Supporting Windows 98 in application development [modified]
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I've seen (within the last month) someone using an accounting package on DOS 2.11. So anything's possible! Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^]
DOS 2.11??? What did it run on? Eniac? :rolleyes: I haven't used DOS 2.11 since.. uh. the 80's. -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.
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DOS 2.11??? What did it run on? Eniac? :rolleyes: I haven't used DOS 2.11 since.. uh. the 80's. -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.
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Neither have I. It was a really really really ancient Compaq that looked like it was on it's last legs. Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^]
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DOS 2.11??? What did it run on? Eniac? :rolleyes: I haven't used DOS 2.11 since.. uh. the 80's. -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
I haven't used DOS 2.11 since.. uh. the 80's.
I didn't start using DOS until 5.0 around 1991. Used a Commodore 64 and 128 up to that point. What a major upgrade that was to the 386DX-25mhz with 4 megs of ram and an 80 meg harddrive :-D
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Hi I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. :confused: I am wanting to migrate to SQLEXPRESS (from MSDE) to use some of the new features - but SQLEXPRESS does not support Win98 so I am then forced to drop Win98 and only support Win2000 SP4 upwards. At this same time I may loose some clients that may choose not to upgrade their OS. Francois -- modified at 18:06 Friday 16th June, 2006 (The custom app is "sold" on a monthly rental basis)
Francois Searle wrote:
Hi I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. I am wanting to migrate to SQLEXPRESS (from MSDE) to use some of the new features - but SQLEXPRESS does not support Win98 so I am then forced to drop Win98 and only support Win2000 SP4 upwards. At this same time I may loose some clients that may choose not to upgrade their OS. Francois
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
Some of our customers still use Win95, and show no interest in upgrading.
:~ That's like clinging on to DOS. Really.
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I bet they still offer animal sacrifices for their sins to.:laugh:
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Hi I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. :confused: I am wanting to migrate to SQLEXPRESS (from MSDE) to use some of the new features - but SQLEXPRESS does not support Win98 so I am then forced to drop Win98 and only support Win2000 SP4 upwards. At this same time I may loose some clients that may choose not to upgrade their OS. Francois -- modified at 18:06 Friday 16th June, 2006 (The custom app is "sold" on a monthly rental basis)
Win98 should not be supported. It should be given its last rites, a pleasant memorial service, and then we should speak of it no more. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Hi I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. :confused: I am wanting to migrate to SQLEXPRESS (from MSDE) to use some of the new features - but SQLEXPRESS does not support Win98 so I am then forced to drop Win98 and only support Win2000 SP4 upwards. At this same time I may loose some clients that may choose not to upgrade their OS. Francois -- modified at 18:06 Friday 16th June, 2006 (The custom app is "sold" on a monthly rental basis)
Won't touch it, not a chance. If asked, I will say 'do you want it to look like it was written in 1998 ? If so, that's your call, it's your dime'. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Hi I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. :confused: I am wanting to migrate to SQLEXPRESS (from MSDE) to use some of the new features - but SQLEXPRESS does not support Win98 so I am then forced to drop Win98 and only support Win2000 SP4 upwards. At this same time I may loose some clients that may choose not to upgrade their OS. Francois -- modified at 18:06 Friday 16th June, 2006 (The custom app is "sold" on a monthly rental basis)
That's one of the reasons I don't use .NET at all. By the way, the .NET 3.0 announcement makes clear to the careful reader that it will not support Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 either (simply because WinFX only installs on XP SP2 and up). MeSays, more power for those who really care about their customers, those who have zero reason to buy a new computer in the years to come.
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I bet they still offer animal sacrifices for their sins to.:laugh:
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Francois Searle wrote:
I was wondering what everyone's view is on still supporting Windows 98 (incl. SE) with their applications. :confused:
It ranks right up there with using horseradish eyedrops... X|
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I've seen (within the last month) someone using an accounting package on DOS 2.11. So anything's possible! Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^]
That's not surprising. The place where I buy tires for my car and truck used a DOS-based shop package up until about a year ago. Places like this buy one package and it's usually a bitch to get working right (at least from their perspective). Once they're familiar with it they aren't going to change until they're forced to.
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Win98 should not be supported. It should be given its last rites, a pleasant memorial service, and then we should speak of it no more. cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
last rites, a pleasant memorial service, and then we should speak of it no more
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I agree with your point. Also made by Joe. But Joe brought up a good point about a Niche market! I my case it is quite a niche market - there is no need to upgrade in some cases as the PC is working fine and doing the job. The software is "sold" on a monthly rental basis so they are always bringing in revenue. Discontinuing Win98 will therefore stop the income. BUT I don't want to say "I was not focusing on all the new abilities of the OS." in a years time! Francois
Francois Searle wrote:
Also made by Joe
Guess I am a slower typist, did not see his post :) It just goes to show how many developers have been burnt by this problem.. Well, I guess it would depend on what percentage of your sales comes from 98 and how much revenue it generates compared to how much work is envolved to stay compatible while not hindering your progression on to new technologies. Back in the Win 16/32 battle, this is where I counted on Borland's hype of thier "compatible controls" to give you Win 95 controls in a Win 16 app. That was another mistake! Trying to stay compatible cost me months of work on both ends and the result was a lost of future revenue trying to catch back up in the Win95 world. Rocky <>< Latest Post: Visual Studio 2005 Standard, whats missing? Blog: www.RockyMoore.com/TheCoder/[^]