Enabling Technologies embossers and the embossers that are produced by freedom Scientific are all made in the U.S. Dave Durber On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:13:51 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >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 * * *