Re: Excel memory limits

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From: R.BRANDI
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1987 02:35

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In article <3777@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, jww@sdcsvax.UUCP writes:
> Microsoft does all their work using an interpretive or threaded
> code compiler.  I thought I heard somewhere that this language
> system only allows for 20-bit (1 Meg) addresses, because as
> everyone knows, personal computers cannot address more than
> 640K of RAM.
> -- 
> 	Joel West  (c/o UCSD)
> 	Palomar Software, Inc., P.O. Box 2635, Vista, CA  92083
> 	{ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww 	jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu
>    or	ihnp4!crash!palomar!joel	joel@palomar.cts.com

I posted the original query on this for my father.  He informs me
today that he just spoke with Microsoft out in Seattle.  They claim
that a patch does exist to allow Excel to address more than 1 meg of
RAM.  They also said that they would (eventually?) send it to him.
If he gets it, and if there's any interest, I'll post the patch.

Ralph


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From: ralph@lzfme.UUCP (R.BRANDI)
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Subject: Re: Excel memory limits
Message-ID: <57@lzfme.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-Sep-87 22:35:15 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 10 22:35:15 1987
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Summary: Supposed to be a patch, according to MS...

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