version 1 sucks, version 2 sucks, they keep pushing on, version 3 isn't bad, 4 is better, 5 is pretty good, 6 is excellent.
And at Version 7 we change the entire file structure to demolish the compeition and force a new upgrade cycle, after seeding the CIO with a free copy.
You'd better bet the whole company will upgrade after said CIO finds out no one else in the company can open his memos saved in the new default format.
Windows 3.0 came out and it wasn't a toy. It wasn't great, but it actually worked well enough that people found they could be productive using it. Windows 3.1 (and then Windows for Workgroups 3.11) came out
What made Windows 3.1 successful was really two things, neither of which really involved the gee-whiz-bang GUI interface:
1: Since printer drivers were now part of the standard operating system, once a printer driver existed for Win3x, it worked for every program in Win3x. This was a huge improvement over getting the proper printer driver for your particular program.
2: At Win3.1, True Type scalable fonts were integrated into the operating system, which meant they now worked with every Win3.1 compatable program. Hard for many people to remember -- or even imagine -- days before scalable fonts were common everywhere as they are now.
The was also better memory management for extended memory.
But those two items alone are really the big deal of Win3.0/3.1 -- and they are a big deal.
Excuse me, Chris, but the 80286 processor addressed 16MB in protected mode. While protected mode was not backward compatable with the real mode of the 8086/8088 processors (due to a real Intel fsck-up), properly written code could access the full 24-bit address area.
At least you know we're reading your blog carefully.
(remember this was back when PC-focused magazines existed in large numbers, and actually reviewed products and compared them).
How about remember when EULA's didn't prohibit benchmarking under threat of well-funded legal assault?
Yes, I remember when good vendors were proud to show the world what their products could do.
How about it, Chris? We all know you're reading/. today to see how your blog is being received. You're in the inside. How about doing your part to open up benchmarking of all MS products again?
Re:Too ironic - Definitely Irony +2
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And of course Microsoft now uses open file formats
Mod Irony +2.
Re:He missed one point -- Yeah Like
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missing such simple functionality as embedding multimedia or animations into your documents.
Yeah, like I do that every day.
WP 5.1 - those were the days
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Although I use MSWord because that's what the world uses, and am a power user who is both a writer and a more than competent VBA programmer. I know where I speak from, however...
I still keep Word Perfect 5.1 on my 386-SX based Toshiba notebook. Notebook and word processor run just fine, and to this day would meet 99% of my needs if I didn't have to exchange documents with others (meaning they send me MSWord files).
I remember when WP succeeded because they supported a wide variety of hardware, and most every printer in existence -- unlike anyone else at the time.
And when they failed by not forseeing the quick move to MSWindows 3.0 and above.
Those were the days. What days? The days when there was still compeition in our industry.
Noah's Ark on eBay
Find Noah's Ark items at low prices.
With over 5 million items for sale every...
Didn't anybody RTFA? Why go on a month long trek up a mountain even a Cessna could have flown around in an hour to see if anything was there, when the ark has obviously already moved to eBay?
Remember W.A.S.T.E.
Yeah... need a mirror to download it?
Yada, yada...
AC obviously doesn't appreciate the value of a single, trusted download site, verses all the little variations and tweaks the slip in when a master site is gone.
And finding a good mirror is not always the no-brainer he/she/it/they imply.
Slashdot Mirror
Mod Parent -1 -- Unnecessary Profanity.
I believe we were talking about Word here.
And at Version 7 we change the entire file structure to demolish the compeition and force a new upgrade cycle, after seeding the CIO with a free copy.
You'd better bet the whole company will upgrade after said CIO finds out no one else in the company can open his memos saved in the new default format.
What made Windows 3.1 successful was really two things, neither of which really involved the gee-whiz-bang GUI interface:
1: Since printer drivers were now part of the standard operating system, once a printer driver existed for Win3x, it worked for every program in Win3x. This was a huge improvement over getting the proper printer driver for your particular program.
2: At Win3.1, True Type scalable fonts were integrated into the operating system, which meant they now worked with every Win3.1 compatable program. Hard for many people to remember -- or even imagine -- days before scalable fonts were common everywhere as they are now.
The was also better memory management for extended memory.
But those two items alone are really the big deal of Win3.0/3.1 -- and they are a big deal.
Excuse me, Chris, but the 80286 processor addressed 16MB in protected mode. While protected mode was not backward compatable with the real mode of the 8086/8088 processors (due to a real Intel fsck-up), properly written code could access the full 24-bit address area.
At least you know we're reading your blog carefully.
How about remember when EULA's didn't prohibit benchmarking under threat of well-funded legal assault?
Yes, I remember when good vendors were proud to show the world what their products could do.
How about it, Chris? We all know you're reading /. today to see how your blog is being received. You're in the inside. How about doing your part to open up benchmarking of all MS products again?
Mod Irony +2.
Yeah, like I do that every day.
I still keep Word Perfect 5.1 on my 386-SX based Toshiba notebook. Notebook and word processor run just fine, and to this day would meet 99% of my needs if I didn't have to exchange documents with others (meaning they send me MSWord files).
I remember when WP succeeded because they supported a wide variety of hardware, and most every printer in existence -- unlike anyone else at the time.
And when they failed by not forseeing the quick move to MSWindows 3.0 and above.
Those were the days. What days? The days when there was still compeition in our industry.
Just a little bit more resolution, and you'll be able to read the sign in the lower right corner that states: PRIVATE PROPERTY - NO TRESSPASSING.
Great! Send him!
Find Noah's Ark items at low prices.
With over 5 million items for sale every...
Didn't anybody RTFA? Why go on a month long trek up a mountain even a Cessna could have flown around in an hour to see if anything was there, when the ark has obviously already moved to eBay?
Quit being inane. Of coure I've heard of it. A lot of initial download sites don't bother with it, which means there is no authentic MD5 fingerprint.
And when another mirror site doesn't match that value, where is the problem? Impossible to figure out.
Yeah
Yada, yada...
AC obviously doesn't appreciate the value of a single, trusted download site, verses all the little variations and tweaks the slip in when a master site is gone.
And finding a good mirror is not always the no-brainer he/she/it/they imply.
Plays havoc on distributing bug fixes as well.
Looks like the site has been killed, /.'ed, or otherwise died. Why is this no surprise?
Remember PlayFair
Remember the bitTorrent sites
If you want it, get it now.
Interesting how this news comes out on a Sunday, when the lawyers should all be out at play.
Does this mean I can boot Apple ][ DOS?
It's crap like this that absolutely works to destroy the usefulness and wonder of the Internet.
And in the larger sense, what is the fuel efficiency delta between the quietest plane verses the most fuel efficient design possible.
Unless that delta is quite small, I'd say it ain't going to happen.
Wouldn't it be simplier to just subpoena Microsoft directly?
You are clearly guilty, until proven innocent.
So what sanctions have they threatened?
And that's exactly what I listen to. Good music. And it's pretty hard to find out there these days!
Truth is, there aren't even 1K songs out there I consider listening to more than once or twice.
And the parent post is obviously a troll designed to get Moderators to use up all their mod points.