Windows 8, $39 upgrades
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most AT cases had them, only DX2/4 processors could utilize that feature IIRC.
if you look up DX turbo all you see are fartcan hondas
oh life...
if you look up DX turbo all you see are fartcan hondas
oh life...
Geez, it's been so long I had to look that up - DX2/4. I had a 486 DX2 66 at one point. Let me try and remember here - the DX was the big dog, that's right the SX was neutered.most AT cases had them, only DX2/4 processors could utilize that feature IIRC.
if you look up DX turbo all you see are fartcan hondas
The turd I was referring was at least 3 generations before the 486 came out. 386, 286, 8088. The 286 was a jump from 8 bit to 16 bit processor achitecture. They bastardized some of that in the 386SX/DX and 486 SX/DX on the way to get to full 32 bit architecture. Then came the great 64 bit scam of 10+ years ago - we're just now really getting 64 bit compiled OS and application software with driver support available in the mainstream.
My XT clone was mid 80's classic with an Intel 8088 8 bit processor with a "Turbo" boost button and orange/amber Turbo light. That thing came out just after the Abacus was retired to the Smithsonian.
Well, MS just shot themselves in the foot.
Sell any stock you have, this is the end.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technol...ery-program-download-microsoft-164331963.html
Sell any stock you have, this is the end.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technol...ery-program-download-microsoft-164331963.html
Windows 8 is going to make Windows ME look like a good idea.
This is either the biggest bonehead move in the history of computing or an actual attempt at a desktop-coup, with Microsoft hoping they have enough grunt left to pull everyone, kicking and screaming, towards a locked down PC, iOS style. I installed the prerelease for giggles, and wiped the partition a few hours later. Metro is fine for tablets but is an absolute disaster on a regular PC.
It's been said many times before, but this may actually be a real chance for Linux to gain some ground. Especially with Valve working on native Linux compatibility for Steam and the source engine. Gaming really is one of the last remaining reasons I have Windows installed at all. Except for that, there's nothing else I really need it for that Linux can't do just as well.
The days of 'hard' Linux are over; it mostly 'just works' nowadays. If they can get the mainstream to catch on to that fact there could be some trouble.
This is either the biggest bonehead move in the history of computing or an actual attempt at a desktop-coup, with Microsoft hoping they have enough grunt left to pull everyone, kicking and screaming, towards a locked down PC, iOS style. I installed the prerelease for giggles, and wiped the partition a few hours later. Metro is fine for tablets but is an absolute disaster on a regular PC.
It's been said many times before, but this may actually be a real chance for Linux to gain some ground. Especially with Valve working on native Linux compatibility for Steam and the source engine. Gaming really is one of the last remaining reasons I have Windows installed at all. Except for that, there's nothing else I really need it for that Linux can't do just as well.
The days of 'hard' Linux are over; it mostly 'just works' nowadays. If they can get the mainstream to catch on to that fact there could be some trouble.
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DVD and smart screen are not a deal breaker for me. My new spectreXT doesn't even have a DVD drive. All my software is legit too.
This crap is the dealbreaker for me:
You literally can't have two windows open at once, for example. It's a ground-up UI for a tablet/touch interface, slapped on a PC. They need to do some major retooling for it to be useful on the desktop.
It reminds me of crappy console games that are direct-ported to PC without any thought involved... ones that still ask you to push buttons on the non-existent Playstation controller, for example (Megaman Legends I'm looking at you).
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oooh that looks neat. maybe i should VM it 
Dual, right now you can still do that.
I haven't ripped anything in a couple of years. It started getting more and more difficult. Had no idea DVD Decrypter was still out there. I've got about 300 movies and when streaming became available on the satellite, as few as I watch, it's easier to pay the $4.99 now.
Man, and I was planning on using a ton of those $15 upgrades too.
You can still add media center- it's now just an extra module that you have to pay for and install separate from the OS. The start menu is still there, just hidden. What worries me is the touch-centric interface (even though you can disable it) and the fact that the mouse/keyboard interface relies on binding things to corners and the edges of the screen. It's definitely more single-screen focused than previous versions of Winblowz, which also means multi-screen power users are going to be a bit peeved.
key word "useful"
you wont be able to just pop in a DVD and play it without additional 3rd party software from what it sounds like. from a media center standpoint (IMO) the less additional software you have to deal with, the more stable itll be. i hate that i have to use TotalMedia Theater with win7 to play blu-ray as it is.
Win 7, Vista, and possibly XP SP3(but maybe not), all contain the necessary codecs/software built into the OS to play DVD video. and only need additional software to play blu-rays.
they are going backwards.
you wont be able to just pop in a DVD and play it without additional 3rd party software from what it sounds like. from a media center standpoint (IMO) the less additional software you have to deal with, the more stable itll be. i hate that i have to use TotalMedia Theater with win7 to play blu-ray as it is.
Win 7, Vista, and possibly XP SP3(but maybe not), all contain the necessary codecs/software built into the OS to play DVD video. and only need additional software to play blu-rays.
they are going backwards.
