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Old May 8th 10, 08:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Joan Archer[_4_]
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Default Update - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community

So that's why 98 Guy can't leave his newsgroup, hope he's got a big enough
hanky when the time comes and he loses it g

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Joan Archer
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"HRH The Example John Smith" wrote in message
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I'm reading this in Win7, but running (not right this very instant)
Win2.03, WFW3.11, Win95a, Win98se, WinMe, Win2k, and XP three times
(having removed Win95b, NT3.51 and NT4.0 as surplus to requirements). Also
MS-DOS 5.00 and 6.22 (though haven't put 8.00 back...yet!) and DR-DOS
7.03.

Basically I've set it up to demonstrate something of the evolution of the
PC OS since Windows for the technically-inquisitive newbie.

Users champion a particular Windows version because that was the one they
were using when it all fell into place for them and the low-level panic in
the background was finally overcome by the relief of understanding what
they were doing. And they resisted moving on, like when old age hits and
you turn Tory overnight in terror of the unpredicatable future.

Thus the 98 groups remain viable, because they have so many shrinking
violets still pretending to be engaged in something constructive as
opposed to the circle jerk it really is.

There is nothing particularly special about 98. Believe me.

Signed

Whoever I am this week.