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Re: excel 3.0 -> 3.0a? HOW

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From: Steve White
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 15:29
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In <1992Aug27.175044.7853@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu writes:

> In <1992Aug27.133249.18402@ncsu.edu> dnwhiteh@eos.ncsu.edu (DUANE N WHITEHURST) writes:
> 
> >wondering if anybody knows if there's an update script to
> >update ms. excel from 3.0 to 3.0a?
> 
> I've never seen an Excel 3.0a updater, as far as I know you have to order
> a new set of disks from MicroSloth. 
> 
> >i've seen people talk about excel 3.0a and I was wondering
> >what the difference is too but, going on the "updates are
> >always for the best" theory I'd like to upgrade my copy...
> 
> I subscribe to that theory myself but as far as I know only Quadra users
> benefit from the 3.0a update (cache compatibility).
> 
> But hey! You could always just upgrade to Excel 4 instead!
> 
> -Geoff

I believe that Excel 3.0a fixed 3.0's serious problem exporting picts from
Excel to other applications via the clipboard.

Steve
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