Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 06:21:45 -0500
From: Chuck Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win2000 on Libretto
I have to concur with David - I have Win2K on my Lib110 with 64MB and it
works - I mean everything works, even the video is working perfectly in the
800x480 mode. The problem is that with only 64MB of RAM, Win2K just doesn't
leave any room for Apps - and at the end of the day - that's what I am
interested in. My solution ? Regrettably, I have ordered a non-Libby - I
have owned 3 Libby's (50, 60 and this 110), two personally and one for work
- and enjoyed the run - but I can't see a way to stay with them when they
don't have a product that handles the current crop of O/S and Apps. I had
this one upgraded to a 12GB HD - thanks group !
My Sony Vaio 650 mHz with 256MB RAM arrives Tuesday... :-(
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Chuck Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Director, International Sales - Broadcast Electronics, Inc.
4100 N. 24th Street, Quincy, IL USA 62301
Phone: +1 (217) 224-9600, Fax: +1 786 513-0605
http://www.bdcast.com/
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At 12:00 AM 7/29/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:32:05 -0700 (PDT)
>From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Win2000 on Libretto
>
> > Try it, you'll like it!
>
> Takes about 1 1/2 hours on a 166Mhz PC desktop to install.
> Expect it to be a RAM and HD hog - it'll gobble up almost all of the 64MB
>just to boot, and take anywhere from 500MB - 1GB of HD space (vs. 10-12MB for
>Win95/98 & 100-200MB HD).
> Don't expect it to run any popular games well - DirectX and low-level
> support
>just isn't there. Also, expect drivers not to exist for many of the devices
>you attach - check makers web sites for latest info.
> It still crashes. I crashed my install simply opening and closing the
>various properties & options & menus of what comes with W2K. Believe after an
>hour or two of doing this, it simply barfed when I opened the properites panel
>of something in the device manager, then became increasingly unstable and
>died.
> Expect your Libretto to run like it was 2x slower - at least that's why my
>desktop felt like after W2K got hold of it. Menus, windows, everything just
>feels sluggish, even with 3D effects turned off.
>
> Back to Win95B for me. (I'd also recommend Win98 with 98lite.net as well on
>Librettos, esp. if you want USB support).
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