[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5

  • From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:25:15 -0000

Congratulations.  Did I say otherwise?  (Smile)

George. 

-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Dave Durber
Sent: 14 March 2004 16:41
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5

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
>>
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