the big question is whether you have any 16-bit apps you want to run on your
new system. if the answer is yes, then windows 2000 is out of the question
because they've stripped all 16-bit code out.
personally, i'd go with winnt just because it's much more stable than win
95/98 and the 3rd party support just isn't there yet for win2000.
good luck & drop that Matrox II card in your new box, they're sweet.
-----Original Message-----
From: andre boessenkool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:20 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI New version, new hardware?
Good day, all,
Here's a fairly general question I have concerning Mapinfo releases,
hardware etc.
At present I am running MapInfo V 4.5 under Windows 95 (the '4.00.950a'
version!!) on an - almost antique at todays standards - Pentium 133MHz
machine. The most advanced bit of hardware in this machine is a Matrox
Millennium II graphics board, which drives my 19" MAG Innovision screen.
In the framework of my mapping work I am typically adressing files of
between 1 and 10 Mb, while building up map images which consist in most
cases of between 70 and 90 layers. The wait time has been increasing over
the last few years for the image to build up, even if I have switched off a
number of data-dense layers. Presently I have come to a point, where many of
the data files will have to be merged for a wider map coverage and the files
will therefore grow proportionally in size, the thought of which is holding
me back from this drastic step.
The big issue looms now, that I must upgrade. Hardware definitely, operating
system most certainly and possibly also a newer MapInfo release. I am
looking for some additional functionality in MapInfo, such as an easier way
of creating map legend boxes plus the appropriate contents, so I guess I
should be looking at V. 5.00 minimum.
Does anyone have a suggestion in which direction I should look at this
juncture? The hardware part should not be too difficult, I'll just have to
go for a faster box, but the main dilemma would be Win95 v. Win98 v. Win2000
v. Win NT in combination with MI 4.5 v. MI 5.00 v. MI ??
Any comment is highly appreciated.
andré
from: andré boessenkool
CABEX Consult AEC,
po box 101 - vlottenburg 7604
south africa
tel (+27 21) 881 3188
fax (+27 21) 881 3189
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