Re: Version 4.1.4b No Longer Supports Dos
- Posted by irv Sep 26, 2010
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We can do whatever we want for our own amusement - whether it be keeping that Model A running, or that old DOS program running.
However, we shouldn't expect Ford to set up a Model A parts production line, or the general community to help us.
On the other hand, if the program in question was one I wrote for a good client - and they were still using it, I would feel somewhat obligated to re-write it to operate on a modern OS. (In fact, I did just that 3 or 4 years ago.)
I did this for three reasons:
- Microsoft is obviously going to abandon DOS altogether eventually, and
- People who have to use the program are SCARED OF DOS and will refuse to believe that it works*
- The client was aware of #1 and #2 above, and agreed to pay for the upgrade.
- We have the same problem with Linux: give a person a Linux version that looks EXACTLY like Windows XP, and they still cry loudly that they "can't work with this", claiming "It's too hard and won't run my programs! - they don't know this, it's just something they heard about Linux somewhere, and they aren't even willing to try to see if it's true.
