About AbiWord About Open Source Index Contents What's New Check Version Introduction Installation Getting Started The Workspace Entering Text Formatting Edit Commands Paragraphs Styles Inserting Objects Printing Preferences Shortcuts abisource.com FAQ Credits Search |  | ## 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. Download the distribution files ( AbiSuite-0.7.9-ppc.zip , 0.76MB). Unzip the files into `/boot/apps`. This will create the directory `AbiSuite`. To run AbiWord, type `/boot/apps/AbiSuite/bin/AbiWord` . Please consult the README file for additional details.