If you grew up in the 70s and worked with mainframes you’d know what I mean. Smartphones going online are literally going back to dumb terminals. It never really has expanded beyond paying your bills.
Since 1999 they wanted phones to be the ONLY choice their first experiment was Web TV and when that flopped they saw phones as the next thing as it keeps illiterates under their power as phones are rental based. This war has escalated since then and we now have the Soros people in charge of the industry. There are people on top of people on top of people that believe computers are dangerous in the hands of users which Jack Tramial opposed when he did the Commodore 64 his idea was power in the hands of users. Our lives are measured in units of time, and I resent people like MicroSoft stealing mine.īitter old git? Probably, but I reiterate what I said at the beginning – why fix what is not broke? When I die they will say (either) ‘he had a good innings’ (or) ‘what a shame he died so young’. Why should I spend significant man-hours learning new stuff? It’s not just money, although that is a factor, but time is life. Even fixing PPT pictures into Word (for course notes) changed so much I couldn’t handle it. This may be OK for the pie chart brigade but for technical pictures it is a disaster.
PowerPoint changed the grid system so I could no longer move an object and then return it to it’s exact previous location. For example, AutoSketch was bought out by another company and they changed the interface so much it was unworkable. But thirdly, the newer programs have not met my needs. Why don’t I just move on and work with the newer software? Firstly, I believe in not fixing something unless it is broke. Once I have everything in place, I can pick up the old PPT slides in a later version of PowerPoint and save in the new format, ready for work at my client’s premises.
Later, with later versions of everything I kept (and still keep) a separate PC, with the old software installed, just for this work. People often asked ‘How do you get such detail into PPT slides?’ My secret, not telling you. Exporting to dxf allowed me to import to PowerPoint 4, where I put in the colour and posh text. With this I could create many 2D technical diagrams and drawings. I am a technical trainer and years ago I developed a skill with AutoSketch Release 2.1. You asked what applications I am running. Thank you so much for the direction! I haven’t tried it yet but it looks good. Also, if you’re experiencing any problems with it, head to our new and improved Windows 10 Forums for additional support. We’re curious about what types of 16-bit applications you still are running. Review our compatibility article for more information about adjusting those settings. Some applications might require additional permissions.
You can proceed to install your application as normal.
Now 16-bit application support is enabled. Click Install this feature to complete the installation. The add feature wizard for NTVDM will launch. Press Windows key + X then click Command Prompt (Admin.) At the command prompt, type the following command:
The next step is to install the feature through the Command Prompt. Expand Legacy Components then check off NTVDM and click OK. To do so, press Windows key + R, then type: optionalfeatures.exe then hit Enter. Configure 16-bit Application Support in Windows 10ġ6 Bit support will require enabling the NTVDM feature. The best way to add 16-bit support in Windows 10 requires some command line work. As Microsoft’s future heads toward 64-bit computing, the company is minimizing its support for many of the legacy components in Windows. If you still utilize a 32-bit version of Windows 10, you can get the best of both worlds by enabling the 16-bit subsystem. The solution for such a scenario is to run the operating system on an older version of Windows, requiring setting up a virtual machine.