On 15/03/04 11:52, "Harry D. Corsover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mar 13, 2004, at 9:26 PM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: > >> As for speed, my current machine is a 650mhz Pentium3 with 512ram, so >> pretty much anything is going to be a good step up, and I'm sure even >> VPC >> will be faster. > > Not necessarily. I can't compare directly, for two reasons -- I haven't > even touched a PC in years, and I haven't bought or used any Windows > software other than IE on my 1.25 GHz PowerBook G4 with VPC 6 and Win > XP Pro. But looking at the specs, it still seems that VPC is emulating > a Pentium II chip. Throw a lot of RAM at it and it does its best, but I > suspect it's still slower than your current machine. And I would run Windows 2000 Pro instead of Win XP... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
