When I opened my email dated 05:09 AM 7/31/02, I discovered that pcworks-digest told me: >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:00:05 -0400 >From: Peter Kaulback <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: PCWorks: Windows Operating Systems > >In the hour of 12:09 PM 7/29/2002 -0600, Roger Williams spoke this: > > >I got this word from Lockergnome Daily. Apparently, Windows Hardware > >Quality Labs is gonna leave some of us in the dust. Check it out here. > > > >http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/search/results.asp?Type=Announcement > &ID=607&Key=Important > > > >Best regards, > >Roger Williams > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >How does this affect you presently? Microsoft has always held that they >cannot reasonably meet the needs of absolutely every hardware combination >available so nothing has changed with that issue. Win98SE is still in the >database so that 98 users are not affected. > >If you go to this page at MS http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp >you can see that win98/98SE will still be supported until June 30, 2003. > >With the wealth of support sites for any OS available from any vendor this >will not be an issue. > >Peter Kaulback
Peter, Currently, I am unaffected, but with that announcement you can bet that the R&D folks are not gonna be doing much work on the Win98SE, or NT systems. 2003 is only one year away and then the support goes away. You understand, I am still driving my 1982 automobile and expect support till it dies. I think about the way the technology keeps changing every year with a dearth of support. Of course, that is the value of this list (and others like it) whee we can support each other. But, it is a bit like: if I want to upgrade to XP, I need to shell out a good bit of $$$ for new software and hardware because of compatability issues and I am still not convinced it is worth the inventment. Perhaps it is not an issue, as you say, but I feel a bit pressured to upgrade, upgrade, upgrade. It reminds me of "1984" where a good citizen was not a "good citizen" unless they "buy, buy, buy." Perhaps H.G. Wells was only off by a couple of decades? :) Best regards, Roger Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************** And then I heard a voice say: At least Congress doesn't make death worse every year. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
