I would sure hate to offend anyone by making mention of Microsoft's newest and biggest, but I have an opinion, and that's what blogs are for, right? Ok, here it is: I believe the outrageous amounts of memory, hard disk space and video/graphics capabilities demanded by this power-hungry, MS-derived beast is due to two basic things. These things are: LAZY programming, and extreme functionability; that's right, 'extreme functionability.' Look at Linux's options: Ubuntu, Puppy Linux, etc. Look at Windows 98. These slim OSes took up (maybe) a couple GBs of HD space. Vista wants 15 GB to stretch it's legs (although I don't think all of those are actually taken up by it). That's ridiculous. Or is it? The second reason I think contributes to the high requirements of this OS is extreme functionability; maybe that's not the right word. What I mean is, Vista is overachieving. This latest from MS has SO many capabilities as far as networking, security, connectivity, productivity, and activity in general, it is semi-understandable why you have to run it on a mega-machine. For example, check out the free MS program, Virtual PC 2007. It essentially emulates, that's right, it emulates an entire OS!
[pause until the shouts of derision die out]
[2 hours later]
As I was saying, Virtual PC allows you to create a virtual PC, complete with OS. Win 98, 2000, Server 2003, OS/2, etc. This virtual machine will run programs not compatible with Vista!!!!!!
Is that impossible or WHAT? That's just weird. Not only that, but files and folders are drag/drop compatible between Vista and any Windows OS. Also, the virtual PCs have virtual disks. Go figure. If that's not overachieving, I don't know what is. This is NOT to let Vista of the proverbial hook. They're still in the hot seat-LAZY programming is still lurking in the sewers, and that goes for Mac, too...
Here's a link in case you're interested: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/demo/vpcdemo.html?wt_svl=20322a&mg_id=20322b
As an afternote, Dell is doing an all-right job of making Vista-capable computers (semi) affordable.
And, for what it's worth,
"A man ate a pillow in his sleep one night. When he woke up the next morning, he was a little down in the mouth!"- Anonymous
"That's all for now folks!"- Porky Pig
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btw, this was posted by me, that is, matthew
Wow I have no idea what you just said....lol. But that's okay, I can speak chemical ingredient food language, you can speak computer electronic technology language! There. Now we are all happy and satisfied. Except for that poor man who chewed on his pillow all night. Hope he feels better. ;)
Don't be shy there Matthew, tell us what you really think about Vista! LOL
BTW, for those of us who just want a usable system, Vista does the job and it's MUCH better than what I had that literally blew up last Winter. . .
With a loud pop, a stinky smell, a wisp of smoke and a hearty, "what in the world was that?" A new computer was gotten the next weekend!"
You're old computer was some old Win98 geezer, wasn't it, Mrs. Vernam?
Viva la Vista?
Or not?
Yep, the incredibly ancient, elderly, gotten WAAAAAYYYYY back in the last century, now landfill (maybe) computer. I sent it to my nephew, he took care of it for me.
So, because of that, I rather like my Windows Vista, it works!
lol, this is a kick
we're talking techie stuff on the PAN blog?
ha
heeheehee! This won't make me a techie will it?
you're not a techie Mrs. Vernum, you're a teachie! ;)
That's CUTE! :~)
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