John Pearson wrote: > I want to buy a Visual Basic development program. I want to make an > application similar to a terminal emulator, using a serial port, > that will run on Win 95, 98, 2000 and XP machines. > > Would VB.Net be a good choice, or perhaps not? I don't know what > .Net means. > > Thanks > > John .NET is a programming framework MS uses in newer versions of its languages. I don't believe .NET apps will run on Win95. Tim -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist