On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:02 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
> Fortunately, my experience with 64-bit Windows 7 has been stellar.
It´s really a matter of common sense... less lines of code execute faster
than more lines of code. I mean... just look at the size of Win2k vs
Win7....
Millon lines of source code:
1996 Windows NT 4.0
11-12[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_lines_of_code#cite_note-Knowing.NET-0>
2000 Windows 2000 more than
29[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_lines_of_code#cite_note-Knowing.NET-0>
2001 Windows XP 45 Win7 50**
Linux kernel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_%28kernel%29> 2.6.35 13.5[8
] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_lines_of_code#cite_note-7>
source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_lines_of_code
**http://www.howmanyarethere.org/how-many-lines-of-code-in-windows-7/
More reading:
http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/windows-xp-vs-vista-vs-7/
"So far three out of these four tests have gone to Windows Xp."
"So with these results, what do you get from all of this? To me, it looks
as though Windows Xp is still the best choice for an operating system. Sure
the others look nicer, but in terms of performance I think Xp is the one to
go with on average. "
(that´s because he didn´t benchmark win2k ;)
The above is REAL benchmarking, with different software, on today´s
hardware, not PERCEIVED, subjective performance.
And one more
Tests Show Win XP Still Fastest for Multicore
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-xp-vista,6895.html
----
one could assume that newer versions of Windows would be better at taking
advantage of symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) systems. Well, yes and no.
Tests conducted by
InfoWorld<http://weblog.infoworld.com/labnotes/archives/2009/01/windows_on_mult_1.html>show
that Windows XP is still the overall performance king even in today’s
quad core PCs. Not only does Windows XP outpace Windows Vista, it also does
better than the current Windows 7
----
If we´re talking virtualization here, it certainly helps if you can run
more VMs at once of LEAN OSs rather than just one or two due to the bloat
of the "new" microsoft OSs.
(that is, of course, if the apps you want to run virtualized can be run on
the older OSs, -that doesn´t happen much with Microsoft apps as it
introduces APIs "planned obsolescence"... but is much more bearable if you
run third party/opensource apps - ie I can run Java6 JDK (6u25) on win2k,
still, along with OpenOffice and compilers like OpenWatcom or Jabaco).
Of course, I don´t want to start an argument with you, and you´re free to
use any OS you choose. I´m just trying to post the rationaly behind the
numbers and my claims wrt performance, which all boil down to "less lines
of code execute faster than more lines of code". :)
FC
--
During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary
act
Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto
Revolucionario
- George Orwell
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