Here's the deal. We are getting a new piece of really expensive lab equipment. As is normal for such things, it comes with its own software. In this case, the software is Linux-based.
Our IT department doesn't let us hook up anything to our network without approval, and their approvals fit on a very short list. So the Linux machine won't be networked.
Most of our equipment runs on Windows machines. We can easily export data and figures from the equipment software to Excel or Power Point, then transfer (by thumb drive) to our office computers and put it into reports and presentations.
So what we need is simply a way to move data and figures from the Linux machine to our office computers. But it sounds like we can do that using OpenOffice, and exporting the info in Windows format, then a thumb drive.
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Here's the deal. We are getting a new piece of really expensive lab equipment. As is normal for such things, it comes with its own software. In this case, the software is Linux-based.
Our IT department doesn't let us hook up anything to our network without approval, and their approvals fit on a very short list. So the Linux machine won't be networked.
Most of our equipment runs on Windows machines. We can easily export data and figures from the equipment software to Excel or Power Point, then transfer (by thumb drive) to our office computers and put it into reports and presentations.
So what we need is simply a way to move data and figures from the Linux machine to our office computers. But it sounds like we can do that using OpenOffice, and exporting the info in Windows format, then a thumb drive.
Thanks again for the info!