2008/10/9 Lux, James P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > And, as it happens this particular HPC application space (long running > spreadsheet calcs) does exist. Many years ago, my sister had a job at a > bank where part of the task was running Lotus 1-2-3 worksheets on a PC that > took hours to recalc on a PC/AT.
Indeed. I have seen job adverts for City of London financial hoouses where the job description was to write Excel macros and run spreadsheets for traders. I'm somewhat glad I didn't apply - could be a tad stressful even without the current downward trend.
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