Hi, On 16/07/2012 7:53 PM, Mark Trickett wrote:
My comments were prompted by the fact that the biggest competitor to Microsoft's latest versions has been the installed base of prior versions. Given the escalating hardware requirements, and propensity to rape wallets, it would be good to be vendor and OS neutral. The legacy of older versions of Microsoft Widows that will not cope with IPv6, and the relative costs of the upgrades, Linux is looking good to those of us with knowledge and competence.
XP, if fresh, can run quite well on limited hardware so long as it has 1GB of RAM, it is usually quite good -- especially for it's age. And it's support timeframe ends in 2014, so a bit more time to go with it. Lots of older XP machines actually run better with a new installation of Windows 7 too, without any hardware upgrades. Sure, those older machines don't enjoy the benefits of multi-core CPU and mega amounts of RAM by comparison, but it can be quite surprising how well some older machines can perform today. Lots of people don't need the horsepower of today's mid-level machines, let alone the high end ones. Cheers -- Kind Regards AndrewM