Ummmm!!! Am I asleep???? I thought you wanted thorough testing. Am I mistaken??? It wouldn't be thorough testing without the hardware components.
Yes it does specify Pentium "Class" computers and AMD and Cyrix and others make Intel compatible "Pentium Class" processors. Ummmmmm???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? So thorough testing would require ALL POSSIBLE hardware and software combinations. I do beta testing. I test on many platforms. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Janetzko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:05 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New Legacy Update - 23 March 2005, Version 5.0.0.217 > Glen, > > Those are some fascinating Legacy-breaking scenarios you've got there, > but how many of them have actually happened? > > I'm not aware of any Legacy bugs that were caused by the processor or any > other hardware that was being used in the computer. Millennia specifies > only "Pentium class computer" in the System Requirements. Could you please > refresh our memories on just what processor or hardware broke Legacy? > > I'm not aware of any Legacy bugs that were caused by the version of > Windows that was in use. Since the System Requirements specified by > Millennia are "Window 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, > or Windows XP", it would behoove them to do the appropriate testing to > make sure that Legacy actually works on all of those and that they are not > just making up the operating system requirements for convenience sake. > > Legacy does not require that the user buy Microsoft Access in order to use > the program. They are totally separate products. Legacy does use Access- > compatible files, but not MS Access. Could you please refresh our memories > on just what MS Access bugs broke Legacy? > > I would not even call the recent problem with Acrobat Reader a bug, but > just a compatibility issue which depended on the version of Acrobat that > was installed. I don't recall Millennia stating that every future version > of Acrobat would work flawlessly with the files Legacy created, since they > obviously cannot test what does not yet exist. > > I would guess that about 99% of the Legacy bugs are due strictly to the > Legacy code itself regardless of what hardware, operating system, or other > software is being used on the computer. I have no idea how you got the > impression that it is everyone else who keeps breaking Legacy. > > Of all the thousands of software titles available in your local stores, > none of them cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, most of them are > considerably more complex than Legacy, and most of them either require > no bug fixes at all or merely one single update that is released almost > immediately after the product has been released for sale. > > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Glen > Ballard > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 17:42 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New Legacy Update - 23 March 2005, Version > 5.0.0.217 > > > Bob, > > I would suggest then that you setup 1000's of computers at your house with > most every configuration of hardware and software combinations possible and > volunteer testing their software for them on every platform, every hardware > possibility from Pentium 1 / AMD / Cyrix processors and every variation up > to the most modern processors of today with every possible version of > windows with every possible patch level from Windows 95 unpatched to Windows > 2003 Server fully patched. If you were to do this, then it could be tested > before release to the general public. Oh, might I mention that you would > have to hire the 1000's of people to run the tests and write hundreds of > pages of test procedures for this test. > > And before you could test Legacy fully, you would have to make sure that 1.) > every version of the OS was totally bug free 2.) every version of Access, > used for Legacy's back end database, was totally bug free 3.) every version > of the other components supported by Legacy that aren't owned or written by > Legacy were totally bug free (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader). > > And then - repeat this process with every release of Legacy, Windows, > Access, Acrobat, etc... > > Oh, and if they were to do this setup and hire the staff to do the testing > mentioned above, the product would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and > not the very affordable $19.95 (Internet download price). > > My 2 cents worth. > > Glen > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
