Linda Hargraves wrote in a message to Bob Juge:

 RJT> I wouldn't worry too much about losing your utilities.  I am so 
 RJT> in the habit of typing "silt max -p -2a" because something or 
 RJT> other needed the old-style files that I don't even think about it 
 RJT> any more.  I can't even remember what it was that needed it.

 LH>      What do those switches do?  I don't believe I have ever seen
 LH> any reference to them, unless they pertain to v3.01.

 BJ> Running Max 3.01's SILT.EXE with no command line arguments yields this:

[...]

 LH>     This is an example of exactly why I don't like most upgrades. 
 LH> Too much gets changed, not always for the better.  This is one
 LH> time, I guess I will HAVE to upgrade, like it or not.  Why do
 LH> programmers not listen to their users? Don't we try to support
 LH> them?  Shouldn't they at least attempt to understand our 
 LH> needs/wants?

Scott provided a SILT command-line option that allows you to continue to
use Max 2.0x utilities with Max 3.0x advanced features.  What problem do
you have with that?  Seems like _great_ support to me.

Expecting Scott to upgrade 2.02 to Y2K just isn't realistic, since he
worked very hard on its successor, 3.0x, which is now the current version. 
Would you also expect him to fix Max 1.0x too?

After all, remember that Max is totally *free* for non-commercial use.  If
Scott feels that users should upgrade to his latest release to get Y2K
support, that's his perogative.

 LH>   Right now, I have not even found the upgrade.

I've got the files, Gary Gilmore's got them, lots of other places too.

                                   - Bob
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