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APPLEWORKS & MULTIRAM
While this increase makes AppleWorks much more useful for small to medium size
records, files with large record sizes (AppleWorks allows records to be as large
as 1K) can exceed even MultiRam’s memory before reaching the 5,100 record limit.
Please read the section “Working With Large Files” in this chapter for more
information.
Spreadsheet Worksheets
Worksheets are limited to 127,873 cells in the AppleWorks spreadsheet. Maximum
columns are 127, maximum rows are 999
The AppleWorks Reference Manual States that an Apple //c with 128K RAM can hold
approximately 6,000 filled cells. Although there is a considerable difference
in the memory requirements to store labels and values versus formulas,
exceeding the cell limits in AppleWorks, even with 413K of Desktop space, is
unlikely. Refer to “Working With Large Files” in this chapter for more
information.
WORKING WITH LARGE FILES
MultiRam C makes very large AppleWorks files possible. You will notice some
differences in AppleWorks when working with large files. This section explains
some general considerations you should keep in mind when working with large
files as well as specific comments about the word processor, spreadsheet, and
database segments of AppleWorks.
General Considerations
Three areas most affected when working with larger files are the time AppleWorks
will require to perform various actions, the space remaining for the program if
you chose to load all of AppleWorks into memory when configuring your disks, and
the file size shown by AppleWorks.
Time
The larger a file becomes in memory, the longer many AppleWorks functions will
take to produce their expected results.
Searches, sorts, calculation times, etc. all will take more time as a file
grows in size. Most notably, a large spreadsheet file can take a very long time
to recalculate a large number of complex cells. The speed of the Apple //c 6502
processor is the key factor in most calculation times.
AppleWorks will show you an approximate time for performing many operations when
you first select the operation. For example, a message will appear telling you
how long it will take to sort records in the database when you request a sort.
These approximations were designed for a 128K AppleWorks; they are not accurate
for larger files.