RE: win95 and IEAK6.0

["Patrick Muldoon" <doon () inoc net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf
Of
> Joshua Coombs
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 3:08 PM
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: win95 and IEAK6.0
>
>
> While it may be sooner than some would like, I've no qualms with
> Microsoft cutting off older versions of software.  Just think how
> much smoother and stabler Win95 could have been if MS bit the bullet
and
> dumped DOS/win 3.1 support?
>
> In any case, why do your customers HAVE to use the latest IEAK package
> to connect to your service?  Is it not possible to keep older versions
> on hand for older systems?

I believe in the Microsoft Liscense for the IEAK.  That when a new
version is released you MUST upgrade to it in a reasonable amount of
time.  I am not sure about the exact wording as it has been a while
since I messed with the IEAK.

-Patrick 


--
Patrick Muldoon, Network/Software Engineer
INOC, LLC
doon () inoc net 

I am still waiting for the advent of the computer science groupie.


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