Heck, had I the space and the financial means my apartment would feature an Apple 2E with an Echo synthesizer. Those were some fond memories...
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. From: David Plumlee Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 8:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: WinAmp - Maybe a Tempest in a Teapot! I had WinAmp a few years ago, and I enjoyed it on my old Windows 98 box; but I didn't keep it updated. Since it is still accessible, I think I will buy a key and use it again. Since I am running two computers, I would buy two licenses. So there won't be any updates after December; but if it works, then we can continue using it. Really, if we want to talk about "ancient" software or hardware, then I have a couple of "oldies" around my house. For a Word Processor, I am still using PC Write - an old word-processor program running on DOS 6.22. I also use Cakewalk in the latest version for DOS 6.22 for my MIDI operations. Going back one step into "antiquity", I have a working TRS-80 Model III which runs Orchestra-90, a synthesizer made to run on the TRS-80. When I boot it up, it shows the prompt "Linda Carol Here." (I named some of my computers with girls' names.) Anytime I want a particular pipe-organ "reed sound" which I developed for that synthesizer, I can count on Linda Carol to play it for me. All the above is to show that the discontinuance of a product's support does not mean that you MUST trash the product. My house is filled with many products which are not currently supported. If they work, then USE THEM! I believe that Window-Eyes has set files to work with WinAmp. The only two concerns I have would be security patches and usability of WinAmp on the next version of Windows. But when I poked around the WinAmp website, I thought I saw something about support for Windows 8. If it is compatible with Windows 8, I imagine that GW Micro will try to support it, knowing that it is a popular program among our ranks. I have held for a long time that if any given product - whatever it be - meets my need, I'll continue using it unless I find something better. So let's keep the WinAmp download site humming for now! , David Plumlee If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
