on 6/3/03 11:48 AM, Marilyn Medcalf at marilyn@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > My husband has been using a Power Macintosh G3 using System 9 for some > time and has recently changed to System X (10.2) with System 9.2.2. > All of the programmes he had been using transferred to the new System X > with the exception of his Excel programme. The Excel programme is > Version 4 and is on seven 800K floppy disks. He is looking for a disk > for Excel for the new system (Classic environment) to run his existing > disks, which contain information that he has collected over a long > period of time. He do not want the whole suite. Can anyone help? > > Marilyn Medcalf I'm not entirely sure what you're asking but I think it's whether you can buy Excel separately. Yes you can. Check out <http://www.microsoft.com/mactopia> for those details. If he wants OS X native he can pick up Excel X for $300+ or AppleWorks for X for ~$120. AppleWorks has a built-in spreadsheet that can read and write Excel files and has the advantage that it runs natively in OS X (so it looks all pretty and has "protected memory") and in OS 9 *as well*. If you want a Classic-"compatible" version of Excel check out Excel 98 or 2001 and see if anyone is selling them on EBay. There's an OS X Excel (shrinkwrapped) on EBay for $175 US. <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3405072010&category=2544 6> It's being sold by someone with over 400 sales/buys on their hands so you can trust them. I *strongly* recommend that you go with 98 or 2001 (vs. 5) simply because they have a high level of Classic/OS 9 compatibility (I've used both without any crashes) and are slick programs (by far the best all-purpose spreadsheet in the Mac-universe). Version 5 *may* work in Classic/OS 9 but I am not sure. I would stay away from using 4 in 9/Classic because I seem to remember that it doesn't work, & besides, it's ancient so likely uses some system software that is no longer supported... though, you can experiment with it and see if it works for you. Eric. _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/