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From: kolodny@husc4.UUCP (Jonathan Kolodny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Beware: MICROSOFT and 68882
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Date: 14 Aug 89 13:12:11 GMT
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From article <850@orbit.UUCP>, by pj@pnet51.cts.com (Paul Jacoby):
> Steve Goldfield writes:
>>>
> I'm running Excel 1.5 on my Mac II in which I installed a 68882.
> Excel reports that it is using the 68881 on startup. I conclude
> <<
>  Funny, on my SE/30 I had to install CacheControl (a cdev by Jim Hamilton) and
> enable it's "Patch Excel" check box for Excel 1.5 to recognize the 68882 in
> the machine.  Microsoftee's, care to explain?

I realize I posted this before, but in case you missed it, Excel 1.5 will
NOT recognize the math co-processor on 68030 machines running system 6.xx.
This was explained to me by a Microsoft representative at the Expo.  They
have come out with version 1.5a for users (like me, with a IIcx) who want
to take advantage of the hardware they have without shelling out an
additional $100 for Excel 2.2.  Don't expect to hear about this in any
notice to registered users, however.  As I flamed before, the MS
representative kindly explained that Microsoft did not perceive a need to
contact registered owners about the problem, since "so few of our users
will have this difficulty".  He even reminded me that I could upgrade to
deal with the problem, since V2.2 has no such problems.  Great...Thanks
alot.
Flaming off...

Jonathan Kolodny
Programmer/Software Developer
Harvard Computer Sevices