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[amibroker] Re: Anyone still using Windows 95 or 98 ?



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While I would agree there is no reason to throw away tools that 
work ... When I tossed W98SE several years ago it was BSOD's several 
times a day ... With Win 2K/XP Pro I boot the systems every month or 
two whether I need to or not ...

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Buzz M. Ross" <buzzmr@xxx> wrote:
>
> Tomasz,
> 
> I still use Windows98SE, and I prefer to continue using it for a 
> number of reasons.  All applications of interest to me, including 
> current versions of AmiBroker, work just fine using W98se, so I see 
> no reason to have to change, even though Microsoft no longer 
supports 
> it.  I also still use many DOS programs that are still quite useful.
> 
> May I assume that when you no longer support AB to work on Windows 
98 
> platforms, that whatever the most-recent and final version of AB 
that 
> HAS BEEN developed to work on W98 WILL continue to operate on that 
> OS?  I would think so, and if truly the case, then whatever 
features 
> are available in that particular version will likely be more than 
> adequate for my own particular purposes.  Other than a 
> few 'conveniences' that I might suggest for modifying the 'command' 
> buttons on the AA screen for backtester user-selected 'defaults', 
and 
> possibly allowing the user to re-arrange columns (and save settings 
> as 'defaults') on the backtester report, any other enhancements NOT 
> workable on W98 are not likely to be crucial to my use of AB.
> 
> I see no reason to 'throw away' perfectly usable 'old' systems that 
> continue to work just because there exist newer, more 'bells and 
> whistles' systems, whether they be OS's or applications, as long as 
> these do what I need.  For example, I am quite happy using even AB 
> version 4.7x for my purposes.  Fortunately, I am a programmer-type 
> user, and since AB is of an 'open architecture' design (THANK YOU, 
> Tomasz!!!!!), whether I can run future versions or not (due to 
> removal of support on older OS's) is less important to me right now.
> 
> My preference would be for AB to continue to be developed for use 
on 
> Windows 98, but if you, Tomasz, see a need to do otherwise, I fully 
> support your decision as you need to do whatever is in YOUR best 
> interest for business purposes.  You have given us users so much 
> already, and I for one, am VERY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATE of YOUR 
> dedication, astute vision 'of' (and 'for') AB, and your technical 
> expertise!!  Thank you, Thank YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!! (;->) (;->)
> 
> Buzz
> 
> -------------------
> Buzz M. Ross
> Creative Consulting Co.
> Boulder, CO 80301  USA     
> 
>     
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I would like to know if anyone of you is still using
> > Windows 95 or 98 with AmiBroker.
> > 
> > I am asking because Microsoft has stopped supporting 
> > Windows 95 and 98 few years ago and none of current
> > MS development tools support them making development
> > for large system base difficult (currently AmiBroker works on 
every 
> release
> > of Windows starting from Windows 95 upto most recent Windows 
Vista).
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> >
>




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