[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:36:52 -0000
Er! Not yet. Sorry.
George.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Terri Pannett
Sent: 16 March 2004 18:34
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
Dear George,
Will DBT 10.5 have a timed backup feature? I hope so!
Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF^CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
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From: HYPERLINK "mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"George Bell
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:33 PM
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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