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From: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms)
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Subject: Re: Excel on LC
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.174214.28030@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 17:42:14 GMT
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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