__/ [ [H]omer ] on Sunday 10 September 2006 01:33 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Why windows takes so long to start up.
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Most of us have had a brand new computer at one time. It's a great
>> | feeling. You boot up windows and within 30 seconds you are surfing the
>> | net, checking your email, or playing your favorite game. 10 months down
>> | the road things aren't so nice anymore. You power up your computer and
>> | it seems to take forever to load.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/09/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-start-up.html
>>
>> Here's yet another maintenance chore to Windows users: keep the system
>> booting in a reasonable amount of time.
>
> No matter how many packages I add to my Linux installation, or how much
> data I have on the drives, my boot time, and application and system
> responsiveness, never degrades.
>
> Windows: Defective by Design.
...Been messing about with this installation of SUSE for 3 years. It's more
stable than ever before and performance penalties...? What performance
penalities? This reminds me of something...
http://www.schestowitz.com/Family_Photos/Webcam/2005/07/15072005/images.html
(top left image)
I had a big pile of these in my office. Apparently, Pentium 3/4's are not
good enough to run Windows XP. The University replaces these as though they
were just grabage.
Best wishes,
Roy
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