Amen to charles on that one.
also, keep in mind you can still play DOS stuff on win 7 if I'm not
badly mistaken.
I remember playing Zork on xp a few years ago, as long as there is a
demand for emulators out there, we could be playing Jim's life right up
until the end of ours.
On the OS front, all this talk of linux versus macs versus windows
etc. seems to be missing something. How long before android becomes the
operating system for not just your phone, but your main computer, which
may actually end up being your phone, your car, your fridge, etc.
One way or the other, the days of expensive operating systems for
home users are numbered as everything moves to the cloud, and those that
think linux is coming out on top of that battle are dreaming the big
dream as well. Linux is not going to gain mass appeal, but look how
quickly iOS and android have spread. when something gets that ubiquitous
that fast, and folks get used to it, its position is sealed for a long
time to come.
Already, the teenagers in my family can fly on android and iOS, get
what they want done on it, and don't bother that much with the desktops
at all. Their digital world is android and iOS, and windows, Mac OS
etc. is becoming an after thought. just a matter of time before these
free OS' take over, and with the power and money google and apple have,
you can bet they will be pushing the demise of windows hard.
and yes, i know android has a long way to go, ditto for iOS before
being able to do all we want as a computer system, especially the
accessible stuff, but you can bet your bottom dollar a large chunk of
folks will be running android or a variant of it on their main systems
before the decade is out.
so to that end, you guys abandoning windows and going with linux are
in the same boat as everyone else, the only difference is your efforts
will probably have a shorter shelf life than anything jim has put out,
barring the ocasional ports and emulations on next gen operating systems.
having said all that, i've spent considerable time and efort on my
games for windows, and i'm confident there are quite a few years of
enjoyment to be had from them in the accessible community.
bottom line, nobody is getting rich off accessible games, if you want
to program them in vb 6, or aim them at macs and linux, or whatever, as
long as your enjoying it, go for it, and don't let anyone else throw a
wet blanket on what your doing. the digital landscape is covered in ice,
who knows for sure where we're headed, but there is no point in slamming
anyone else for how they choose to bring their digital creations into
this world, we need all the creative minds we can get in the accessible
gaming community, thats the important part, not the tools your using.
Later,
Che, AKA The Swami
On 6/9/2011 8:49 AM, Charles Rivard wrote:
Jim has put out a lot of free fun for blind gamers as a hobby over the years,
and I think we should appreciatively let him continue his endeavours as he sees
fit. if a game doesn't work on your system, don't get it.
Shepherds are the best beasts!
On Jun 9, 2011, at 7:12 AM, Trouble<troub...@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
i do see where you come from Jim, but its a lost cause and here is why. I got
one game that I liked called PZ98. Now that was a very nice game to play and
have spent hours and even days at that tank.
I had a problem with getting it running and Phil and Kelley took the time to
get mine working. I can get it to work on everything but win7. It will run but
not how it was made to run.
That my friend is where you will be sitting. Your stuff works now but is
getting very short time All the time spent bitching about it could of ben spent
looking at .net or anything being used today.
A rock that don't move gets no moss but a lot of bird...
At 06:26 AM 6/9/2011, you wrote:
Hi Ken and Jeremy,
Yeah, I still do not know what the big deal is about us programming our games
in VB6. I mean installing my winkit.zip file is minuscule and simple to do as
compared to needing to install the 300 meg latest net frame work and the very
latest DirectX. But hey I have been creating blind accessible games for over
20 years and found out a very long time ago that I need to have a thick skin
because no matter what I do, I am not going to totally please every one. But I
am very happy in that I always have and still do get allot of very positive
feedback from my games. Now not always from the Audyssey list, but in private
Email and phone calls. That is not to say that I don't from the Audyssey list
as well, but... I am still having fun creating games and plan to keep on doing
so for the foreseeable future.
Lets all just have fun and get along.<grin>
BFN
Jim
Kitchen's Inc, for games that are up to 110 percent funner to play.
j...@kitchensinc.net
http://www.kitchensinc.net
(440) 286-6920
Chardon Ohio USA
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