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RE: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
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No this is not it - I have the original question on my box at home I'll
repost it to the list if someone has not done so by the time I get home
tonite.
Drew
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Ayares, Mark wrote:
> Who cares about Windoz!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vettese, Nick A [mailto:NAVETTESE@delinvest.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:17 PM
> To: 'plug@lists.nothinbut.net'
> Subject: RE: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
>
>
> Is this the origanal letter???
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Stack [mailto:charles@codycomp.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 2:04 PM
> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject: Re: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
>
>
> Alas...the problem with Windows...available GDI and User resources. What's
> worse, is that even if you close those programs that are sucking up your
> resources, that your system may or may not recover. Problem's been around
> even in Windows 3.1 days. Win98 has twice as many resource handles as
> 95...NT supposely isn't constrained by this problem. But, on Win95 and
> Win98 (I'm a...ummm....Windows developer)...I'm constantly watching my
> resources. Which brings me to another point...watch the resource monitor
> you use. Some are literal black holes for resources.
>
> What color resolution are you running your system in? Going to "True Color"
> sucks up resources at an alarming rate.
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Ban <aban@voicenet.com>
> To: 'plug@lists.nothinbut.net' <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
> Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:55 PM
> Subject: RE: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
>
>
> >
> >DUCK everyone "it" is gonna start to fly!!
> >
> >I have windows 98 running on a box with 256MB of memory (don't ask why it
> >just happend) but to make a long story short when I boot 98 it uses 70% to
> >80% on boot up alone - if I open outlook, free agent and netscape it runs
> >out of resources - problem I think so!!
> >
> >my $00.02
> >
> >Drew
> >
> >On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Vettese, Nick A wrote:
> >
> >> I know you are all going to hate me but I have to say this:
> >>
> >> What are you doing that you can't keep Windows running. Windows isn't
> that
> >> bad. I am running NT4, 95, 98, and 4 Linux boxes, and the only time I
> have
> >> to reboot Windows is when I load configure or something. You make
> Windows
> >> seem like it has no legs to walk on. I love Linux, and I am doing a hell
> of
> >> a lot of studying to learn more, but if Windows is so bad why does 3/4ths
> of
> >> the world use it. There are many options today, so it can't be the
> reason
> >> it is the only one out there. You have Linux, Unix (all versions), BeOs,
> >> 95, 98, NT, Mac, OS/2, and others. There are many office programs,
> business
> >> program, and anything else that might be needed that runs on other OSs.
> If
> >> all of you are having that many problems then you better leave computers
> to
> >> the more capable.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ray beckler [mailto:rbeckler@erols.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:37 PM
> >> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> >> Subject: Re: [Plug] Ya know, it's a shame..
> >>
> >>
> >> Vale_Kenny@vanguard.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > I use my Linux system about 20-25 hours a week, and I use my NT system
> >> about 3-4
> >> > hours a week. Of that time less than 1% of the time on the Linux box
> is
> >> spent
> >> > in reboots, and 10% in reboots of the NT box. Because NT is such a
> >> complete
> >> > *HOG*, I have to run it on a Pentium II system with a sh1tload of RAM
> and
> >> disk
> >> > space. My Linux system is running on a Pentium 90 system, with half
> the
> >> RAM,
> >> > and slower drives. I mean, yeah, it still runs as fast as the NT
> system,
> >> but I
> >> > can only imagine it on the Pentium II. But I have to keep the damn NT,
> to
> >> use
> >> > it for testing. Pisses me off.
> >> >
> >> > Just a small rant..
> >>
> >> I run win95, linux and SCO opensever on a pentium 166. NEVER have to
> reboot
> >> Linux
> >> or SCO but have daily visits from the blue/black screen of death on win.
> >> Same
> >> thing, I have to keep sindows just for certain applications. Yep, pisses
> me
> >> off
> >> too. Can't be happy all the time.
> >>
> >> ray
> >>
> >>
> >>
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