v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Phillip C Ng) (04/18/91)
Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card in order to run Excel. Can anyone confirm or comment on it? Thanksin advance! Phillip Ng v119mb9h@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
tneu1@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (Steve Linnerooth) (04/18/91)
In article <71577@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Phillip C Ng) writes: >Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a >Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card >in order to run Excel. Can anyone confirm or comment on it? Thanksin advance! Microsoft Excel needs a Math coprocessor in order to run. The problem comes in where the LC has none. If you spend BIG $$ and get one, then that's probably the card you heard of. You can also get a program from sumex.stanford.edu called "Software FPU", formerly known as Pseudo FPU. It emulates a hardware co-processor, and does it quite well. It's slower (of course), but it's better than $200 (?). There is also a way to start up Excel, bypassing the need for the co-processor. I think it's by holding command down as you start it up. Someone should check this, as I'm not sure, but there is a way. - Steve Linnerooth tneu1@ccvax.iastate.edu """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john cavallino) (04/18/91)
In article <71577@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a >Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card >in order to run Excel. Can anyone confirm or comment on it? Thanksin advance! MS Excel runs perfectly on the LC and the IIsi, but you need to have version 2.2a or newer (the "a" is crucial). This is a free upgrade if you have version 2.2, but you have to call Microsoft and ask for it. Seriously, we've been running Excel here for months on several LCs and a IIsi, with no problems. JohnC -- John Cavallino | EMail: jcav@midway.uchicago.edu University of Chicago Hospitals | USMail: 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Box 145 Office of Facilities Management | Chicago, IL 60637 B0 f++ w c+ g+ k s(+) e+ h- pv | Telephone: 312-702-6900
westley@orion.uucp (Terry J. Westley) (04/19/91)
In article <71577@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Phillip C Ng) writes: >Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a >Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card >in order to run Excel. In article <1991Apr18.071839.27937@news.iastate.edu> tneu1@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU responds: > Microsoft Excel needs a Math coprocessor in order to run. Is it only later versions of Excel which require the coprocessor? I have an SE on which I run an earlier version, perhaps 1.05. Will I have to trash or upgrade my SE if I get the upgrade to Excel that I was considering? -- Terry J. Westley Calspan Corporation, P.O. Box 400, Buffalo, NY 14225 westley%planck.uucp@acsu.buffalo.edu | "planck!hercules!westley"@acsu.buffalo.edu
vbob@umd5.umd.edu (Bob Shields) (04/20/91)
In article <...> westley@orion.uucp (Terry J. Westley) writes: > [previous articles deleted...] > >Is it only later versions of Excel which require the coprocessor? I >have an SE on which I run an earlier version, perhaps 1.05. Will I have >to trash or upgrade my SE if I get the upgrade to Excel that I was >considering? > >-- >Terry J. Westley >Calspan Corporation, P.O. Box 400, Buffalo, NY 14225 >westley%planck.uucp@acsu.buffalo.edu | "planck!hercules!westley"@acsu.buffalo.edu No, no, no... Excel never "required" a FPU to run. The problem excountered on IIsi and LC machines was that Excel mistakenly assumed they had a FPU, and therefore blew up when it tried to execute floating-point code. This has been fixed in version 2.2a (note the 'a'). Excel can work fine on non-FPU equipped machines, it just needs to know there isn't an FPU! Bob Shields vbob@umd5.umd.edu -- Bob Shields vbob@umd5.umd.edu
tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr19.163343.28788@planck.uucp>, westley@orion.uucp (Terry J. Westley) writes: > In article <71577@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Phillip C Ng) writes: > >Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a > >Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card > >in order to run Excel. > > In article <1991Apr18.071839.27937@news.iastate.edu> tneu1@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU responds: > > Microsoft Excel needs a Math coprocessor in order to run. > > Is it only later versions of Excel which require the coprocessor? I > have an SE on which I run an earlier version, perhaps 1.05. Will I have > to trash or upgrade my SE if I get the upgrade to Excel that I was > considering? > To clairfy this: Excel requires (or required) a math coprocessor if you had a 68030 microprocessor. If you didn't have one (a coprocessor) you could still start Excel by holding some strange key combination when you started the program. Jason Garms tgoose@eng.umd.edu
arends@yosemite.metaphor.com (Dale M. Arends) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr22.174214.28030@eng.umd.edu> tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) writes: [ some stuff deleted ] > >To clairfy this: Excel requires (or required) a math coprocessor if you > had a 68030 microprocessor. If you didn't have one (a coprocessor) > you could still start Excel by holding some strange key combination > when you started the program. > >Jason Garms >tgoose@eng.umd.edu I don't think this is right as my wife has an SI without a math coprocessor and is able to run Excel 2.whatever_the_current_one_is just fine. Dale -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dale M. Arends arends@Yosemite.Metaphor.com Metaphor Computer Systems, Inc. ...!{apple|decwrl}!metaphor!yosemite!arends Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of my employer. They probably aren't interested and maybe don't agree and therefore ...
lalonde@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Francois Lalonde) (04/26/91)
In article <71577@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Phillip C Ng) writes: > Does someone know (or have experienced) if Excel will work on a > Mac LC? I have heard that the LC requires some sort of NuBus card > in order to run Excel. Can anyone confirm or comment on it? Thanksin advance! This not a problem when you ad PseudoFPU in your system. This simply replace the real FPU function. You can find this file in many FTP site. Personnaly I got it trought indri.primate.wisc.edu in location /pub/mac. -- Francois Lalonde Institut de recherche lalonde@ireq.hydro.qc.ca d'Hydro-Quebec Tel (514) 652-8283 1800 Montee Ste Julie Fax (514) 652-8435 Varennes, Quebec Compuserve: 75340,2771 Canada, J3X 1S1