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| Thread ID: 61916 | 2005-09-20 22:29:00 | More on Windows Vista | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 389819 | 2005-09-20 22:29:00 | www.tomshardware.com This apparently is supposed to show how its meant to worry Linux people. Can't say I saw an evidence? Linux people tend to like their OS for stability, open source, low or no cost, security etc. I saw no mention of these features really. And one interesting bit: "But if Windows' bloat can no longer be relied upon to drive adoption of higher performance systems, we wondered, what will take its place? Last week, we found out: With the new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) integrating 3D rendering into every graphical operation, and replacing the old two-dimensional GDI, the same factors that drive gamers to upgrade and modify their systems - oftentimes competing with one another - will be relied upon to compel businesses and home applications users to do the same." What? Ok, as I like games, and new hardware I don't mind the ongoing hardware upgrade path but can't see businesses or the avreage home user wanting internet and a bit of typing wanting to do this. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 389820 | 2005-09-20 22:42:00 | And something I saw the other day. Vista will also be able to use USB based flash drives, as memory. www.techweb.com |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 389821 | 2005-09-21 02:13:00 | Adding swap/memory space using flash drives has been possible on Linux and BSD since USB mass support was added, which was at least since these storage devices were standardised. You can even run an entire OS out of a flash drive, or even boot from it. As for the increasingly unreasonable expectations for users of Vista, I can only see it as a good thing. Many people will doubtlessly upgrade and drive down the prices of second-hand hardware which I thrive on so much. And it also drives the development of faster, more efficient and cheaper hardware, which trickles down to open source users like me faster and faster. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 389822 | 2005-09-21 02:21:00 | here comes some work for computer trainers.... This and other similarly sweeping changes will lead to educators, publishers, and consultants having to retool, to address the needs of just those customers who will be bold enough to make the change. As reluctant as some customers have been to abandon Windows 2000 even at this late date, and as capable as computers will have to be to even run Office 12, it's a safe bet that early adoption will be slow and cautious. |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 389823 | 2005-09-21 02:24:00 | . . . can't see businesses or the avreage home user wanting internet and a bit of typing wanting to do this . Those who think presentation is more important than content will . Some seem to think that if the presentation is pretty enough you don't need any content . :cool: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 389824 | 2005-09-21 02:31:00 | By the way, not mentioned by Microsoft is the expensive fact about flash memory - you cannot write and re-write indefinitely on these things as they tend to crap out after a few thousand re-writes (I think). Using them as virtual memory is not a good idea, unless you get a super-duper (and expensive) flash card. Are Microsoft expecting high virtual memory use with Vista, or are they trying to sell flash cards, or both? |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 389825 | 2005-09-25 12:16:00 | adding usb flash drive is a cool way to go. | krival96 (7003) | ||
| 389826 | 2005-09-25 20:32:00 | Maybe this is the way they think it will go . . . . tomshardware . com/storage/20050907/index . html" target="_blank">www . tomshardware . com Taiwan's Gigabyte came up with an interesting idea, presumably while looking for new, attractive product ideas: What if you were to design a solid state hard disk out of normal memory modules? The result was the i-RAM, a board of medium size with four DIMM sockets, a buffer battery and a serial ATA interface . Power is supplied by a PCI plug, so you need to have at least one free slot, while the card requires the space of two expansion cards due to the size of the memory module on the side . i-RAM hard disk component designs and how the technology works are relativity straightforward . You take a board that can be plugged into a PCI slot so that it gets power and for the stability provided by the casing . Voltage converters convert the power voltage of the PCI bus (5 or 3 . 3 volts) into the 2 . 5 volts needed by the memory modules and the voltages of the remaining components . A simple speed generator from ICS enables the operation of the DDR-DIMMs, for which a total of four sockets are available - more would not be feasible without the use of professional (more expensive) modules with register chips to buffer signals . |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 389827 | 2005-09-25 22:13:00 | Ive done a Linux installation across two 1GB USB Thumbdrives (Just to see if it was possible). Worked fine. HDD access was a little slow at times, but not too bad. Theres no way in hell a desktop user, or the average joe is going to upgrade his PC's RAM/Graphics card/CPU just so he/she can browse the web with additional 3D window effects. This is why we have e17 in Linux, its one of the fastest window managers ive seen and has the sexiest visual effects!! Just goes to show what a little bit of optimised and stict code rules can produce. My grandparents are reluctant enough to upgrade their 233Mhz IBM NetVista PC w/24MB Ram + a 2MB Graphics card that doesnt do more than 16bit 640x480. Sure its slow as hell and they know this, but it still works, and I'll only do a defrag etc once in a blue moon. Otherwise it still _just works_ (until they play with the Theme settings and screw it all). Personally, im not worried in the slightest as a Linux user, about Vista. I see no reason to be :) We will pwn uR b0x3n |
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