If they didn't keep the OS in a perpetual state of chaos and bugginess, they'd never have to sell an upgrade. Same with their applications.
There's a reason this is one of the most successful (albeit immoral) companies in history. -- John John Wright wrote: >Having been appointed to be a WinNT expert by one of my customers way >back in the WinNT 3.51 days I guess I've been a "fool wannabe" for a >long time. The problem is that I've not seen any WinNT version that >lived up to the hype or cost (relative to Win98). Over the past half >dozen years I've developed a downright dislike for all the WinNT >versions. > >Perhaps it's partly Microsoft's motivation to sell us a new OS every >year that deters producing a stable OS version. Being OS independent is >one of the primary reasons I was drawn to Java in the first place. But >as we can see the dream hasn't really hit reality... we still see quirks >across all the various configurations. > >But back on topic... in my opinion Win98SE is still the most reliable >and compatible platform for running Java 3D. > >- John > >David Yazel wrote: > >>Well I do *hope* that Windows XP will become stable and solid and finally >>present a Microsoft solution which works for years. Right now it is not the >>case. >> >>So consider me a "fool wannabe" >> >>Dave Yazel >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: John Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:08 PM >>Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Windows Xp crash >> >>Life is definitely easier using standard Windows 98 SE. It's amazing >>how many fools think 2000 or XP is an "improvement". >> >>(now ducking for cover from all the NT fans flame backs...) >> >>It's too bad Linux is too difficult for the average PC user to use. >> >>- John Wright >>Starfire Research >> >>Blaine Bell wrote: >> >>>yes, in my recent experiences, to solve this problem is simply to not use >>>Windows XP. I have had similar behaviors even without Java3D. Wait until >>> >>a >> >>>few service packs come out, at least that is my opinion. Windows 2000 >>> >>isn't >> >>>as bad, just need to wipe out and reinstall every so often (every month or >>>two). >>> >>>B >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Discussion list for Java 3D API >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrea Baroni >>>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:30 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: [JAVA3D] Windows Xp crash >>> >>>I have this problem: everytime i try to run my application that use the >>>java3d >>>api my sistem, windows xp professional crash! Under windows 2000 or 98se i >>>have >>>no problem with the same application. I tested my driver under OpenGL (i >>> >>use >> >>>opengl version of java3d) and they are ok, any idea?? >>> >>> >>=========================================================================== >> >>>To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the >>> >>body >> >>>of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". >>> >>> >>=========================================================================== >> >>>To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the >>> >>body >> >>>of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". >>> >>=========================================================================== >>To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >>of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". >> >>=========================================================================== >>To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >>of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". >> > >=========================================================================== >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
