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Not exactly sure why everyone thinks 7 is coming sooooooooooooo soon after Vista
95, 98, 98se, 2000, ME, XP
Looks like a lot of xp fanboys had trouble letting go of their blankies after 5 years.
Agreed. Those that keep saying Vista sucks are going to be seriously disappointed by Windows 7. It's Vista 2. Vista is just a stop-gap to get peopled moved over to this new generation of Windows.
Not exactly sure why everyone thinks 7 is coming sooooooooooooo soon after Vista
95, 98, 98se, 2000, ME, XP
Agreed.
95-->98 = 3 years
98-->ME = 2 years
ME-->XP = 1 year
XP-->Vista = 5 years
Vista-->Windows 7 = ??? (3 years if late 2009, 4 years if late 2010, as originally planned)
XP was an anomaly.
Redeemed
10-23-08, 10:04 PM
Agreed. Those that keep saying Vista sucks are going to be seriously disappointed by Windows 7. It's Vista 2. Vista is just a stop-gap to get peopled moved over to this new generation of Windows.
Agreed.
95-->98 = 3 years
98-->ME = 2 years
ME-->XP = 2 years
XP-->Vista = 4 years
Vista-->Windows 7 = ??? (3 years if late 2009, 4 years if late 2010, as originally planned)
XP was an anomaly.
Your numbers are a bit off- XP was actually introduced late '01, and Vista was in late '06... that would make it closer to 5 years that XP was out, if you keep OEM in mind.
Your numbers are a bit off- XP was actually introduced late '01, and Vista was in late '06... that would make it closer to 5 years that XP was out, if you keep OEM in mind.
Fixed, and thanks. I knew it was 5 years, as stated in a previous post, but then as I was doing those numbers, something was off. I was thinking "no way ME was only out a year before XP," but I guess that's the case.
AirRaid
10-26-08, 04:45 AM
* Support for tessellation, which blurs the line between super high quality pre-rendered scenes and scenes rendered in real-time, allowing game developers to refine models to be smoother and more attractive when seen up close
Hot!
Can't wait :D
Hey, you guys forgot about Windows 2000 - XP that was like 1-2 years if I remember right.
Well I will be happy to get rid of Vista :headexplode:.
AngelGraves13
10-31-08, 09:27 PM
Agree. Never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
Something like 3 of out of 4 people don't know anything about computers other than launching "the internet" and checking email. I doubt they even know what Firefox is.
Vista is a stable OS no doubt, but some of the programs people install are just garbage and then complain when it doesn't work with Vista.
I'll be getting Windows 7 and putting my Vista on my mom's computer. XP no more.
zoomy942
10-31-08, 10:37 PM
Screw that. I just bought an OS last year. Windows 7 can wait unless they're going to upgrade me for free. :p
there are free OS's ya know
Redeemed
11-01-08, 12:12 AM
there are free OS's ya know
That will function as a solid gaming OS, being (mostly) compatible with the latest hardware (SLi, CrossFire, etc)?
No... I didn't think so. ;)
zoomy942
11-01-08, 09:25 AM
That will function as a solid gaming OS, being (mostly) compatible with the latest hardware (SLi, CrossFire, etc)?
No... I didn't think so. ;)
LOL - compatible yes - gaming....not so much:o
Redeemed
11-01-08, 10:28 AM
LOL - compatible yes - gaming....not so much:o
Negative. I've yet to get my SLi'd 8800GTSs running right, and this rig with dual 9600GTs is the same story.
For a high-end enthusiast rig running (literally) the latest hardware, more than likely they'll experience some issues. Be it drivers for the video cards, or for their top-end Creative X-Fi sound card.
Furthermore, right now I can't really run any kind of update from within X as it gives me an error message. And all I did was leave the computer alone- and some how Ubuntu still managed to bork itself. :lol:
I'll probably just do a fresh install, and then sit through the entire dl + install of the 280-some-odd updates to make sure nothing goes wrong again.
zoomy942
11-01-08, 11:38 AM
Negative. I've yet to get my SLi'd 8800GTSs running right, and this rig with dual 9600GTs is the same story.
For a high-end enthusiast rig running (literally) the latest hardware, more than likely they'll experience some issues. Be it drivers for the video cards, or for their top-end Creative X-Fi sound card.
Furthermore, right now I can't really run any kind of update from within X as it gives me an error message. And all I did was leave the computer alone- and some how Ubuntu still managed to bork itself. :lol:
I'll probably just do a fresh install, and then sit through the entire dl + install of the 280-some-odd updates to make sure nothing goes wrong again.
excellent points. I dont game like i used to, so i honestly dont know alot about the gaming side of it.
as for a fresh install... may i suggest ubuntu 8.10? the final was released 2 days ago and i have been using it since alpha 4 - and i will tell you - it makes Hardy look like an idiot :)
Redeemed
11-01-08, 05:48 PM
excellent points. I dont game like i used to, so i honestly dont know alot about the gaming side of it.
as for a fresh install... may i suggest ubuntu 8.10? the final was released 2 days ago and i have been using it since alpha 4 - and i will tell you - it makes Hardy look like an idiot :)
lol
Well, guess I'll start DL'ing the .iso then.
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