bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (Ronald Bannon) (09/17/89)
From the October 1989 issue of MacWorld: A bug in early copies of MS Excel 2.2 causes formulas cut and pasted between cells to not always update cell references properly. If you own a copy of Excel 2.2 with creation and modification date of 05/05/89 then you're entitled to a free upgrade. You can call MS at 206-454-2030 for upgrade information. Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu bannon@math.rutgers.edu Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Is George Bush a traitor? Read "October Surprise" by Honegger. Send for details. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
wally@tc.fluke.COM (Wally Miller) (09/19/89)
I can't believe that we are supposed to identify the the "bad" version
of Excel by the date. Does this mean that Microsoft changed (fixed) Excel
and didn't update the version number?
Sounds like a pretty shitty way the control released versions.
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snail: John Fluke Mfg. Co., MS 251F, PO Box C9090, Everett, WA 98206 USAbannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (Ronald Bannon) (09/20/89)
In article <11201@fluke.COM> you write: >I can't believe that we are supposed to identify the the "bad" version >of Excel by the date. Does this mean that Microsoft changed (fixed) Excel >and didn't update the version number? > >Sounds like a pretty shitty way the control released versions. > >-- >--Wally Miller >domain: wally@fluke.COM ({sun,microsoft,uw-beaver}!fluke!wally) >voice: +1 206 356 5940 >snail: John Fluke Mfg. Co., MS 251F, PO Box C9090, Everett, WA 98206 USA Both versions have the same creation date (May 5th), however the buggy version has a May 5th modification date and the fixed version has a May 19th modification date. You should look on your original locked disk to check these dates. If in doubt you should call MS at 206-454-2030. I have no connection with MS. Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu bannon@math.rutgers.edu -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Is George Bush a traitor? Read "October Surprise" by Honegger. Send for details. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Is George Bush a traitor? Read "October Surprise" by Honegger. Send for details. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::