Tomasz, Thank you for sharing your plans on future AB developments regarding the pertinent operating systems. I think the idea of maintaining 'backward compatibility', while being able to disable 'XP- only'-type features that will only function on the most recent operating systems is an excellent one, and your decision to implement this concept, in my opinion, is VERY prudent!
As for my 'kind words', you certainly have EARNED them, and I passionately feel that you DESERVE the praise and gratitude that I've expressed. I know that MANY, MANY others on this forum have expressed similar sentiments in the past....I'm just one more 'afficionado' to add to your growing list of people who acknowledge and are appreciative of your form of 'Better World Work'!! A 'toast' from the heart: "May you continue to share YOUR wonderful talents with those of us whose talents are expressed in other ways...". Take good care, Tomasz......Till later and another time..... Buzz --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <groups@> > > 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! 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