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From: PDS2@psuvm.psu.edu (Paul D. Shan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Word and Excel : academic version differences?
Message-ID: <91032.081202PDS2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 91 13:12:02 GMT
References: <1991Jan31.234517.1487@lia>
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In article <1991Jan31.234517.1487@lia>, pdh@lia (Peter Henry) says:
>
>Does anyone know what the real differences are between the retail and
>academic versions of Word and/or Excel for Windows?  The packaging is
>slightly different, and the WfW package comes with some templates for
>writing thesis papers, but without opening up a commercial copy, I
>can't tell if there's anything missing from either of these two.

  The only difference between the two packages of Excel is that the Academic
version does not come with a "roadmap", "Getting the Most from Your Hardware",
"The Microsoft Excel Sampler", additional templates, and both size disks.  Also
although you get a registration card, it looks different, and the manuals are
bound differently.  The software is IDENTICAL and the manual content is
identical.

Judging by other products, I think Word for Windows has the same differences
between the two editions...as well ass most of the other MS products.

Hope this helps!

(Source:  Microsoft Education Sales Program booklet)


Paul D. Shan
Microcomputer and Personal Workstation Support
Center for Academic Computing
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