Super-Supra
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Discuss.
Is your PC ready for Longhorn?
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Judging by your quote, it seems, no one knows.
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- skip0110
Judging by the screenies and reviews that I have seen, it looks like a crappy reskin of XP. And judging by my experience with XP SP1, it is still very unstable. (I know poeple who have had good luck with it, and people who have had ****ty luck. My computer crashed 2-3 times/day, but goes for weeks without a reboot under Linux. Unacceptable.)
I actually knew a kid who located a copy of "Longhorn" in a pirated software market in India. The only significant difference I saw (in the short time I used it) was that the system tools were more naturally grouped and device management was better.
Question: Is it known if Longhorn will still use the FAT/FAT32/NTFS file system architecture? IMO 20% of windows problems are traced to this archaic design.
I actually knew a kid who located a copy of "Longhorn" in a pirated software market in India. The only significant difference I saw (in the short time I used it) was that the system tools were more naturally grouped and device management was better.
Question: Is it known if Longhorn will still use the FAT/FAT32/NTFS file system architecture? IMO 20% of windows problems are traced to this archaic design.
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Did you read the quote? It uses WinFS file system. And a boot-legged, pre-beta version of any software is hardly indicative of what the final release will be. I'm looking forward to this Longhorn.
Oh, and I've only had one crash with XP. I never, ever turn my computer off either. Windows 98... now that is a piece of crap. XP is good. So is NT. And that's why.
Oh, and I've only had one crash with XP. I never, ever turn my computer off either. Windows 98... now that is a piece of crap. XP is good. So is NT. And that's why.
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Sorry about the double post, but I founf this and thought it would contribute to the discussion:
A thororough review of Longhorn betas.
I only skimmed it, but it appears that predicatbly, Mr. Gates has focused on animations, video and other such filligree that does not contribute to the ease of use but just adds that wow factor. Just like OSX, which looks great but is not conducive to work (have you tried to do development work on a Mac? Ha!), Longhorn will require yet more expensive video cards and processors, but not improve the speed and not improve the ease of use. Windows XP can't do anything better than NT 4.0 could, but runs a h*ll of a lot slower on old machines. Where is the progress?
A thororough review of Longhorn betas.
I only skimmed it, but it appears that predicatbly, Mr. Gates has focused on animations, video and other such filligree that does not contribute to the ease of use but just adds that wow factor. Just like OSX, which looks great but is not conducive to work (have you tried to do development work on a Mac? Ha!), Longhorn will require yet more expensive video cards and processors, but not improve the speed and not improve the ease of use. Windows XP can't do anything better than NT 4.0 could, but runs a h*ll of a lot slower on old machines. Where is the progress?
Super-Supra
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From what I've heard, the Longhorn beta's that were leaked were very unstable. I've seen the interface, and it's not too bad. I'm anticipating it's release.
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Screw Windows. Next computer I get is a Mac.
Super-Supra
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Surprisingly, a 30GB iBook, is only $1499.99. That's darn cheap for a laptop here.
But on the downside the screen is only 12.1".
But on the downside the screen is only 12.1".
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- ViperManiac
Bah, screw Longhorn. I'll be using linux by the time longhorn comes out.
I'm sticking to my XP Pro Sp1 which I have had 1 crash (not including the mobo freezing from high fsb) in the 3-4 months I've had it. The longest uptime I've had is 6days and that is heavily overclocked too with no crashes.
Anyway, when it comes to upgrade from XP Pro I would probably go straight to Linux.
Anyway, when it comes to upgrade from XP Pro I would probably go straight to Linux.
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If I wanted to be rude, I could retort to Sage's comment with, "Well, it doesn't do anything, that's why." But, I don't care, if you want a Mac, get a Mac.
I just prefer PC, myself. Mine works fine with XP, so I'm in no rush for Longhorn. What I do know that this might be the least needed thing on my list of pc products. I do know that my system could manhandle it, though.
I just prefer PC, myself. Mine works fine with XP, so I'm in no rush for Longhorn. What I do know that this might be the least needed thing on my list of pc products. I do know that my system could manhandle it, though.
Super-Supra
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What's exactly is so good about Linux?
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Basically with Linux, I like the fact that it is open source code.
Basically, this means you can go in and look around to see where the error is, whereas with XP or other Windows programming, you have to reformat to fix problems.
Saves time, and there are some neat tricks you can pull with it.
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Originally posted by emad
The next phase in Microsoft's TC crap is hardware based - meaning that the hardware won't allow unsupported/illegit/open source OS'es to run
So build your own computer with hardware that wont be affected. Anything software based can be fixed, everytime they release some new anti copy thing people find ways around it.
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I dont think the processor itself would be able to do things like that but I'm not into all this hardware stuff so I wouldn't really know.
Super-Supra
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So basically, computer's with Intel chips currently, are using TC. My tower has a sticker that reads " Intel Inside: Celeron".
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- skip0110
No thats not really what I meant. I dont really know if its the processor or the motherboard, but I read some sort of press-release kind of thing that said (approximately) that MS and Intel were partners to develop "next generation technologies" to prevent pirating. I think the hardware will hold some sort of unique ID, to that a software product can only work on one computer.
But I think that the same technology could be used to "lock" you into using certian software (think Microsoft OSes) just as XBOXes must use the XBOX interface.
But I think that the same technology could be used to "lock" you into using certian software (think Microsoft OSes) just as XBOXes must use the XBOX interface.
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True but unlike a console where you are stuck with whatever hardware is given to you, computers can be built with other parts. If that means I have to switch to non intel parts then thats a move I'm willing ot make, also nothing is wrong with keeping XP either, I dont need longhorn.
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