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From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
Subject: Re: Excel for OS/2
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Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1991 06:01:54 GMT

In article <1991Apr1.211419.17076@morrow.stanford.edu> GD.SAR@forsythe.stanford.edu (Sandy Rockowitz) writes:
>Has anyone had experience using the OS/2 version of Excel?
>Is it as mindless a port as Word appears to be, or does it actually
>take advantage OS/2?
The currently released version (2.2) is a genuine conversion(i.e., it doesn't
use the SMK/WLO porting library), but it isn't a very good adaptation --
no use of threads, and poor use of virtual memory.  
 
My understanding is that the new version (3.0) is supposed to be out in a
few months (MS said "within six months of the release of the Windows version).
I've also heard that it *IS* a mindless/SMK/WLO port, so will perform
even worse than 2.2. 
I hope this is wrong. 
 
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