Microsoft Knowledge Base

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Excel on a Power Macintosh, it may take more time to open or save a file than it does when you open or save the same file on a 68K Macintosh.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs in Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, on a Power Macintosh computer. This behavior occurs because, on a Power Macintosh, all of the file input/output (I/O) code is emulated.

In some cases, when you open or save a file in Microsoft Excel on a Quadra 800, it may be up to two times faster than when you open or save the same file in Microsoft Excel on a Power Macintosh.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120231
   TITLE     : Start Time of PowerMac Version Longer Than 68K Version