Hi. Or maybe windows 7 will be satisfactory for more people. It could be like windows xp was when compared to windows ME. ----- Original Message ----- From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] old game companies we have not heard much about
> true tom. > I for one thing wouldn't mind staying with xp at least till the next time > I really need to upgrade. > To tell you the truth, this will be a while, after this laptop decides to > die whenever that will be betwene 5-10 years, and maybe more I still have > my slow a10 which is semi dead but will probably last me another 5 years > or so if I reserect it maybe more. > The issue with staying with xp with a laptop is the fact that drivers will > not be made for the hardware and since all new hardware will require > drivers including sound there is almost no choice in the matter. > I suspect that if the next system is not up to scrat h and both laptops do > die whenever that will be and this one is just new so I don't think that > would be for at least 20-30 years if I play my cards right, if thats the > case and I don't have a job or a life a fact that I still am not sure of, > then I will just have to get a desktop, its not a big loss. > If push comes to shove I have an old sb16 here, I also have an old p3 733 > here granted it has a busted ram slot on it meaning I would have the 256mb > ram instead of 512 which is recomended for xp really to be good enough to > run I probably could live with that. > If all else fails though my next system will be either linux or if I want > to stay with windows it will be windows 2000 the last system where > activation is not required. > At 09:01 a.m. 31/07/2008, you wrote: >>Hi Damien, >>Yeah, the fact of the matter is some people are going to upgrade and we >>can't stick to total Windows XP only compatibility forever. As of last >>month Windows XP has totally been pulled off the market, and everything >>is Windows Vista. So even if you buy a new laptop, and want to buy XP >>all you can do is hope to find new copies on Ebay or find left over >>stock some place. >>In the general market at least Mac OS Leopard sales are up since more >>and more sighted companies and home users are sick of Vista as well. >>Vista hasn't been the success Microsoft hoped it would be, and more >>people are at least thinking about Linux or Mac OS now. >>As game programmers we need to keep an eye on these trends as we are >>slowly seeing it happen to the blind community as well. I have a friend >>from high school who was so disgusted with Vista he went Linux. I know >>someone else who recently purchased a MacBook Pro with Leopard on it. >>Both of them are blind,and they don't want to go to Vista. >> >> >> >>Damien Sadler wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Yeah, I agree. Even though I don't have a Vista laptop or even in some >>> respects don't even agree with Vista, I understand that that's not >>> everyone's opinion, hence the reason I made sure, using my friend's >>> laptop, >>> that Acefire supported Vista before releasing. Cory Sharp was a great >>> help >>> in that respect. >>> Regards, >>> Damien >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>list, >>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
