Hi Frank: VISTA is dead, read artical in Maxium PC, US government will not use it and MS has advanced the release date of "System 7" to 2009 ( a year earlier than planed).. But Vista is such a bust ( 20% slower than XP that they are going to let it die the slow death). The best way IS ( as you said) to build your ouwn machine.. Really not that hard.
Garrett / AA0OI ----- Original Message ---- From: Tooner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:37:04 AM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Vista --- In digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com, "wa0elm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm looking at purchasing a new laptop, and I can't find anything that > doesn't come with Vista. Is anyone having success running digital > software .... Hey Eric, I'm using Vista here (64-bit if that matters) and have had zero problems running MultiPSK, MixW or (my favorite, and free!) Digital Master 780 (Comes with Ham Radio Deluxe, see link below.) I've also had only minor problems with other common applications. But then again, I'm a geek and a good troubleshooter so was able to overcome. Don't let people talk you out of Vista. Particularly if you're at all computer saavy; you'll appreciate the benefits and improvements. I work on computers for a living, and have seen with each new version of Windows, people complaining about compatibility, price, upgrades, bugs, ad naseum. Vista has settled in just fine and should serve you well. Especially on a new computer. It's not Microsoft's problem when companies don't want to re-write software to be supported in the newer operating systems. The demand will be ever-diminishing to do so. That's probably the biggest pitfall for a new O/S; backwards compatibility. It makes more sense to start over and leave legacy devices behind than it is to add the millions of lines of code to support it. Not always the cheapest way for consumers who want to use the new O/S. But technology is perpetually self-supporting, no? Meanwhile, if you insist on using XP, which is fine, computers purchased with some versions of Vista (Business and Ultimate, if memory serves) have the option to 'downgrade' to XP at no extra cost. You'll be able to buy XP for years to come. Even today, you can still buy sealed copies of Windows 98 on eBay. If you're buying a new computer, have someone locally build you a 'white box' instead of wasting your money on a Dell, dude. I'm sure they'll find a solution to have XP on it. Finally, all these comparisons between operating systems will be a moot point soon. We'll all be booting to the Internet, saving our files on a Microsoft or Google server, and you'll be paying for it like all our other utilities. You'll also never see another progress indicator! Instant on, like your TV. Life is reflected well in computers; Adapt quick and often! Frank, K2NCC http://evokefrank. googlepages. com Digital Master 780: http://hrd.ham- radio.ch/ DM780/DM780. htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
