I still have one application that is XP only. There's an open source project that intends to support the smartcard reader and its data some day....keep thinking when I have time I should look to see if I can contribute, but haven't even had time to try building it.
Only need it like once or twice a year. On 09/19/14 16:33, Adam Levin wrote: > Lawrence, > > I just built a new win 8.1 vm on my new MacBook Air. It works great for those > few windows apps that I need to keep around. I think at this point win 8.1 > is the way to go unless you have specific software that needs an older > version. > > Adam > >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 4:27 PM, "Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng." <lkc...@ksu.edu> >> wrote: >> >> I'm thinking that when the new Mac Mini finally appears...that is where I'm >> going to go next. Though I'll probably end up keeping a Windows 7 VM for >> those few things that can't make the switch :( >> >> I have a couple of Mini-ITX boxes that are dual core Atom's with 4GB of RAM. >> 4GB being the maximum the particular Atom processor supports (the board has >> two SO-DIMM slots...and I have a single 4GB SO-DIMM installed. Had bought a >> pair, the second box came later.) They do pretty well as FreeBSD servers :) >> >> Finally got CARP/HAST stable.... >> >> OTOH, I found that my old Linux laptop that said the maximum memory it >> supported was 4GB, is working with a pair of 4GB SO-DIMMs.... Though wish >> there was an easy way to upgrade it to 64-bit Linux. The main problem I run >> into is hibernation...if the resulting (compressed) save file is too large, >> it >> won't restore from it. >> >> Also looking for somebody that sells quality aftermarket batteries for it. >> >>> On 09/17/14 07:27, Smith, David wrote: >>> You're right, but I think my point still is valid. If you're building from >>> scratch, I still would suggest using the system with the longest lifespan >>> ahead of it, and that's Windows 8.1. The original question didn't mention >>> any compatibility or other pressing reasons to suggest otherwise. >>> >>> David Smith >>> >>>> On Sep 16, 2014, at 6:18 PM, "Mario Obejas" <unix_...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> "Smith, David" <desm...@wustl.edu> writes: >>>> >>>>> Why are you upgrading to an OS that's already pretty close to >>>>> end-of-support? >>>> >>>> I believe you are mistakenly equating Mainstream Support and Extended >>>> Support dates. >>>> >>>> Mainstream Support means new features, and service packs. >>>> Extended Support is the big one: no more security patches, no performance >>>> improvements, nothing. AKA End of Life. >>>> >>>> The end of ‘Extended Support’ is what happened to Windows XP on 8 April >>>> 2014. That won't happen to Windows 7 until 2020, i.e., 5+ years down the >>>> road from here. 5 years can hardly be described as "close to >>>> end-of-support" >>>> >>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle >>>> >>>> >>>> Client Latest update End of End of >>>> OS or service pack mainstream support extended support >>>> >>>> ---------------+-----------------+--------------------+------------------- >>>> >>>> Windows XP Service Pack 3 April 14, 2009 April 8, 2014 >>>> Windows Vista Service Pack 2 April 10, 2012 April 11, 2017 >>>> Windows 7 * Service Pack 1 January 13, 2015 January 14, 2020 >>>> Windows 8 Windows 8.1 January 9, 2018 January 10, 2023 >>>> >>>> >>>> (knocks on wood that ASCII table format does not break) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >> >> -- >> Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Sr. Unix Systems Administrator >> For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally >> _______________________________________________ >> Tech mailing list >> Tech@lists.lopsa.org >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ > -- Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Sr. Unix Systems Administrator For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
