> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: M$ Vista Experiences? > > > -----------------------<snip>----------------------- > Ed Finnell wrote: > > >Just checking. Good, bad, indifferent? Think I'll wait for > the next CPU > >upgrade. > > > ----------------------<unsnip>---------------------- > Aagreed. Second and subsequent builds seem to be less problem-ridden.
Well, since I didn't start this very OFFTOPIC discussion, I feel free to ask why anybody would upgrade to Vista? Or any other version of Windows? I've been 99.9% Windows free at home (on Linux) for a couple of years now. I will grant that I am not the most advanced PC user around. I use OpenOffice.org for my word processing and spreadsheet needs. I've even used the database function in OOo. PostgreSQL works great for a relational database. Firefox is a great browser. Xine (with the appropriate codecs and libdvdcss) will play all my DVDs (but I prefer watching DVDs on my TV using a normal DVD player). I can play all my MP3s. The only thing that I find difficult is "streaming media" (aka Web-radio stations). And I can even do that if the streaming host uses the correct server. The only thing that I cannot do is TurboTax. So I fire up my Win2K on a 1 Ghz PIII to run it once a year. If it ever goes unsupported, then they lose a customer and I go back to doing my taxes by hand. I'm perfectly willing to pay for proprietary, closed-source software if it fits my need. Luckily, Windows does not fit my need any more for the majority of what I do at home. I don't really play any games. If I did, then I'd buy a console to do it. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
