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In article <SsJtlGAZ3CBzQAkB@affirm.co.uk>
           roybrown@affirm.co.uk "Roy Brown" writes:

> In article <XdJWjHBRSxAzEAXR@psp.co.uk>, Thomas Lee <tfl@psp.co.uk>
> writes


>  New users are going to want ease of use first second and third, and that 
> means '95.  

This may be the case for people buying new computers, but not necessarily for 
those with existing equipment, of whom there must be considerable numbers. 

I use a 486 which is just under 3 years old, and so cannot be called old by the 
normal definition of the word, although I concede that normality doesn't 
necessarily apply to computers. 

I would like to upgrade one program - MSWorks - to enable linking between 
documents, but the upgrade path is horrific ... from Windows 3.11 to 95; 4mb 
more memory; Pentium chip; CD Rom because MS Works is only available on CD. So 
in some respects, Windows 95 equals considerably increased complexity and 
difficulty.

At the same time, I am also relying more and more on DOS software for internet 
access, because although Windows programs may be superficially easier to use, 
there are some tasks they can't handle even though their pre-cursors could; one 
of my bottom lines is the ability for programs to "own" mailing lists. 

Personally, I find it extraordinary that Turnpike isn't able to replicate all 
the functions of the DOS software that preceded it.

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Michael  Prewett                              email: michael@kumon.demon.co.uk
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