I wish to high heavens that Microsoft wouldn't offer a 32bit OS. I was really hoping they'd drop it with Windows 10.
I have a couple clients who still cling to DOS like it's the greatest invention ever, and I keep hoping OS after OS, hardware upgrade after upgrade, that at some point they'd be forced to switch to windows.... Karen -----Original Message----- From: MikeB <[email protected]> To: karentellef <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 10:41 am Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: RBASE 9.5 and Windows 10 compatibility These days it makes no sense to buy 32bit version of the OS. I have Win7 for my workstation with 64 bit windows, 8GB and nothing slows it down.. Nothing. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Javier > Valencia > Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 11:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: RBASE 9.5 and Windows 10 compatibility > > Bill, > > Windows 10 requires a minimum of 1GB of memory for the 32 bit and 2GB > for the 64 bit version. If you are running the 64 bit version then you > are running with the bare minimum required to run the OS. With 32 bit > OS, any memory beyond 4 GB will not be used; however the 64 bit version > will take as much as you can install. I am testing a tiny PC, the size > of 2 packs of cigarettes with Windows 10 that uses the new Intel board > with 2BG and 32 GB of solid state storage and I find it that even this > low powered computer runs faster than a comparable Windows 7 laptop. I > have 6 computers that I use to test software (1 Vista, 1 XP PRO, 2 > Win7 Pro, 1 Win Home,1 Win 10) plus a server and all of them except for > the Win 10 unit have at least 4 GB of memory. Based on my personal > experience, if I were to get a new laptop/tablet for daily use, I would > get one with at least 8 GB of memory and 16 GB for a desktop. > > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > O: 913-829-0888 > H: 913-397-9605 > C: 913-915-3137 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill > Niehaus > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 8:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: RBASE 9.5 and Windows 10 compatibility > > Has anyone tested RBASE 9.5 with Windows 10? > > I have a tablet with Windows 10 and RBASE 9.5 64bit seems pretty slow. > > Is it a compatibility issue or does Windows 10 take more memory which > slows down RBASE? The tablet only has 2 GB memory. > > Thanks. > > Bill Niehaus
