Harry & Others:  Back to the issue of new programs on less than bleeding
edge computers.

> > I would hope that any reasonably modern PC system would be able to
> > handle Vista otherwise the market for this "new" OS would be somewhat
> > restricted!

That is exactly the problem with advincing technology, too advanced and
there's a limited market since not all can afford the latest hardware. I
once had a file about the problem with 'legacy computers'.  As far as I know
no one has built a completely legacy free PC, one that is designed for
performance rather than being compatable with old hardware. To build such a
computer would be a monumental task. If only hardware lagacy could be
ignored then the programmer would still have to enable the hardware to
handle at least a few existing programs.

Other kinds of electronics has solved the lagacy problem to some extent, TV
sets for example. If a set has the hardware for standard  VHF and UHF
channels as well as the HD channels the the viewer can get benefits of both
with a minimal of extra cost. DVD-Recorders are now sold with VHS players
included. This will help in the transition to DVD only recording.  I think
however that computers will be lagacy dependent for quite some time.  Unless
that is some market were to be developed that could get around the cost of
NOT being compatible with older programs.

Jim



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