Orchid XP v7 nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/10/27 05:55:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Orchid XP v7 wrote:
>>> Because almost no software will run on it any more.
>>> Seriously. I'd still be using WinNT if it wasn't for that.
>>
>> Now consider why it might be that new software doesn't run on old 
>> OSes, even tho the old software runs on the new OSes.  Maybe it's 
>> because the new OSes provide more services and functionality that the 
>> programmers like to take advantage of to make their lives easier?
> 
> More likely M$ rearranged some API to induce an artificial dependency, 
> but anyway...
No API rearrengement at all, NEW APIs! Some older APIs where also upgraded, but 
they are still called the same way as before and return the same thing. After 
all, they have to make sure that existing softwares designed for win 2K and XP 
continue to run. Whitch in turn, impose that programms made for the win 9x to 
still be able to run on XP and Vista.

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Alain
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