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____/ JEDIDIAH on Monday 14 Dec 2009 14:27 : \____
> On 2009-12-14, Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Helpline: Office 2000, Windows 7 not the best match
>>
>> Nothing new there - Office 2000 wasn't supported on Vista either....it
>> /is/ nearly ten years old....
>
> So.
>
> The whole point of WinDOS is the fact that stuff like this can be trusted
> to work without trouble. This is just the tip of the iceberg. This is a
> MICROSOFT product. If any old stuff should work on Windows, then this is it.
> Nevermind Office 2000, the really obscure stuff should work without a hitch.
>
> Microsoft is a big monopoly with tremendous resources and a history of knowing
> that it's customers buy their product with this sort of requirement in mind.
> It boggles the mind that anyone would try to make up excuses for them in this
> area.
Shouldn't businesses mind if the files they rely on cannot be used in the future? This
just shows why access to source code if crucial.
See the BBC video on the British Library running Windows 3.1 just to access old files.
Hilarious!
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