< The one reason I would want Office 97 again would be the &quot;Save as HTML&quot; feature in Word 97. It didn't throw in so much CRAP and did a pretty decent job. In the office where I work, we have one machine that's ancient and all it has on it is Word 97. >>



Yeah, but you also didn't get an HTML document that was formatted even close to how the .DOC file was.

 

[jcovercash]

I got one I could sell you, YGPM

 

[de8212]

I've got one too. pm me if you want.
de

 

[SpeedTrap]

Let me look over my shoulder I have a Retail Office 97 without a cdkey or COA but you can get a CD key from Microsoft. and as long as you have the original CD its the same as a COA.


25.00 shipped if you want it

 

[apoppin]

I got a new full version Office '97 Pro from a 'mom &amp; pop' computer store last year for $35. It has already saved me more than that when I upgraded to FrontPage2000.

I'd say look around in the bargain bins. Also check out #9 Software and Direct Deals for the lowest price on (legal) software. Occasionally they offer Office '97 for cheap ($125 is the cheapest I can find now).

 

[Elledan]

You can always use StarOffice. It handles Office documents just fine. I've been using this program for more than a year now after having used Office 95 and 97 first. StarOffice is just much better IMHO.