on 9/21/04 6:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When you look at businesses which have been successful in the business > marketplace, like IBM and Microsoft, you will notice that they actively > support decade old products. Sometimes that support is just per incident > support, but sometimes that support involves implementing bug fixes or back > porting features. That support may cost money, but it is nevertheless there. > > Byron.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I can't agree with you, Byron. A decade ago, the Windows OS was 3.11. Where are the support pages on the Microsoft site for that? They're dropping support for products more and more rapidly as time progresses. For a truly successful management of a legacy operating system like System 6, you rely on archivists/enthusiasts and your own ability to research, preserve and maintain. Perhaps the saddest story is in the lack of archives for the applications and programs that ran in System 6. You don't see ANY sites on the web as repositories for say a Word 4 or a Works 3, or Photoshop 2 and so-on. I understand it's a legal issue. But a true legacy maintenance system involves active access to the apps that ran in the environment as well. Jeff G -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
