Scott Rossi wrote: > On 12/22/03 7:14 PM, "Richard Gaskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Well, I just checked in WinXP, and $USERNAME returned "Ken", my user name on >>> the system. So can anyone who is *not* on WinXP verify that $USERNAME works >>> to retrieve the user's name? >> >> $USERNAME is not listed in the globalNames in Win95 (I knew I kept that >> systme running for a reason <g>). > > As of January 16th, you may have little need for doing so, given that > Windows 98 has pretty much had its plug pulled: > > http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=92889&SecID=2 > > http://news.com.com/2100-1014-5116216.html?tag=nl
The connection between Microsoft's support decisions and people's upgrade patterns, however rational it might be, is tenuous. ;) -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution