Author: Jerry Kruskie
Date: 17:56:58 04/14/98
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On April 14, 1998 at 17:54:26, Mark Loftus wrote: > > > >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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