Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:56:04 08/10/04
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On August 10, 2004 at 18:16:02, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On August 10, 2004 at 13:41:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 10, 2004 at 12:58:22, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>On August 10, 2004 at 02:38:33, Peter Skinner wrote: >>> >>>>... >>>> >>>>I am hardly a "Windows Guru" either, but I am learning the more technical >>>>aspects of the operating system as a result of using Linux. When configuring >>>>drivers, desktops, and application in Linux, learning the scripting value in >>>>Windows almost seems required. It is actually 200 times easier believe it or >>>>not. >>> >>>The difference is probably due to the fact that I am not "configuring drivers, >>>desktops, and application" in Windows. Strange, but it just works. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Eugene >>> >>>>Peter >> >> >>I would agree, within limits. Windows 95/98/ME were pieces of trash that >>crashed more than they ran. Windows NT (and its derivatives) have been >>rock-solid here (including XP). Our windows labs have been using NT/2000/XP >>since they were distributed and our only problems have been the occasional >>virus-related gaffe here and there... > >For Windows 95/98/ME priorities were different. Backwards compatibility was much >more important than stability. The user should be able to run his old DOS TSR >program (do you remember those animals?) or old program that access any hardware >directly. With those requirements there were no way to reliably isolate >processes from hardware or from each other. > >Also those Windows should be able to run GUI interface on PCs with limited >resources. > >You may not like those decisions but you should understand why they were made. > >Thanks, >Eugene I understand the issues, yes. Although I am not sure I totally agree with them as justification for producing something that was less than reliable for a group of users that are definitely less than sophisticated computer experts. :) But NT has run on all sorts of machines as well with no problems... too bad it didn't become _the_ system until lately...
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