[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:33:09 -0000
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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