> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Francis Zhou > Sent: 17 June 2005 00:59 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: EOS RAW or JPG > >
> This is a good idea. But how many people still have, for > example, COBOL or > FORTRAN 4 compiler on their computer now? What if C is also a > "thing of > past" 20 years from now, which is entirely possible? Actually, many people have a Fortran compiler on their systems, without realising it - GCC, used by many Unix systems, compiles fotran. Fortran is still used, and resources are still available. By virtue of working in the software field, I also personally know a few Cobol programmers, and know that they are also available on the net in a manner similar to Leica photographers. C is even more strongly entrenched than these languages ever were. Every operating system (Linux, Unix, Windows, MacOS) and almost every core application on these systems is written in C/C++. My suggestion about using C/C++ was a way to delay the inevitable, i.e. loss of our precious images. Cheers, Shashvat ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml ============================================================================== * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
