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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:20:17 +0100
To: Christian Gerzner <christiang@cc*.co*.au*>
From: Peter Fjelsten <fjelsten@ma*.do*.dk*>
Subject: Re: Dive software and Windows XP
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Den 27-11-2001 11:24 skrev Christian Gerzner (At 27-11-2001 11:24 Christian 
Gerzner wrote)...
>David Reinhard wrote:
> >
> > I am about to purchase a new computer and have to choose between Windows ME
> > or the new Windows XP. I am wondering if anyone already with XP can comment
> > on how some of the diving related programs run, or if there are problems.
> > Particularly interested in programs such as:
> >
> > ZPlanner
> > VPlanner
> > GAP
> > Scubacalc
> > Abyss
> > Decoplanner
> > anything else that you think is important!
>
>Since this is a totally new platform which has nothing to do with the
>DOS based former iterations of Windoze, I'll take a stab and say that
>none of them can presently run on XP.

All of them (except ScubaCalc which I don't know) should run 100% fine as 
they are all Windows programs. I expect they are also all 32-bit Windows 
programs.

>  I doubt that I'm wrong.

I'm sure you are. David, go with Win2000 (or XP) - it's a thousand times 
more stable than WinME.

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