ryoder 1,400 #26 January 30, 2007 QuoteI(Also, when Mac users claim that Vista is a Mac OS X clone, remind them most of the features they tout as Apple inventions really isn't. ) Calling Vista a clone of Mac OS X, is like me putting a fiberglass Ferrari kit-car body on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis, and calling it a "Ferrari"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #28 January 30, 2007 http://goodbye-microsoft.com/My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #29 January 30, 2007 HIDGAF. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #30 January 30, 2007 QuoteAnyone have it yet? Yeah, it's called Mac OS X....with windows dressing here and there. LOL Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #31 January 31, 2007 Quote Any idea what the super cool features are that requires such computing power? It seems to me that many programs grow and change and demand more power for no reason other than to glad hand others in the industry. Then again, I think WP5.1 was more user-friendly than the latest incarnation of Word. Blues, Dave The desktop is a 3-D environment that requires a lot of resources. :/ They have also tried to make the OS more user friendly. This tends to mean that MS takes away the ability to do certain things to provide a feature for the lowest common user. Outside of DirectX 10 I have no reason to upgrade at all. And since the good DX10 games are still 6-12 months away I am not upgrading any time soon. I don't like the license/tos or the DRM associated with Vista. I also do not like the changes made to installing programs that don't have a MS stamp on them for easy install/use. One other thing is the way they changed access to certain files that allowed 3rd party virus checkers to work - as it stands we will not have heuristic virus protection because of this. WinXP SP2 works great (finally) and I don't see ANYTHING that prompts me to spend the money to upgrade. I don't need the gimick file serach engine since I have my own custom file tree which makes it easy to find anything. edit - this is most likely the last ever MS OS release as the world is changing and a massive OS just isn't needed anymore._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazelos 0 #32 January 31, 2007 I managed to get a bet version, even the RC1 a few months back, I liked the new explorer fatures, but overall I say not. I am staying with my xpHe who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akurtom 0 #33 January 31, 2007 I'm going Apple all the way. Not a fan of Bill anymore. Blue Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #34 January 31, 2007 QuoteI'm going Apple all the way. Not a fan of Bill anymore. You'll never regret it.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #35 January 31, 2007 I'm considering jumping into the Linux pool for my next machine... probably either Freespire or Linspire...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #36 January 31, 2007 It is not for old machines. You need a good modern system for vista. All the 3D eye candy they added means it really needs a fancy graphics card. Nobody is doing the old upgrade your legacy systems spiel with this. They've had a "Vista Ready" marketing effort for new system sales and even with new systems you have to watch what you get, a good DX9 graphics card is essential for example. I'd avoid it for a year anyway. The only nasty thing is Microsoft is releasing Direct X 10 on Vista only (although the 3D desktop runs on DX9 for now), this means that at some point games may appear that are Vista only. Probably only Microsoft games though. Nobody else will be crazy enough to do a Vista only game for a few years yet. Vista will be the cool fancy looking windows platform with a small market share for some time to come. Remember Windows Me? Like that but with fewer bugs and better graphics, and maybe it won't be killed for some new release in a year or two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #37 January 31, 2007 QuoteI'm considering jumping into the Linux pool for my next machine... Depending on what you use that machine for, switching to Linux could be either a very good idea or a very bad idea. Good luck! Btw: I run FreeBSD myself. AlphonsAnd five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #38 January 31, 2007 QuoteQuoteI'm considering jumping into the Linux pool for my next machine... Depending on what you use that machine for, switching to Linux could be either a very good idea or a very bad idea. Good luck! Btw: I run FreeBSD myself. Alphons Yup... games and digital photography, mostly... have to have an emulator of some sort for the games and no guarantee, i know...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akurtom 0 #39 January 31, 2007 just be prepared to have microsoft stalk you like it's the job to. year by year they get into your computer and update and record where you've been and what you've "stolen" music, software. It's terrible. Like I said, Gates is the devil. Blue Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #40 January 31, 2007 Quotegames and digital photography, mostly... Digital photography is not much of a problem. There are some very good image manipulation programs for Linux (or FreeBSD or whatever) and USB card readers can be used just fine. With games, you're in for trouble. But instead of using an emulator, may I suggest that you try a dual-boot system? AlphonsAnd five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #41 January 31, 2007 QuoteQuotegames and digital photography, mostly... Digital photography is not much of a problem. There are some very good image manipulation programs for Linux (or FreeBSD or whatever) and USB card readers can be used just fine. With games, you're in for trouble. But instead of using an emulator, may I suggest that you try a dual-boot system? Alphons Good idea... I hadn't considered dual booting...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #42 January 31, 2007 Quotejust be prepared to have microsoft stalk you like it's the job to. year by year they get into your computer and update and record where you've been and what you've "stolen" music, software. It's terrible. Like I said, Gates is the devil. Gates once said "Information is the future, the more information you have, the more success and power you will wield over your competition." "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #43 January 31, 2007 QuoteGood idea... I hadn't considered dual booting... Dual booting info... a place to start http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128136-c,linux/article.html http://www.matthewjmiller.net/howtos/dual-boot-linux-and-windows/"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grips 0 #44 January 31, 2007 Is there a program that lets you switch from OS to OS whehter it be Windows to Linux, or Windows to Windows, without rebooting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #45 January 31, 2007 QuoteQuoteGood idea... I hadn't considered dual booting... Dual booting info... a place to start http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128136-c,linux/article.html http://www.matthewjmiller.net/howtos/dual-boot-linux-and-windows/ Appreciate that - I was looking at an emulator so as not to have to mess with dual booting... I'll check those out and see what all it has to say.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #46 January 31, 2007 QuoteIs there a program that lets you switch from OS to OS whehter it be Windows to Linux, or Windows to Windows, without rebooting? Sorry, I don't know. I am looking at doing this to one of my older systems so my son can use Linux at home while taking a Computer Science class at university. I am a noobie at this. If anyone has advice on doing this I am looking for it too."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #47 January 31, 2007 There have been programs that allow you to boot Linux from Windows (Loadlin, if I'm not mistaken, is one of them) but generally, as far as I know it's not possible and you're just stuck with having to reboot. AlphonsAnd five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #48 January 31, 2007 QuoteIs there a program that lets you switch from OS to OS whehter it be Windows to Linux, or Windows to Windows, without rebooting? IIRC, it's called "Parallels."Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #49 January 31, 2007 There is always the option of VMware or VirtualPC also. I'm getting ready to build a laptop running Server 2003 and 2 XP sessions and have them all run at the same time.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #50 January 31, 2007 Let us know how it works out. AlphonsAnd five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
