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From: reedj@hplsla.HP.COM (Reed Jacobsen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Excel 2.1d
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Date: 4 Jan 91 17:01:38 GMT
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>/ hplsla:comp.windows.ms / solomon@chaos.utexas.edu (Thomas Solomon) /  1:33 pm  Jan  3, 1991 /
>Has anyone heard of Excel for Windows Version 2.1d?  I received an
>upgrade of Excel that was supposed to be version 2.1c, but when I
>run the program, it identifies itself as 2.1d.  Is this an
>improvement over 2.1c, or have I received a mistake.

2.1d is a "bug fix" version to 2.1c.

>
>On a related note:  I've noticed that Excel sometimes takes an
>incredible amount of time to delete or insert a cell in a large
>worksheet.  It seems to be fickle:  sometimes, it will delete
>the cell in a split-second; other times, it might take 15 minutes.
>Is this due to a lack of system memory?  I am running a 386SX
>with 2 MB of RAM.

I don't think it's related to system memory.  It probably has more
to do with what Excel has to push around to adjust for the insert/delete.
If you can just "clear" a cell, it's predictably faster.

>
>Thanks.
>
>                                Tom Solomon
>                                solomon@chaos.utexas.edu
>----------

Reed Jacobson