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Installing AbiWord on BeOS / PPC

The current version of AbiWord (0.7.9) should install and run properly on any BeOS R4 system that has aPPC processor.

Please note, this version of AbiWord is only provided in a ZIP file; future versions will be provided in a more  installation-friendly format.

The ZIP file  installation process is very simple.

  1. Download the distribution files ( AbiSuite-0.7.9-ppc.zip , 0.76MB).
  2. Unzip the files into /boot/apps. This will create the directory AbiSuite.
  3. To run AbiWord, type /boot/apps/AbiSuite/bin/AbiWord .
  4. Please consult the README file for additional details.