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Re: Looking for OS suggestions
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Fri, 16 May 2003 18:44:21 GMT
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I was expecting exactly this reply...
"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:HEzqq1.FI@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Gerard Steenbeek writes:
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> > > I have recently obtained a PII 233 notebook with a 6GB drive
> >
> > I might get flamed for this but...
> >
> > Windows ME might work, usually does for me. If it doesn`t, then you can • try
> > 98SE
> > An I am SURE people will disagree with me, but I don`t care...
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> Uh, yeah. Windows ME is probably the worst OS you could possibly load on • a
> PC. All the instability of Windows 9x with extra GUI CPU load.
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> If you have a PC that can run an NT kernal based OS (ie, NT4, 2000, XP) • then
> great. Use that, because it's stable.
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> If the machine is too old and therefore doesn't have the resources to run
> something new, run Win95 or Win98. Most of the equipment vendors will at
> least maintain some driver support for it.
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> But don't load something retarded like ME: Ie, questionable hardware
> support for an older machine's more obscure hardware (like laptop
> components) and you're not gaining anything functionality-wise over 98.
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> If it has enough RAM, you can probably do NT4SP6A and it'd be just fine.
>
> Calum
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| (...) Uh, yeah. Windows ME is probably the worst OS you could possibly load on a PC. All the instability of Windows 9x with extra GUI CPU load. If you have a PC that can run an NT kernal based OS (ie, NT4, 2000, XP) then great. Use that, because (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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