OT: Vista users and wannabe's

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Buy used.  Get a system with a core2 duo and a gig of ram - with xp installed - for cheaper than a brandy new vista machine, yet
more capable.
hth
Al

> -----Original Message-----
> From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:00 AM
> To: Allyn 
> Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org; peter@thescirocco.com
> Subject: RE: OT: Vista users and wannabe's
> 
> On 12:18 am 03/13/07 "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
> > >  Don't bother...
> > >
> > >  I have a Dell E520 w/E6400 with 4GB and it's constantly  running 
> > > out of memory, with less than 20 windows open.
> > >
> > >  With XP Pro I could have over 60 windows open, without a hickup.
> >
> > Umm, here, allow me to back up Peter with a visual:
> > http://scirocco.dhs.org/overkill.jpg (just snapped)
> >
> > Oh, and for those curious, I run XP.  Vista is simply not ready for 
> > prime time.
> >
> > Al
> 
> See, that's what concerns me. My vintage Latitude here is 
> near the end of the run (will need a mother board to fix the 
> failing USB port) and I just bet anything that I'd replace it 
> with will come with Vista all loaded. As if I want to play 
> with the newest and least tested. :( Cathy
> 
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