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KB2VXA > WINPAC 31.08.13 17:17l 30 Lines 1149 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 43359_VK6ZRT
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Subj: Re: G8PZT > No 32 bit Winpack
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Sent: 130831/1607Z @:VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC #:43359 [Boyanup] $:43359_VK6ZRT
From: KB2VXA@VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC
To : WINPAC@WW
Hi Paula anna alla,
Yes, Winpack is a 16 bit program that runs fine on Win XP but you don't
understand the root cause of why it barfs on Vista: Vista. Never mind
compatibility mode, it's not that Winpack is incompatible with Vista, Vista
is incompatible with most everything including itself. When it comes to OSs
it's the worst disaster Micro$oft ever created.
You're a software developer so you should be familiar with the number one law
of engineering and product development; What looks good on paper shalt not
work in practice without sacrifice. Thy sacrifice shall be a hair offering
burnt on the Altar of Frustration sending a sweet smoke up to the Lord, his
name is Murphy.
Too bad software is a collection of magnetic domains spaced in ordered
succession, if it were hardware you could always fix it by giving it a good
bash.
Here's the hint of the ages: If you want it to work right the first time and
every time write it for Linux.
73 de Warren
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Message timed by NIST: 31-Aug-2013 at 16:02 GMT
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