Hi,
I disagree with that. We are not talking about "shoot them up" games, but computer wargames. I like beautiful maps and graphics , but frankly if I think Clash of Steel is better that SC, I will play COS. I will not play SC only because it is a Windows game.
About running "archaic" games on XP, you did not tried Dosbox. I can run so many dos games and wargames so much easier with this than it was in pure DOS that I am completly stunned about it.
I run COS as easily as a Windows game, and excepting graphics not up to date with SC, I see no reason to stop playing it.
TB