One way to keep using old software on newer operating systems is to install a virtual machine onto which you install the older OS and associated software.
On my Ubuntu Linux installation I've installed Virtual Box in which I run Windows 2000 and Photoshop 6. It works well, provided your computer has sufficient memory to run 2 OSs at the same time (my machine has 1GB) and provided you have the older operating system available. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:54:49 -0700, "Joseph McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > It's been a long long time since I've filled up my hard drives with > LimeWire downloads that I hardly or never used, and I understand the > corporate need to perpetuate. > > That being said, I get cranked every time I run into the invisible > wall created by the collusion of hardware and software producers, > causing you to HAVE to upgrade your software to run on the newer > hardware, which you HAVE to buy because the software producer ceases > support for the older versions. Not a problem for the corporate worker- > bees, or government drones, but a substantial burden on the self > employed or retired. > > Most of what I do today I could still be doing in PS 4, Pagemaker 4, > Quicken 2000, and AppleWorks. But none of those will run on current > equipment, or are no longer around nor have any support, no minor > upgrades to run on newer hardware, not even an upgrade 'path'. > > The worst is Quicken, who forces you to upgrade at full price every 3 > years, as they roll off support for the older versions. My Quicken > 2006 will not run on my iMac under 10.4 or later, and there is no > upgrade path. I just want to use it to keep track of my checkbook and > charges. I don't need all the 100s of NEW features for tracking my > investments, graphing everything in seventeen different forms. Back in > the 90s they even got the banks to change to a new form of download > files so you couldn't use the older versions of Quicken at all. > > So when I'm offered (as I am almost every day via email) the latest > greatest version of even $50 software, let alone $1400 stuff, for $.10 > on the $1.00, it gives me pause for thought. > > Joseph McAllister > Lots of gear, not much time > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
