Is it worth buying 4GB RAM for an XP machine?

class_a <class_a comcast.net> wrote:

> John Doe wrote:
>> Matt <matt themattfella.xxxyyz.com> wrote:
>>
>>> JAD wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry...was around when
>>>> linux was touted the next big OS, but we all know if you were
>>>> around then that, "LINUX is attitude first, OS second", and that
>>>> kept it from being anything.
>>>
>>> You're still around now, but I don't think you're much aware of
>>> recent moves toward Linux adoption by schools and governments.
>>
>> The completely and utterly dominant position of Windows has only
>> strengthened in commercial markets. And Microsoft deeply discounts
>> the price of Windows for any market it thinks might be important. If
>> Microsoft cares about a particular market where Linux might be
>> chosen over Windows, Microsoft floods that market with cheap or free
>> Windows. Linux being used by a particular school or government is
>> meaningless in the big picture.
>
> You really do talk some crap at times!!

Says a Linux Lunatic.

> The dominant position of Windows is not down to it being a better
> product but because of the underhanded and illegal tactics that
> Microsoft employed to get to that position. Remember the DoJ
> court case in the US?

Yes, I'm not just a troll spewing garbage, I followed that trial for
years and corresponded with the Friend of the Court.



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John Doe wrote:
> class_a <class_a comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> John Doe wrote:
>>> Matt <matt themattfella.xxxyyz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> JAD wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sorry...was around when
>>>>> linux was touted the next big OS, but we all know if you were
>>>>> around then that, "LINUX is attitude first, OS second", and that
>>>>> kept it from being anything.
>>>> You're still around now, but I don't think you're much aware of
>>>> recent moves toward Linux adoption by schools and governments.
>>> The completely and utterly dominant position of Windows has only
>>> strengthened in commercial markets. And Microsoft deeply discounts
>>> the price of Windows for any market it thinks might be important. If
>>> Microsoft cares about a particular market where Linux might be
>>> chosen over Windows, Microsoft floods that market with cheap or free
>>> Windows. Linux being used by a particular school or government is
>>> meaningless in the big picture.
>> You really do talk some crap at times!!
>
> Says a Linux Lunatic.
>
>> The dominant position of Windows is not down to it being a better
>> product but because of the underhanded and illegal tactics that
>> Microsoft employed to get to that position. Remember the DoJ
>> court case in the US?
>
> Yes, I'm not just a troll spewing garbage, I followed that trial for
> years and corresponded with the Friend of the Court.
>
> <Snipped rest of the troll's idiotic rant>

So, back to your usual diversion tactics of not responding to the points
made or the direct questions asked. Is that corner starting to feel too
tight for you?

John Doe wrote:

>> The dominant position of Windows is not down to it being a better
>> product but because of the underhanded and illegal tactics that
>> Microsoft employed to get to that position. Remember the DoJ
>> court case in the US?
>
> Yes, I'm not just a troll spewing garbage, I followed that trial for
> years and corresponded with the Friend of the Court.

Sounds like you have an inside interest. Are you a Microsoft goon?

Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:

> Get 4 gig. It will come in handy when you convert to Linux and a dual
> boot machine.

LOL

Mac Cool wrote:
> Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?:
>
>> Get 4 gig. It will come in handy when you convert to Linux and a dual
>> boot machine.
>
> Why would I want less functionality and stability than I already have with
> XP? The only thing I get with linux is nerd cred and headaches. No thanks.

LOL

Mark wrote:
> On 14 May 2008 23:02:29 GMT, Mac Cool <Mac@2cool.com> wrote:
>
>> I understand that for some reason it will only recognize about 3.5GB but
>> I've read different explanations as to why. According to MS website, XP
>> will use 4 GB. So what's the deal, should I go with 4GB? It's only $30
>> more than 2GB. When I use the memory configurator doohickies they only
>> find compatible memory up to 2GB for my ECS 6100SM but maybe that doesn't
>> mean anything.
>
> I'd consider getting a different motherboard. I've never had an ECS
> board work 100% correctly.
>

I agree

Mac Cool wrote:
> class_a:
>
>>> Why would I want less functionality and stability than I already
>>> have with XP?
>> You're kidding, right?
>
> Why would I be kidding. XP is a 100% stable OS with far more functionality
> and compatibility than any linux distro. There are several times as much
> software available for XP, it has better hardware compatibility, requires
> less work to make work and has better support by huge margin.

I agree

Lee M. wrote:
> "nobody >" <usenetharvested@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:wYmdnYEsqchxDLHVnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@supernews.co m...
>> Mac Cool wrote:
>>> class_a:
>>>
>>>>> Why would I want less functionality and stability than I already
>>>>> have with XP?
>>>> You're kidding, right?
>>> Why would I be kidding. XP is a 100% stable OS with far more
>>> functionality and compatibility than any linux distro. There are several
>>> times as much software available for XP, it has better hardware
>>> compatibility, requires less work to make work and has better support by
>>> huge margin. And when I said it only persists to give nerds a reason to
>>> avoid the sun and their neighbors, I wasn't kidding about that either.
>> IF it was such a "100% stable" (??) opsys, why do I have to reboot my work
>> machine daily (or more) just to be able to print MS Word docs?
>
> My XP box (that I built from scratch) runs 12 hrs/day. I regularly print
> from Word and Excel, Firefox & IE, and Adobe (pdfs). I can't remember the
> last time I had to reboot. I have no need that I can think of to use Linux
> either.
>
>
I agree

Matt wrote:

> Linux continues nowadays for at least two reasons:
>
> 1) It satisfies people who want a rationally and tastefully designed OS,
> including those who grew up on Unix. This you call nerd cred, I guess.
>
> 2) It brings large savings to those who need a lot of copies:
> government, point-of-sale, schools, supercomputers.
>
> Those are footholds from which Linux will not be dislodged.
>

I agree, especially with point 2.

Mac Cool wrote:
>in five years XP didn't crash once.

agreed