Microsoft KB Archive/59620

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994

Article ID: Q59620

SUMMARY
The following list details which versions of Microsoft Excel are network aware, multi-launch, multi-user, and network compatible:

Product  Network Aware  Multi-Launch  Multi-User  Network Compatible ---  -    --  --

1.00          Yes            No          Yes*            No   1.03           Yes            No          Yes*            No   1.04           Yes            Yes         Yes             Yes 1.06          Yes            No+         Yes             Yes 1.50          Yes            Yes         Yes             Yes 2.20          Yes            Yes         Yes             Yes 3.00          Yes            Yes         Yes             Yes + Set the cached bit using a file editor, such as ResEdit. Doing so allows Excel version 1.06 to be launched multiple times.
 * Once a document has been opened, it can be opened a second time by another user, but neither instance of the document is read-only; both users have full write privileges and can overwrite each others' changes.

Term Clarification
Network Aware:      This means that the program can access other volumes on the network.

Multi-Launch:       This means that one or more people can run the application at the same time.

Multi-User:         This means that a document can be opened by one or more persons at the same time. When the document is opened for the second time, it may or                    may not be opened as read-only. Certain programs allow the file to be modified even though other users are currently using the document. Network Compatible: This means that Microsoft has tested this version of the product and has determined that it is                    compatible with an AppleShare network. If there is a &quot;No&quot; in this column, Microsoft does not guarantee that the product will operate properly on a network.
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