[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: Daveed Mandell <daveed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:13:51 -0800 (PST)
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
>
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