Author: Mark Loftus
Date: 14:54:26 04/14/98
Will some of our best dos programs be relegated to uselessness in the not too distant future? I am not a techie here, so please correct me if I am wrong... I understand that the beta version of windows98 is already out, and this windows98 will be sold to the public in a few short months. Each time a new windows version comes out like this, it also represents a new dos update like 7.xx. Anyways, will it come to the point that some very fine dos chess programs that happened to be written for Dos 6.x or Dos 5.x won't be able to run on machines with the newest windows version? I have heard that the intention was to do away with dos eventually. In my professional life, I don't purchase any more dos programs for our business needs anymore... Perhaps I represent the views of some of the average potential buyers of chess programs, who with the current technology explosion will naturally tend to purchase windows programs. I realize that dos works a bit faster than windows and I don't know if that speed gap will ever be equaled. Also, I recognize there are plenty of fine dos programs out there, like Rebel and MChess that look and perform just as good if not better than their windows counterparts. Also, I can envision new dos chess programs being written for newer dos versions based on these windows updates. But the question remains, is the time running out for dos programs? I know the old version of Grand- Master Chess does not run on my computer at home with windows95. Will the buying public also perceive this and avoid dos programs that may not run on many computer systems in the future? Mark Loftus
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