Accept that the ribbons change randomly... -------------------------------------------------- From: "Josh" <joshknnd1...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 7:32 AM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] microsoft changes - Re: Fwd: LWorks discontinuing salesof Legacy games
vb6 games work fine on windows8.1. and the ribbons are quite easy to use. its just like navigating a dialog box. signature not available. john wrote: > I don't want to get into a detailed discussion, but everything you listed > below is completely fixable with a little effort. Just saying. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1s...@fidnet.com> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 2:00 AM > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Subject: [Audyssey] microsoft changes - Re: Fwd: LWorks discontinuing > salesof Legacy games > > I don't know much about the technical reasoning, but I don't know why, for > example, the ribbon system has replaced the pulldown menus, why sounds are > handled in such a way that games no longer work and recording of music > cannot be done as it used to be, and why perfectly user friendly Email > clients such as Outlook Express are replaced by less user friendly ones, > and > that sort of stuff. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're > finished, > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 12:20 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Fwd: LWorks discontinuing sales of Legacy games > > >> Hi Dark, >> >> Weather or not Microsoft deserves to be shot over dropping support for >> Visual Basic 6 is debatable. I seriously wish you would become an >> informed user and study the technical reasons why Microsoft chose to >> discontinue certain technologies rather than just blaming them for it. >> Then again, I doubt it would matter in your case. >> >> I don't want to be rude or insulting, but it seems that you hate >> Microsoft, have some desire to blame them for everything they do, and >> weather they do something for a good reason or a bad reason they are >> always, always, always the bad guy. I don't know what your personal >> bias is, but I find your comments like "Microsoft should be shot" >> really gets up my nose, because it is assuming you know more than them >> about the technical ins and outs of their technology. This isn't about >> ethics or philosophy but an area of expertise you apparently know >> little about beyond a basic end user's knowledge. >> >> >> >> On 9/7/14, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: >>> does anyone know what E-mail address I can contact Liam on? >>> >>> While it is Liam's choice to discontinue support for the software (silly >>> microsoft should be shot for causing this much trouble), I completely >>> disagree with his point that offering the games for free is bad for >>> previous customers. Indeed I'd much rather the games that I enjoyed and >>> continue to enjoy could be appreciated by people in the future than that >>> they vanish forever, and it is not as if this is the first time a >>> developer >>> >>> has made such a decision, for example I originally bought Teraformers, >>> trek >>> >>> 2000 and Tarzan Jr, and am happy people can still play the games. >>> >>> I would very much like to contact Liam and let him know my feelings on >>> this >>> >>> issue sinse while discontinuing the games is up to him, I think he is >>> making >>> >>> some incorrect assumptions about the feelings of customers, and it is a >>> shame if people weren't able to play the games in the future just >>> because >>> Liam was afraid previous customers would take umbridge. >>> >>> all the best, >>> >>> Dark. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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