<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="wordpress/2.3.3" --> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" > <channel> <title>Comments on: Excel Date Conversion (Days from 1900)</title> <link>https://www.kirix.com/stratablog/excel-date-conversion-days-from-1900</link> <description>Application Spotlight</description> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:51:31 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3</generator> <item> <title>By: Daniel</title> <link>https://www.kirix.com/stratablog/excel-date-conversion-days-from-1900#comment-695</link> <dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:12:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid>https://www.kirix.com/stratablog/excel-date-conversion-days-from-1900#comment-695</guid> <description>That Excel "Year 1900 bug" in Excel was not a bug but a real feature: When Excel was designed, it was far from being the market leader, and 1-2-3 was the de-facto standard for spreadsheets and macros. Excel was designed to be compatible with 1-2-3, but initially corrected the 1-2-3 "Y1K" bug, but this broke several macros during testing, and during the realease meetings, Bill Gates requested that the bug be reinstated to insure 100% compatibility with 1-2-3 spreadsheets!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That Excel “Year 1900 bug” in Excel was not a bug but a real feature: When Excel was designed, it was far from being the market leader, and 1-2-3 was the de-facto standard for spreadsheets and macros.</p> <p>Excel was designed to be compatible with 1-2-3, but initially corrected the 1-2-3 “Y1K” bug, but this broke several macros during testing, and during the realease meetings, Bill Gates requested that the bug be reinstated to insure 100% compatibility with 1-2-3 spreadsheets!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>