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On 23/12/2012, at 12:24 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > I guess this will mostly interest those intending to upgrade to Windows 8, > (like us). It's expected that, in the first week of January 2013, Horizon > Data Systems will be releasing their long-awaited and, so they say, eagerly > anticipated RollBack v10.0.0 which will incorporate new features, plus > Windows 8 compatibility. > > Windows 8 is, as I understand it, the first version in which Microsoft has > finally started to remove some of the old 8 and 16-bit dynamic link > libraries, (.DLL) which were introduced when they released Windows 3.1, 95, > 98 and XP. Driven by, I suspect, the need to maintain their position in the > race against their competitors, Microsoft is now moving towards native 64-bit > and, I would expect, 128-bit operating system environment. When Intel > releases its first 128-bit CPYU and chipset for home and mobile computers, I > would expect a frantic race to ensue between Apple and Microsoft as to which > company will be the first to support the new environment fully. > > In respect of the current systems which, as we all know, are 64-bit, Apple > most definitely won the race when they released Mac OS X 10.7 and, more > recently, the renamed OS X 10.8, (Mountain Lion). Apple has now dropped the > word "Mac" from the name of its operating system. Anyway, as I was saying. > I am curious as to which of the big two will win the next round of the battle > when Intel makes its move which is widely expected to happen at some point in > 2013. > > But back to the original point. Horizon Data Systems is set to announce > their new RollBack in the first week of January. There's probably going to > be quite a few software title updates around that time. I'm not quite sure > when, but I'm given to understand that Microsoft Office 2013 will also be > released early in the new year. > > I suppose we'll all have to start checking to see which of our Windows > applications are compatible with Windows 8. If Microsoft has indeed removed > support for the old libraries, many developers have some work to do and, no > doubt, their customers will have to pay the price. I understand why that is, > developers have to eat as well! But their are some developers who will see > this as yet another opportunity to rip of their customers and make a tidy > profit. Anyway, we have an interesting few months ahead of us I would think. > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > If you wish to contact me privately, please use E-Mail in the first instance, > before you try the below. Please also observe time differences. I prefer > telephone calls by prior arrangement where possible. > > E-Mail: > <[email protected]> > > Telephone: > > United Kingdom: Free Phone: > 0800 8620538 > > Europe and other non-specified: > +44 1642 688095 > > United States Of America And Canada: > +1 646 9151493 > > Australia: > +61 38 8205930 > Or: > +61 39 0284505 > > Fax: > +44 1642 365123 > > Follow Us On Twitter: > <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> > > Skype: > <callto:mac-access.net> > > ------------------------------ > > > > ======================================= > > To post to this group, please send your message to: > [email protected] > The Windows-Access E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit your personalise subscriber > options page, located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/windows-access > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Windows-Access forum at > either of the following websites: > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/windows-access/index.html > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- > > > [email protected] ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone +61390058589 fax +61397437954 SMS +61400494862 msn: [email protected] ======================================= To post to this group, please send your message to: [email protected] The Windows-Access E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit your personalise subscriber options page, located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/windows-access You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Windows-Access forum at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/windows-access/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- [email protected]
