tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post6005067382453040801..comments2024-03-27T07:30:02.390+00:00Comments on drsolly: Spreadsheetsdrsollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-84610780718106273142017-09-01T16:37:28.534+01:002017-09-01T16:37:28.534+01:00You could have got a non-Compaq board for a lot le...You could have got a non-Compaq board for a lot less; these boards were being sold by loads of people.drsollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-3408615126267827432017-09-01T08:01:53.178+01:002017-09-01T08:01:53.178+01:00Not so long ago, in the closing years of the final...Not so long ago, in the closing years of the final decade of the last century I did some work for a national QUANGO. They performed their accounts analysis via spreadsheets - I think it was Supercalc. When it came to performing year end consolidations of the accounts of all the regions, Supercalc running on a Compaq PC couldn't cope. Not enough memory. In those days, the spec could be enhanced by adding either extended or expanded RAM but it wasn't just a case of adding a RAM chip in a slot. A Compaq proprietary expansion board was required - cost, about £3k! <br />Charles Dythamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105433432230968402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-13798817087110994472017-08-29T15:47:42.684+01:002017-08-29T15:47:42.684+01:00And cheap at the price!And cheap at the price!drsollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-46645347807164263782017-08-29T15:14:52.960+01:002017-08-29T15:14:52.960+01:00TEN QUID for a £ !!! OMG! How on earth are we goin...TEN QUID for a £ !!! OMG! How on earth are we going to afford a Euro then !! :)allspentouthttp://eurosthroughtheroof.comnoreply@blogger.com