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| January 28 2007 Sunday | |
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| JohnMaier | Jan 27 2007, 11:10 PM Post #1 |
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John -- Delhi NY Western.Catskill Mts.
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'morning Folks, The cold spell has ended in the northeast! Nine below zero two nights ago, and 30 now! Quite a difference! Temp in the village was 35 last night! Light jackets, and wet pavement! It sure was nice. I've been advised to resume my search for a new computer, before I'm stuck buying a machine that come loaded with Vista. Not an improvement over Windows. And I don't want to pay an extar $200 to replace Vista with a version of Windows that I can get on a machine now. Youz guys have a nice day, JM |
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| DraginRat | Jan 28 2007, 07:15 AM Post #2 |
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Good Morning John; Well, the weather down here on the Gulf Coast is finally tuning around. We have had sunshine for the better part of two days now, with predictions of more of the same for today. After that it gets a bit iffy, but at least 'iffy' is better than 100% chance of rain. I haven't experienced it first hand, but the word on the street is that the new Windows is not as good as XP. I suppose that after it has been out for awhile, and the bugs are mostly gone, and people have made the adjustment, it may be OK, but then, isn't that the way it always is? Good luck with your new computer. We have a laptop that we bought about two years ago, and it still works well for us. We don't do much extreme graphics or anything that needs a lot of speed, so this will probably be good enough for us until I break it somehow. Have you read about the next generation of super chips? It seems they have finally solved some key issues, and can again reduce the size of the circuitry. I would think "what do we need all that speed and capacity for", but it seems that we find ways to suck up all that speed and storage about 15 minutes after it hits the shelves. Anyway, have a good one. Ken Gasbarri |
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| gjdagis | Jan 28 2007, 08:04 PM Post #3 |
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We are actually at a "crossroads" when it comes to computers. Much of the main need for speed, on computers, has always been to run the fastest, most complex and graphic intensive games. There has recently been a SPLIT in the industry, with games being featured on independent consoles rather than on computers. Video itself, in the form of movies etc., is NEXT in line to branch off with its own dedicated equipment. Yes, there are a FEW speed intensive needs on computers left (CAD, complicated mapping, PROFESSIONAL Photoshop, and SERIOUS music production) but the technology is already becoming sufficient for MOST of these uses. The area where people are beginning to desire more concerns the slowness of current cable networks. Cable is just TOO slow for many serious applications like large file transfers. I would prefer to store my files at a place offsite, where I can upload them to, but it would take me ten years to do that with the current cable technology ! The computers, themselves, have reached a plateau so that further enhancements will probably only appeal to those with techno-lust and NOT to the general public. George |
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