On 11 Oct 2006 at 10:07, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Phil Daley wrote: > > At 10/11/2006 12:38 PM, dc wrote: > > > > >It simply isn't possible to proof hundreds and hundreds of files > > >each > > time > > >you upgrade. So what this means is that you have to keep all old > > versions > > >of Finale and use for each file the version in was created in. This > > >is possible, albeit very tedious, for Windows users. But what are > > >Mac users supposed to do, who can't run old versions on new > > >machines? > > > > Backwards compatibility? Who needs that? > > > > Mac users certainly don't. > > > > Did I mention that I ran Windows Finale V3.7 on Vista? Runs > > perfectly . . . > > Good for you. You go run your DOS programs and all and have > yourself a merry old time.
While I don't see much utility in his having posted this jab at Mac users, he is correct to observer that Windows users are fortunate to have the ability to be able to run all past versions of Finale, and that this is not likely to change with the upcoming new version of Windows, a major upgrade. It's true. Maybe Mac users don't like being reminded of it, and maybe it's rude to do so, but that doesn't change the fact of the huge differences between Mac and Windows in regard to backward compatibility. The importance of this should be obvious given the context, i.e., a discussion of the newest version of Finale's problems upgrading older files. Again, I don't see the point of repeatedly bringing it up, but the fact is, there is truth in the point Phil makes. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
