BRACKENRIDGE@USC-ISIB@sri-unix.UUCP (08/05/83)
From: Billy <BRACKENRIDGE@USC-ISIB> One of the primary uses of the microcomputers has been for spreadsheet programs. The large memory space has made these programs more useful. I have never seen published just how big a spreadsheet can be handled in an IBM-PC fully stuffed with memory. An accountant friend of mine needed this information so he could plan ahead and not run out of memory on April 13th. The following tables are officially unofficially from Lotus and apply to the 1-2-3 spreadsheet program. If you have 320K memory and a cell width of 1:0 Fill all cells with: Characters (10) = 14,160 Cells Numbers (9) = 18,400 Cells Formulas (simple) = 6,150 Cells If you have 544K memory and a cell width of 10: Fill all cells with: Characters (10) = 28,500 Cells Numbers (9) = 37,600 Cells Formulas (simple) = 12,480 Cells