<sigh> exactly why I needed to make this post...occasionally a dinosaur must request a dinosaurs opinion, lol. I remember 95 being the "greatest thing ever" and then hating it...
On Jan 4, 8:58 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't want to reveal being a dinosaur but I go back to the Commodore > 64, ran the bulky 286 and 386, thought winodw 95 was state of the art > at the time, flip with 98 then XP now Vista. So this is what makes me > wary <(word used loosely) of Windows 7. There is no rush for me but > I'd just as soon go out and by a new laptop than upgrade the one I > have. I have time so I'll wait it out. I have tons of software for > XP and now it's sitting in a box, I don't want to waste anymore > money. > > On Jan 4, 10:22 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is the direction I'm leaning, if anyone cares. Just one among > > many reviews, but I am a pretty average user I'd think, so... > > >http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-comp... > > > On Jan 4, 7:31 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Has anyone spent time in the new windows 7? I'm buying a new laptop or > > > netbook in the next couple of days and I have had no experience with > > > windows 7. I can save $30+ with xp or pull the trigger and try the new > > > os. > > > I primarily use my comp for writing, loads of writing. I need > > > something that has a decent word processor and can use and "pull" from > > > a wide variety of sources. So, I'll need the comp to hold and/or > > > access thousands of downloaded articles, sources, and material that I > > > will use quite often. > > > Seriously, I need some advice. I'm familiar with xp and have used it > > > for quite some time, which means I also know it has some pretty strong > > > fails. Does 7 have those or equivalent fails? Is it still too untested > > > or new? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
