The Tigers now have USB? Tjhat's very good. Do you know anything about a new embosser someojne mentioned to me yesterday from Index called the 4 Waves Pro? Thanks. Is it true that with the Tiger embossers, you still can't emboss interpoint automatically; you have to maually flip the pages over? Thanks. --Daveed- On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, George Bell wrote: > Other that perhaps the Tiger range, I'm not aware of any of the more > popular ones having USB input, other than via a USB adaptor. > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Daveed Mandell > Sent: 14 March 2004 02:14 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5 > > Other than Index, are there any USB-based embossers on the market yet? > Thanks. > > > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, George Bell wrote: > > > Hi Pamela, > > > > I'm afraid I very much doubt it will. Windows 95 is no longer > > supported by Microsoft. > > > > Although Windows 98 and 98SE is also no longer supported, we are doing > > > basic tests with 10.5 here in the U.K. Likewise we are also testing > > with Millennium. > > > > To be quite frank, trying to support just Windows 98SE and Millennium > > is causing some grief with a few of the new features for which there > > has been a major demand. Some things cannot be coded round, simply > > because the functions just do not exist in these older operating > systems. > > Remember there is also Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, and Windows XP > > Professional to support as well. > > > > For example, the new installer alone has to cater for multiple users. > > USB has only really matured in XP. Likewise Unicode is now essential > > where DBT has to handle certain foreign languages. > > > > I hasten to emphasise that Duxbury is not alone with software > > developers world-wide. Trying to support a wide range of operating > > systems is next to nearly impossible without adding seriously to the > > cost, and the older the operating system, the higher the cost and for > a smaller return. > > > > In the next 2-3 years, you will even see the demise of Parallel and > > Serial printer and communication ports. Indeed more and more laptops > > are coming without Serial at all. However, before you all go off and > > sell your current embossers, there are USB to Parallel and Serial > > converters - which of course DBT has to handle. > > > > George Bell. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Pamela Marzolini > > Sent: 14 March 2004 01:01 > > To: duxuser > > Subject: [duxuser] DBT 10.5 > > > > > > George, > > Does Duxbury support Windows 95 with the release of DBT 10.5? > > Pamela, > > Toronto, Canada > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *