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- Dwight W Weisman wrote:
- >
- > 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.
- >
-
- I think that Win95 is by a long shot the most superior OS, but I still
- would agree with you that making a Win95 specific version shouldn't be a
- high priority. E/D works PERFECTLY from W95 on my machine, with no
- tweaking.
-
-
- > 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).
-
- Well, I would agree there too. Win95 takes up more memory just to put
- the graphics on the screen; and as stated above, E/D runs fine under 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.
-
- It does.
-
- >
- > 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.
-
- Agreed. Personally, I'd rather just keep it in dos so I don't have to set a switch
- in the shortcut to make it full screen.
-
- >
- > 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.
-
- Well, unless Win95 would provide better functionality through the interface
- somehow, you're right.
-
-
- >
- > >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> +----------------------+-----------------------+
- > > Kingston < | Fax:(613) 547-9649 | Voice:(613) 547-6136 |
- > < Ontario Canada > +----------------------+-----------------------+
-
-
-
- I replied to this only because Win95 bashers tick me off. Quite frankly,
- I only use executor as a toy, because macs have next to zero software that
- interests me. (I've checked all of Yahoo, and the FTP search engine in
- norway, and come up empty except for little address book DAs and other
- completely useless things.) Unless you've actually run Win95 on your
- computer, don't go putting it down. Thank you, and lets not get a huge
- thread here, both sides have been heard.
-
- -Tim Hendricks
-
-