On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:13 AM, eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/9/5 Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com>: >> >> Do not put money into a 2001 computer. That's a waste of money IMO. > > Depends. Buy a new box, get Windows 7, update all now incompatible > software, possibly (and sensibly so) choose 64 bit and be forced to > update even more... costly collaterals... one has to have the money > (and workflow need) for that. I don't think it is all that blindingly > obvious. No offense intended btw =) >
Peripherals are the only real worry with Win7, XP software will run under 7 in XP compatibility mode, even on 64 bit. A 2001-era computer isn't worth the cost of labour in repairing it. You can buy a 5-6 year old XP machine for $100-150 these days. Much better to replace with a system that actually has a lifespan ahead of it. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
