[JAWSLite] Re: Jaws 10 and Windows 2k

I don't know for sure, but I suspect the reason for dropping support of 
Windows 2K is primarily to save cost with respect to testing and 
support. If software products continue to support older versions of the 
OS, hardware and applications then the test/support matrix becomes huge 
and unmanageable.

Gerald Levy wrote:
> It is unfortunate that JAWS 10 does not support Win 2K,but the program has 
> grown so large (over 30Mb), that FS probably felt that some sacrifices had 
> to be made to keep the program to a manageable size.  The fact is that JAWS 
> 10 does not offer any great leap forward over JAWS 9, so Win 2K  users can 
> rest assured that they are not missing out by not being able to upgrade to 
> JAWS  10.  Eventually even support for XP will be discontinued.  But that's 
> how these software companies operate.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris & Doris" <chipmunks@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:51 AM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Jaws 10 and Windows 2k
>
>
>   
>> Hi, Miss Tribble,
>>
>> No, Win 2k is it's own version of Widnows and is the predecessor of
>> win xp. Win 2k and xp pretty much have the same kernel but are two
>> different families of the windows operating system.
>>
>> win 2k pro came out at the end of 1999 with server and advanced
>> server editions to follow. It is a business operating system and had
>> no consumer version like xp and vista do. There just is no technical
>> reason why jaws should not run on win 2k as it is almost identical to xp.
>>
>> win 2k is still used in many business environments and FS no longer
>> supporting jaws on that operating platform is going to hurt some
>> blind employees.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Doris
>> At 05:26 AM 8/29/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>     
>>> Does win2k include XP pro? -- Gosh, I hope not...
>>> --le
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:39 AM
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Jaws 10 and Windows 2k
>>>
>>>
>>> *sigh* I'm not going to detail it, but I think many of you can figure out
>>> what I am thinking!
>>>
>>> I'll toss in a nastygram to FS on this for the benefit of those using win
>>> 2K, the lack of support is... lets say unappreciated and leave off there.
>>>
>>> inthane
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chris & Doris" <chipmunks@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:24 PM
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Jaws 10 and Windows 2k
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Does anyone know why FS is no longer supporting win 2k? win 2k is a
>>>> genuine 32bit operating system that is only minmally different from
>>>> win xp. Also, 2k stil receives extended support by MS and is still
>>>> widely used in the business environment. I see no technical reason
>>>> why software that runs on xp should not do so also on 2k.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Doris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 05:00 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi Dennis,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,  Just found that out here as well.  Bryan Carver is also
>>>>>           
>>> reporting
>>>       
>>>>> that win2k is dropped in jaws 10.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Dennis Brown" <DennisTBrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Cc: "JAWS Lite" <JAWSLite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:18 PM
>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Jaws 10 and Windows 2k
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Rick,
>>>>> After getting the emails mixed up, I gave the incorrect info on 
>>>>> Windows
>>>>>           
>>> 2k
>>>       
>>>>> and Jaws 10 beta.
>>>>> Jaws 9 is the last version with Windows 2k support.  Jaws 10 doesn't 
>>>>> work
>>>>> with Windows 2k.
>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dennis Brown
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