"Howard Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [...]
> OSes are starting to change and become incompatible, almost as fast
> as updated versions of software programs! To retain the functionality
> of perfectly good software we will have to archive and store the
historical
> OS that each program ran well on!
Well if you're going to have a museum of old software, it would see out of
context on anything but old hardware!
Those that absolutely do get misty-eyed at the thought of WordStar 3 going
away forever shouldn't forget emulators . DOSemu for Linux runs a remarkable
array of really old stuff rather well, and added some significant advantages
as well. I've seen emulators for the Apple II series on Windows and Linux
too, and Atari ST, CBM64 and others abound.
There are even packages to be had that allow running full-blown 32 bit
Windows apps under Linux (VMWare - commercial though).
If old software gets you going, there are plenty of options other than
buying more disk. Me? I prefer having my old Pet 2000 and Apple ][+ sitting
on a shelf keeping me company.
> This may not be too bad, albeit somewhat expensive. But what a wierd
> dilemma this is to put consumers in.
That would be "choice" in action. There are plenty of companies over the
years who would've been just as happy to avoid this nasty delimma by
eliminating competing options altogether (and not just Microsoft either!).
Reminds me of the old Devo lyric: "Freedom from Choice!"
- Bob
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