Buzz, First thank you for your kind words.
Right now there is no need to worry about dropping Win 98. I was just checking. In the past I have already added some "XP-only" features but I was doing it in backward compatible manner, so program as a whole continues to run even on Win 95. I am going to continue for some time. If anything is going to be dropped it would be Win 95 first. Microsoft dropped support for it as of 31 December 2002. I may add some more "XP or higher features" but keeping ability to run the program on older systems (with these new extras simply disabled). Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buzz M. Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Anyone still using Windows 95 or 98 ? > Tomasz, > > I still use Windows98SE, and I prefer to continue using it for a > number of reasons. All applications of interest to me, including > current versions of AmiBroker, work just fine using W98se, so I see > no reason to have to change, even though Microsoft no longer supports > it. I also still use many DOS programs that are still quite useful. > > May I assume that when you no longer support AB to work on Windows 98 > platforms, that whatever the most-recent and final version of AB that > HAS BEEN developed to work on W98 WILL continue to operate on that > OS? I would think so, and if truly the case, then whatever features > are available in that particular version will likely be more than > adequate for my own particular purposes. Other than a > few 'conveniences' that I might suggest for modifying the 'command' > buttons on the AA screen for backtester user-selected 'defaults', and > possibly allowing the user to re-arrange columns (and save settings > as 'defaults') on the backtester report, any other enhancements NOT > workable on W98 are not likely to be crucial to my use of AB. > > I see no reason to 'throw away' perfectly usable 'old' systems that > continue to work just because there exist newer, more 'bells and > whistles' systems, whether they be OS's or applications, as long as > these do what I need. For example, I am quite happy using even AB > version 4.7x for my purposes. Fortunately, I am a programmer-type > user, and since AB is of an 'open architecture' design (THANK YOU, > Tomasz!!!!!), whether I can run future versions or not (due to > removal of support on older OS's) is less important to me right now. > > My preference would be for AB to continue to be developed for use on > Windows 98, but if you, Tomasz, see a need to do otherwise, I fully > support your decision as you need to do whatever is in YOUR best > interest for business purposes. You have given us users so much > already, and I for one, am VERY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATE of YOUR > dedication, astute vision 'of' (and 'for') AB, and your technical > expertise!! Thank you, Thank YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!! (;->) (;->) > > Buzz > > ------------------- > Buzz M. Ross > Creative Consulting Co. > Boulder, CO 80301 USA > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to know if anyone of you is still using >> Windows 95 or 98 with AmiBroker. >> >> I am asking because Microsoft has stopped supporting >> Windows 95 and 98 few years ago and none of current >> MS development tools support them making development >> for large system base difficult (currently AmiBroker works on every > release >> of Windows starting from Windows 95 upto most recent Windows Vista). >> >> Best regards, >> Tomasz Janeczko >> amibroker.com >> > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
