I haven't tried the nifty 3D effects yet, but my guess is they won't work on this, especially given the graphics issue I'm having. Ron Bruce G. Hooke wrote: > I have not yet seen a copy of Windows Vista, but based on what I've read you > can run Vista in a stripped-down mode that makes it a bit less of a resource > hog, but also means doing without most of the more interesting features. Let > me emphasize again, this is just based on what I've read. > > -----Original Message----- > From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net > [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Ron > Miller > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:04 AM > To: Jeff Rutherford > Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] How much of the $2 Billion pie is going to be > yours? > > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I'm running Vista on what my son affectionately calls my "lab rat" PC. > It's an HP Pavilion with 2Ghz Pentium 4 processor and 512 MB of RAM. > Other than the fact that I can't resolve a video problem with the Intel > on-board graphics, it runs fine. In fact, some tasks such as searching the > hard drive, it does very fast. > > Beyond that, after mucking around briefly, I don't see anything truly > compelling about this upgrade. There may be features I haven't discovered > yet, but it looks like the same old Windows to me with a gussied up > front-end. > > To be fair, I have hardly put it through its paces in any significant > fashion, but early returns are that I'm not that impressed. > > Ron > > Ron Miller > Freelance Technology Writing Since 1988 > Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine > > email: ronsmiller at comcast.net > web: http://www.ronsmiller.com > blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com > > Jeff Rutherford wrote: >> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >> ** You too can help the group >> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >From what I've read re: Vista to date, I think that the majority of >>> Vista >> sales will have to be OEMs, simply because Vista is such a resource >> intensive OS, it will slow 95% of currently configured computers to an >> absolute crawl. >> >> I think Vista will have a much longer sales cycle than earlier Windows >> OS upgrades, but the majority of PC manufacturers will make a complete >> switch on January 30th, and every machine will ship with Vista. >> >> It's just that Vista is so resource intensive, Microsoft won't be able >> to sell as many upgrades to existing computers unless you're using a >> high-end gaming PC with tons of memory, a top-of-the-line video card, etc. >> >> Jeff >> >> ------------------------------------ >> Jeff Rutherford Media Relations, LLC >> Jeff Rutherford >> jeff at jeffrutherford.com >> 50 Delabarre Avenue >> Conway, MA 01341 >> tel: 413 369 4128 >> fax: 866 677 4108 >> mobile: 413 475 0087 >> AIM: JeffreyRutherfrd >> Skype ID:JeffRutherford >> ------------------------------------ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net >> [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of >> Robert Heller >> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:48 PM >> To: Nick Braak >> Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] How much of the $2 Billion pie is going to >> be yours? >> >> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >> ** You too can help the group >> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> At Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:28:25 -0500 "Nick Braak" >> <misterlister at nickbraak.com> >> wrote: >> >>> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >>> ** You too can help the group >>> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >>> ** If you did, we all thank you. >>> >>> >>> A just released report predicts that the imminent launch of >>> Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system will generate a >>> staggering $2 Billion in economic activity in Massachusetts in 2007. >>> That's not Microsoft's bounty, it's what they are calling the "Vista >>> Effect" which will benefit many related businesses and will add 5000 IT > jobs this year alone. >>> The report from IDC makes for very interesting reading. There is a >>> good breakdown of the existing technology economy with some pretty >>> impressive stats. Please note that the report was commissioned by >>> Microsoft, and therefore must be taken as partial. Nevertheless the $ >>> and headcounts are big and getting bigger. Most of the activity is in >>> the East, of course, >> yet >>> there must be opportunity for Pioneer Valley folks to get in on the >> action, >>> even the Mac and Unix types, as part of the knock-on or just the >>> general raising of awareness and opening of corporate/institutional > wallets. >>> The full PDF report is here >>> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/docs/01052007MassVista.pdf. >>> >>> There are also reports for New York, New Jersey and Florida at the >>> same >> site >>> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/default.mspx >>> >>> The reports are quite easy to read and IMHO well worth looking at. If >>> nothing else the numbers are encouraging. Perhaps a much needed boost >>> to >> the >>> area might come from this private sector activity, rather than >>> traditional economic development. And when it comes to the private >>> sector you don't >> get >>> much bigger, or wealthier than soft and cuddly ol' Microsoft :-) >>> >>> Feedback is welcome. >> OK, I have a few questions. First of all I know almost nothing about >> Vista -- I've *NEVER* used any flavor of MS-Windows -- I am a 100% >> Linux person (migrated to Linux from UNIX workstations and migrated >> from VAX/VMS to UNIX before that). Also I am wondering about the >> chart on page three (about Vista taking over from NT/2K/XP. >> >> First question: do existing Win32 applications run as-is under Vista? >> Or is Vista really a completely different operating system? One of >> the ongoing bits of Microsoft 'confusion' is the constant renaming of >> software and the abandonment of any sort of release versioning -- one >> has no way of knowing if the new operating system is a major upgrade >> or a minor upgrade -- Win95/Win98/WinMW => 2K == major, 2K => XP >> minor, => Vista ??? I'm wondering if Vista will break applications or >> just be a >> (relatively) 'minor' upgrade. >> >> Second question: given that many people *still* use Win95/Win98 on >> older systems and many people also still use 2K, how realistic is the >> idea that *ALL* MS-Windows users will in fact upgrade to Vista anytime >> in the short run? Or will only people buying new machines be getting >> Vista and Vista upgrade boxes languish on store shelves (much as 2K >> and XP upgrade boxes have)? In other words, how much (realisticly) >> will Microsoft's sales of Vista be OEM copies and how many will be >> retail or upgrade copies? >> >>> Nick Braak >>> Internet Strategist and Commentator >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>> >>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. >>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > >