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Re: [OM] OT: RIP Win98/SE

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: RIP Win98/SE
From: Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 12:23:47 -0800
It's the difference between closed, for profit, software and open source.
Gotta hereto those paid upgrades coming via forced obsolescence for the
former.
On Nov 4, 2014 11:04 AM, "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >
> >     Looks like Earthlink has stopped interfacing with Win98/SE operating
> systems or the IE6
> >browser.  Maybe both.  I knew it would happen before long.  So, I'll have
> to pull one of the
> >WinXP machines that was given to it, find a suitable hard drive of 100G
> or more, and spend a
> >few days getting it up and running.  The Win98/SE machine will take the
> place of the Win95
> >machine for CAD/CAE.
> >
> >     But not right now.  The Blob just snagged the projectionist and the
> high school kids are
> >running everywhere in the streets.
> >
> >     I do have priorities.
> >
>
>      Thanks to Firefox 2.0.0.20 I won't have to replace my Win98/SE
> machine after all.  Works just fine, actually displaying all of the
> graphics that were slowly disappearing using IE6.  Funny how Microsoft
> renders it's own products obsolete while those from Mozilla just keep
> chugging along.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>      - Hunter S. Thompson
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