XP's implementation of / support for just about every standard, protocol, piece of hardware, drivers, yadda yadda yadda is way improved from Win98.... mind you, if all you do on your computer is play Doom, you probably won't notice much difference :D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey Appleby" <digitalwank@...> To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [elektron] UW & Win98SE (Actual Reply w/out sarcasm) > > There are a lot of people with no reason to upgrade. I was running > 98SE until earlier this year when Doom3 made me upgrade. Now that > I've beaten that game I may go back to 98SE because really I found > 98SE no less unstable than XP and whenever I have to reinstall 98SE I > won't have to call up MS for a new activation code. > > Those minimum specs for XP are a joke. 300MHZ? > > c. > > On Nov 15, 2005, at 4:24 AM, David Davis wrote: > >> In all seriousness, >> why are you running Win98? >> It's an unstable piece of MS-DOS crap! >> Surely you can upgrade to WinXP on your box? >> the minimum System Requirements are listed at >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx >> >> >> -- >> David Davis >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gerald Stevens" <logo64@...> >> To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:45 AM >> Subject: Re: [elektron] UW & Win98SE (Actual Reply w/out sarcasm) >> >> >> >>> Jasper, >>> >>> C6 comes in an ME version, that should work with WIN98SE. Should >>> be on the >>> elektron site. They also recommended some other software... can't >>> find it >>> referecenced right now... that works in 98 as well - but it will >>> cost you >>> ~100$ >>> -gerald >>> >>> On 11/14/05, djdjo000 <djdjo000@...> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hey all! >>>> >>>> My MD is having some swedish surgery right now (I've lit a >>>> candle..:). In >>>> anticipation, I'm checking out what precauses need to be taken. I'm >>>> running >>>> Win98SE right now. I saw the C6 utility won't work on that >>>> system. Is >>>> there >>>> any workaround? Are there any other programs I could use? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Jasper >>>> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- >> ~--> >> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your >> home page >> http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/XkLolB/TM >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ~-> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
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Re: [elektron] UW & Win98SE (Actual Reply w/out sarcasm)
2005-11-15 by David Davis
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