Computer makers have been told
they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues. Dell recently said it would reintroduce XP on a range of machines due to customer demand but Microsoft will only allow this until the end of the year.
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Member since:2007-03-22
I had been running 2003 server on my dual pIII 866mhz up until just several months ago. Not the fastest, but snappy for daily activities & running a few apps. defiantly faster than some early P4's (yuck)
I think I built that in oh, um... 1999
My only reason for upgrading hardware was a power failure that fried the board & ram & psu - figured might as well start fresh & new.
Member since:2007-01-27
As a matter of fact I am. But I am using it as a server nowadays. Not just for serving files but for VNC sessions that I keep running all the time and I connect to from my slower six year old laptop.
Both have never run better than they do now with the latest version of Slackware and future versions promise even more performance.
Member since:2006-10-08
"As a matter of fact I am. But I am using it as a server nowadays. Not just for serving files but for VNC sessions that I keep running all the time and I connect to from my slower six year old laptop.
Both have never run better than they do now with the latest version of Slackware and future versions promise even more performance."
Same at work: P2/333 with BSD, runs fast and stable. No need to buy something new which consumes more energy.
The "who still uses..." was a rhethorical question. Reality tells that still some of these old, "obsolete" or "antic" boxes are still in use. Especially Linux can give them the power to run as a useful tool again.
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2006-10-08
"But you can be sure that any hardware that runs Linux or OS X well today will run the newest Linux or OS X versions even better in five years without any hardware upgrades.
You can't say the same thing about Windows."
The quotient "speed = hardware / software" is increasing very slowly in the MICROS~1 world (with Intel inside)... but who's using a five year old PC?! :-)