High Plains Thumper wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Uninspiring Vista
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| How Microsoft's long-awaited operating system disappointed
>>| a stubborn fan.
>>|
>>| For most of the last two decades, I have been a Microsoft
>>| apologist. I mean, not merely a contented user of the
>>| company's operating systems and software, not just a fan,
>>| but a champion.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/17992/page1/
>
> I found this quote of interest:
>
>| Although my computer meets the minimum requirements of a
>| "Vista Premium Ready PC," with one gigabyte of RAM, I could
>| run only a few simple programs, such as a Web browser and
>| word processor, without running out of memory. I couldn't
>| even watch a movie: Windows Media Player could read the
>| contents of the DVD, but there wasn't enough memory to
>| actually play it. In short, you need a hell of a computer
>| just to run this OS.
>
> It is resource intensive. Applications using the specific
> libraries required will be resource intensive also.
<XP hiccupped, sent prematurely (think power glitch),
continuing>
| Struggling to get my computer to do the most basic things
| reminded me forcefully of similar battles with previous
| versions of Windows--for instance, the time an MIT
| electrical engineer had to help me figure out how to get my
| computer to display anything on my monitor after I upgraded
| to Windows 98. Playing with OS X Tiger in order to make
| accurate comparisons for this review, I had a personal
| epiphany: Windows is complicated. Macs are simple.
Operating system is a point for launch of applications and
provides the "glue" between peripherals, interfaces and
motherboard resources and resource sharing/time sharing. It
should play a background role. I despise eye candy.
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HPT
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