Should we still support Windows 95, 98 and ME?

As a user of maxima and wxmaxima whose primary platforms are OS X and 
linux, I am satisfied as long as there is support for Mac and linux. I 
sometimes use Windows and have been running XP SP3 in VirtualBox. However, 
even the venerable XP is on its way out, although MS will support it 
through 2014. I believe it is time to drop support for pre-XP (or NT) 
Windows.

On Mon, 3 Sep 2012, David Billinghurst wrote:

> Should we still try and support Windows 95, 98 and ME?  Does maxima actually 
> run on these platforms?
>
> I am looking at a couple of changes to the maxima.bat file that launches 
> maxima on windows.  They would be simpler if I can assume we are using 
> cmd.exe, which was introduced with Windows NT.
>
> There are a few options:
>
> 1) Drop support for versions of windows that don't have cmd.exe, namely 
> Windows 95, 98 and ME
>
> 2) Create a new maxima.cmd file for platforms with cmd.exe, with some 
> improvements, but install maxima.bat for the older versions of windows.  Use 
> the maxima installer to install the correct version.  This isn't difficult, 
> but it is added complexity.
>
> 3) Do nothing.
>
> My preference is for (2), but (1) has its attractions.  Does anyone care 
> either way?
>
>    David (he who builds the windows installer)
>
>
>
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