Linux and Power Point

[javasaurus]

We're getting some new equipment here, and the manufacturer produces the software to run the equipment for Linux operating system. Everything else here is Windows based.

How difficult is it to get images/text from a Linux system to a Windows system? Is it as easy as saving a .jpg and mailing it to yourself? If the Linux system is not on a network, are there cross-platform thumb-drives? What about compatibility between Power Point and the Linux equivalent?

Any info or links will be appreciated!

Thanks!

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[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Oops, didn't realize it was on an emulator.

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!