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Shifty dates in Microsoft Excel

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The Linux Rain; By Bob Mesibov
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Microsoft has used two different starting points on the calendar for calculating dates in different versions of their Excel spreadsheet program. Really. One version used 1 January 1900 for serial day numbering, the other used 1 January 1904. Of course, up to date versions of Microsoft Excel can handle this difference in older files easily, just like up to date versions of Microsoft Windows are completely problem-free and totally, absolutely secure.

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