John Navas wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:58:29 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> <no.spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> <pan.2008.02.19.08.58.25.708002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
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>>Ron Hunter wrote:
>
>>> Typically, Windows users assume that everyone IS using Windows,
probably
>>> because 95% of computer users ARE using Windows. It is a reasonable,
if
>>> not always correct, assumption, if the OS in use is not stated. Hardly
>>> an insult, in any case.
>>
>>And, of course, they naively assume that it's never relevant what
>>*version* of Windows they're using. And I'm being kind by using
>>"naively".
>
> It often isn't relevant, in part because the great majority are using
> 2000/XP/Vista in any event.
Often isn't the same as never. And in more computer-technical-oriented
groups I see people using Win98SE pretty much every day. And plenty of
issues specific to versions. Granted, not in this group.
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