Hi Tom, Sadly, I am serious.
But your point about 98 being 15-years-old speaks to the broader point I was making as well. XP is 12-years-old now. Folks will either start migrating on their own terms, or find themselves in a position, sooner or later, when they are forced to migrate unexpectedly. On Apr 30, 2013, at 12:27 AM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > Are you serious? People are upset you aren't supporting Windows 98. > The operating system is like 15 years old and hasn't been supported by > anyone since 2006 or so. Some people seriously need to get their heads > out of their backsides and realize that we, game developers, can't > afford to support something that old forever. > > Cheers! > > On 4/29/13, Draconis <i...@dracoent.com> wrote: >> Glad you have it working, Kelly. >> >> On an aside, we are not using Java for the audio player, just HTML. There is >> a problem with some Firefox configurations, and with old versions of >> Internet Explorer, since IE is horrible about standards and keeping up with >> the times. We're working on fixing the Firefox issue, but not much we can do >> for old versions of IE. >> >> The reason that many places don't use MP3 downloads much any more is >> because, for most, they are inconvenient. I, personally, hate sites that >> still make me download an MP3 that I just want to listen to in the browser. >> Imagine if YouTube did this for videos! >> >> The VI community, in general, is one of the last groups to move, fighting >> all along the way, with technology as it changes. This is a partial reason >> why we see issues like the recent BSC situation with games that become >> obsolete. At some point, we have to draw a line in the sand and say, we just >> can't support those who choose to lag behind. >> >> That being said, we're doing everything we can to support as wide a group as >> possible. We wanted to drop XP support with the new game engine, but decided >> not to for now. However, we won't hang on to it forever. We've gotten emails >> from those upset we're not supporting Windows 98 anymore. We just can't. >> >> We'll continue to do our best to make as many gamers happy as we can. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
