[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:23:48 -0000
They slipped that one under the wire a bit quietly!
FREE support is gone. However, you can pay for it. Thankfully they will also
keep up free Security updates. Read the fine print here.
HYPERLINK
"http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-gb;lifewin98"http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-gb;lifewin98
Nevertheless, it is still an old horse. A work horse admittedly, but an old
one.
George.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dawes, Stephen
Sent: 16 March 2004 17:52
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
Windows 98 support was extended to 2006.
Be careful of making wrong sweeping statements.
Here is an article that I received back on January 15 that talks about the
extended cut off date.
-----From the article-------
Microsoft as once again stepped to the brink of dropping Win98 support, and
then backed away at the last minute:
(AP) Microsoft Corp. will extend support for Windows 98, Windows 98 S.E. and
Windows Millennium Edition through June 30, 2006, the company said Monday,
reversing a decision from last month... Support for Windows 98 and Windows 98
S.E. had been scheduled to expire on Friday, and for Windows Me on Dec. 31,
but the software giant decided to keep supporting those systems in large part
because some customers in developing countries were not aware it was ending.
(More:
HYPERLINK
"http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040112/microsoft_windows_support_3.html"http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040112/microsoft_windows_support_3.html
)
If you're still using or supporting Win98, that's good news. But don't
celebrate too much: What it mostly means is that Microsoft will continue to
offer
limited paid support (at $35 per call) for Win98 users; and may--- may--- offer
additional security patches and updates for the aging OS.
Microsoft had previously announced that the Win98 Knowledgebase and other
self-help items would remain alive until 2006. That remains in effect.
It's great that Microsoft has taken the pressure off Win98 users, but it
doesn't change the fact that Win98 is getting quite long in the tooth, in tech
terms. Even if Microsoft releases additional security patches, there are
fundamental limits: Win98 predates a whole range of current and new
technologies---
USB2, support for huge hard drives, newer CPU types and optimizations, SATA,
etc. etc.--- and there's only so much back-filling you can do.
Microsoft sometimes force-feeds meaningless updates to its customers, like
WinME, which should have been a free update for Win98 users. But all OSes
eventually
need to be upgraded at their core. That's not a Microsoft thing. It's the way
all tech evolves.
So even if Microsoft will now keep Win98 on limited life support, it's still
time for Win98 users to start thinking about an upgrade. It could be a free
or low-cost Linux distribution, or upgrading to XP, or even getting a new PC
with a newer OS preinstalled (which doesn't have to cost a lot:
HYPERLINK
"http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030206S0014"http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030206S0014
).
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-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of George Bell
Sent: 2004 March 13 6:33 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
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.
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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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