If you’re using Microsoft Office 2001 — the last major Mac version of the productivity software package made before Office v.X — and you have a need to access data from a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database, or certain other kinds of databases, you may be interested in a new Data Access Update the company has released.
The Office 2001 Data Access Update installs Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers and a control panel device on the target computer, which will enable the system to access data from sources including:
The 1.9MB update requires Microsoft 2001 for Mac, Excel 2001 or Word 2001 Standalone Version to be installed on a Mac running Mac OS 8.6 – 9.x.