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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: MS Excel Working As Designed
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 06:50:53 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:34:43 +0000, Tyrone wrote:

> Even in 1979, correctly handling dates in 1900 was not a priority.

Then why allow them at all?

The Macintosh OS calendar only went as far back as 1904. This quite neatly 
-- and elegantly -- solved the problem.