Re: VB Source code in 98 vs. XP

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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:06:07 -0000, "Dave" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Both you and Ted are missing the point:

>KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS!

>I know my customers do not use redundant operating systems and thus for me
>developing for '98 would be a stupid waste of time and money.

But for other people it would be sensible

>I have repeatedly stated that for some products in some markets it may be
>worth bothering.

That makes sense

>At some point you will have to drop support for '98 etc, nobody develops for
>CP/M, OS/2 etc anymore for exactly that reason. The problem is when?

The difference between CP/M and OS/2 and Windows is a heck of a lot
greater than the difference between Win9x and XP

- moving from them was not a simple OS upgrade

Incidentally, I suspect that there is a fair bit of OS/2 out there,
and I would not be surprized to find MSDOS, DR DOS and other flavours
in all sorts of curious places

>The answer to that depends mainly on the target market. But MS have a large
>influence as their ending support is a powerful indication that the
>operating systems have come to the end of their natural lives.

Sometimes lack of 'support' from MS is an advantage
- an OS does not cease working when MS stops tinkering with it
- normally at that stage it is stable

>Best Regards
>Dave O.
>
>"mayayana" <mayayanaXX1a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:bhoef.451$wf.122@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>
>>> So you go back to '95 and even 3.1, what about NT3.5 or DOS 2.2 or GEM or
>>> CP/M or OS/2 or George - There is no point except for historical interest
>> in
>>> maintaining redundant operating systems.
>>>
>>
>> If you don't need to support Win9x currently then
>> I can see why you might want it to disappear. That
>> will make your job easier in the future. Perhaps you
>> can keep that in mind next time you go to the local
>> hardware store to get vacuum cleaner bags for the
>> vacuum you bought last year, and the clerk tells you
>> those bags have been discontinued because the
>> new model is better....
>>
>> "In fact", the clerk might explain, "highly scientific
>> research has been done, by both the Gates Vacuum
>> Company and associated retail outlets, proving
>> beyond the shadow of a doubt that not only is last year's
>> vacuum model outdated, it's downright unsafe to use!"
>>
>> I imagine you'll probably be quite impressed by
>> the sage advice of that sharp and erudite clerk.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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