Hi Damien, Well, for me I'm not so concerned with installing VB 6 legacy libraries as I am with the fact that legacy software will only go so far. Once official support is dropped, as is the case with Visual Basic 6 libraries, you run the risk of developing legacy software that mmay not run on the next generation OS or have to be run in some compatibility mode.
For example, I have a number of mainstream games that will run on Windos XP, but absolutely will not run on Windows 7 at all. There are a number of factors, but most of it boils down to the games using older libraries etc that is no longer compatible with Windows 7. I'm very concerned that since I've paid money for games like Sarah, Tank Commander, Shades of Doom, Lone Wolf, etc that one day I'm going to upgrade to Windows X, and find out that none of the accessible games I have will run. If that happens that would be the direct result of several accessible game developers inability or unwillingness to roll with the change. With BGT out now there isn't really any excuse to hang onto Visual Basic 6. Cheers! On 1/29/11, Damien Pendleton <dam...@x-sight-interactive.net> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > I agree. Before BGT came out, I could've accepted that it is quite hard to > find an alternative if VB is all you are used to, but I don't think there is > any excuse now. If people still want to use VB6, that's their problem, but > they will have a small customer base since they will have to rely on people > using Windows XP or earlier, unless they supply the VB runtimes, at which > point users of later versions of Windows might feel as opposed to installing > the VB runtimes as I do about installing the .net framework on my machine. > Regards, > Damien. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
