Author: ujecrh
Date: 10:07:14 11/22/00
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On November 22, 2000 at 12:37:05, Fernando Villegas wrote: >On November 22, 2000 at 12:13:07, ERIQ wrote: > >>Windows me has been a problem from start, for some programs. >>and so I just had to ask why even bother with it if you had >>a functioning version of win98 se. I am a linux fan but also >>duel boot win98 se. It runs what I need ok so I'm not going to >>pay $50.0 for something that breaks what I have already running. >> >>DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO ANYONE ???? >> >>HINT: If you keep supporting microsuck or anyone like them >>It will keep selling you junk and the upgrade :) >> >>But you know what kills me the most is that I someone sold you a $50.00 >>buggy chess program you would cry till the cows came home and demand >>a refund but if someone sells you a buggy os you wait to buy the upgrade >> >>Excuse me if I'm wrong but I do think I see a pattern of stupidity. > > > >My experience with ME after having 98 is that ME is somewhat more stable -well, >a lot more- and has some features I like and consider esential. By example, the >chance to restore system settings if something goes wrong. The much better >multimedia tools is another. Faster defragmenting utility. Etc. >With 98 I had at least one blue screen per week; now I have non. Every program I >runned with 98, run also in ME. Every chess program run. Besides, if after >install you install 98lite program, then you get a really good platform. You are lucky Fernando, I have several programs that will not work with ME because of the lack of pure MSDOS mode (VirtualChess for DOS and Rebel Decade come to mind). >Of course ME is not perfect. Bill Gates should face a firing squad, yes, BUT if >you compare one buggy thing with another buggy thing, there is room to prefer >one to the other. >Fernando
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