8 Dec
2005
8 Dec
'05
12:27 a.m.
On 7/12/05 23:53, "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
Worst case, I setup something like my 8500/180 running
an old enough
version of the OS so that I can also run "Warlords 2". BTW, I do own
PC versions of both games, from before I got a Mac, however, they're
limited to 640x480, while the Mac versions go up to something like
1152x870. Both games are also well on topic, but still two of my
favorite games of all time.
My only take on this that springs to mind is why should you expect a
computer company to continue supporting older hardware and software beyond a
certain timeframe unless they explicitly say their current product is 100%
compatible with their 10/15/20 year old product? It's almost like expecting
a car manufacturer to still support manual wind-down windows and non-central
locking because you happen to like manual windows and door locks you can
activate individually.
Surely everything forces you to move on at a certain point in time, the only
reason it should be an issue is if the company concerned decides to charge
an arm and a leg to migrate to newer product or uses unreasonable tactics.
No names mentioned there.
Hang on, one of my Edison bulbs has burnt out, I'll be back in an hour when
I've changed it :) Also, VW will be out next week to fit solid tyres to my 3
year old car because I prefer solid tyres. I've always felt they ran better
than these new-fangled pneumatic ones.
In the meanwhile, if you NEED to run old apps why not use old kit to do it?
/ducks and runs away very fast!
Oh, did I mention this? -> :o)
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Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
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