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From: leeke@cascade.ARPA (Steven D. Leeke)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Multiplan 1.1 Update - Problems with Crashes
Message-ID: <110@cascade.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 8-Jun-86 19:31:15 EDT
Article-I.D.: cascade.110
Posted: Sun Jun  8 19:31:15 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 10-Jun-86 03:23:36 EDT
Reply-To: leeke@cascade.UUCP (Steven D. Leeke)
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Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Laboratory
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Keywords: ID 2, ID 25 errors galore

I have recently received Microsoft's "upgrade" for Multiplan.  This is
version 1.1.  I has some nice features, like zooming windows, added functions,
general font selection, two windows, but I have had crashes with it like
I NEVER had with old Multiplan 1.0.

The problems seems to occur after twenty minutes or so of entering data and
then when I try to save it I SOMETIMES get an ID=2 error (Address Error).  This
corrupts the file and then I get ID=25 (out of memory - hard to believe on a 
512k running good 'ol 128k multiplan) and crash!  The ID=2 error also occurs
at random times after entering alot of data.  I run w/o auto-recalc and the
errors don't seem to be specific to those times when the recalc is performed.

I am really getting upset with losing hours of work and after suffering with
Microsoft's joke of a database (File) I am not enjoying their latest
batch of bug-bitten software.  Can anyone help by providing an explanation?

I thought about getting an upgrade to Excel, but I can't stand the thought
of giving those guys one more dime - unless the problem can be rectified.

Configuration:

Mac 512k
HFS in RAM (=> HD 20 Startup)
Paradise Mac 10

Anybody from Microsoft out there listening?

Steve Leeke
Leeke@su-cascade.arpa
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Upset?  Me?  What gives you that idea?  I was ONLY entering data for two hours
when it crashed.