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Number   :  4242
Date     :  2003-04-07
Author   :  james sadler
Subject  :  Re: A thought on the Mobil-Rack (disk tray)
Size(KB) :  2


 I don't want to divert the topics that should
take our time on this thread. But Win XP is hands
down, outrageously better than Win98 SE. It is much
more stable and infinately more reliable. From my
point of view it is the first decent thing that
Microsoft has ever produced. I still think that Linux
is the way to go for the future. But if one must use a
Microsoft OS then XP is by far better. Frankly the
world of PCs is about to change so vastly that this
discussion has no merit. Check out the Langa List
today. It is rather shocking.
--- meirman@e... wrote:
> At 07:52 PM 4/6/03 -0700, james sadler wrote:
> > XP has DOS. Xp is very stable. It features a
> >great Go_Back like utility and it also has the
> ability
> >to run numerous programs in the background without
> >becomming unstable. There are some negatives which
> >include the unusual users agreement. The auto
> update
> >feature has worked out nicely for me. On the down
> side
> >also is that programs like XXCOPY need to be used a
> >bit differently than on older Windows OSs.
> Obviously
> >we are all gaining experience using XP and our
> >stratagies will soon be up to speed just as they
> are
> >for Win 98 etc..
> 
> Does the "obviously" at the start of the last
> sentence apply to both halves
> of the first sentence, or only the first half? :)
> 
> >--- "J. Merrill"  wrote:
> >> I totally agree. Any extra value in XP is at
> least
> >> somewhat offset by the downsides.
> >> 
> >> OTOH, the newest service pack for Win2K gives MS
> >> many of the same EULA-defined rights that XP
> users
> >> agreed to from the beginning. It's very scary
> that
> >> we have no choice other than to give MS rights on
> >> our machines for the privilege of paying them to
> use
> >> their software.
> >> 
> >> At 02:21 PM 4/6/2003 -0700, Virg wrote (in part)
> >> >If I may be forgiven for going off topic for a
> bit
> >> I *would* like to ask what the motive is for
> >> switching to XP. I know it's purported to be
> more
> >> stable. But at what price? A command processor
> but
> >> no DOS. It sounds as though one must report to
> >> uncle Bill whenever it's necessary or desireable
> to
> >> reinstall. Plus the EULA Chuck mentions above. 
> And
> >> so far, cloning with xxcopy seems to be eluding
> us. 
> >> Rebooting Windows98 once or twice a day seems
> like
> >> less trouble to me. If I were to switch I
> believe
> >> it would be to Windows 2000.
> >> >
> >> >Virg Tomlin
> >> 
> >> 
> >> J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >
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> 
> Meir 
> 
> meirman@e... Baltimore, MD, USA
> 


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