Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!

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From: "Bill G. Riel"
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:56

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David Corn (dcorn@metronet.com) wrote:

: The difference is usability.  Excel is easier to use, and so people
: will move to the new standard, like it or not.  

And as an added bonus, Excel will automatically read your mind
when you accidentally enter the wrong number.  For example, using
Excel V. 5.0 for Windows, lets say that I mistakenly enter the number
1.40737488355328 into a cell.  I press Return and *poof* now, the
value in the cell is ... 0.64!  Amazing isn't it!

Try the same test on Excel for the Mac and guess what - now the
value magically morphs to ... 1.28!

How those programmers could know that when I type 1.40737488355328
I really mean 0.64 I'll never guess.  But I am extremely grateful for
this fantastic feature.

Cheers,
--Bill

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Bill G. Riel                          Canadian Forest Service
briel@pfc.forestry.ca                 Victoria, BC
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PS:  To quote Dave Barry:  I'm _not_ making this up! Give it a try.

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