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- Subject: RE: Let's get System 7.x on top!
- To: executor@ardi.com
- From: weismand@limestone.kosone.com (Dwight W Weisman)
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 12:32:34 -0400
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- I disagree,
- I favour implementation of MacOS overlay before a port to Win95(aka Mac85).
- In the first place, it still costs over $100 dollars for the Win 95
- upgrade here in Canada, and I already own Executor, so I would rather it
- met my needs that expect me to go out and spend more money to use it.
- Incidently, yes I own an unused copy of Mac OS 7.5 (Apple sent me three),
- so that would cost me nothing to use. Also while I think that Win 95 can
- be grudgingly called 32-bit, the appelation "native" may be a bit of a
- stretch.
-
- A second consideration is memory. Executor likes lots, DOS needs very
- little, Win 95 needs LOTS. Thus if we are forced to use a W95 port we have
- to expec to use more memory (and faster processors - there are still some
- people out there running executor on 386's and 486/33's - no good for W95).
-
- Lastly, if W95 is an effective replacement for a DOS/WIN environment (aka a
- real system upgrade) then it should run the DOS version of Executor
- -- NO IFS, NO BUTS, NO MAYBES --
- if not, complain to Microsoft, not to ARDI.
-
- An implementation of Executor, that accepts a Mac OS overlay (or is just a
- hell of a lot more sys 7 like) tha can then be ported to all existing
- platforms (and yes I suppose at some point W95) is a more valuable use of
- time and resources than a W95 port. One of the reasons that ARDI has
- upheld for not making their product _dependent_ on a Mac OS overlay (or
- ROMS) is that it would then force us to buy those items at additional cost
- to us.
-
- Now, I assume that there are a lot of registered owners of the _DOS_
- version that already own Win 95. However the key element here is _DOS_. I
- paid for a DOS application (emulator) not a Win 95 app. For ARDI to turn
- around and say that implementing another platform is more important that
- providing me with a better product would be a very bad move. I would be
- more than tempted to request a refund. I suspect that Linux and Next users
- would agree.
-
-
- >Without trying to belittle the sender, I need to point out that the
- >products.
- >
- >----------
- >From: owner-executor@ardi.com on behalf of PurdyM
- >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 1996 8:02 AM
- >To: executor@ardi.com
- >Subject: Let's get System 7.x on top!
- >
- >I'm disappointed in the idea that E3 will still not allow the true MacOS
- >to be placed on top of it. If ARDI is planning a Win95 specific version,
- >that could be AFTER the MacOS can be placed on top...it just seems that
- >the DOS version is fine for Win95 and more folks might like to use System
- >7.5 before the Win95 version...
- >
- >Mike
-
- Cheerios,
- + weismand@limestone.kosone.com +
- <Dwight W Weisman> +----------------------+-----------------------+
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