[extropy-chat] when will computers improve?

[Alfio Puglisi]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Kevin Freels wrote:

>I am using windows98SE because I can;t seem to get myself to pay $200
> for the most recent upgrade to a crappy OS. I can;t use anyhting but
>Windows because the software for my business isn;t availablee for
>anything else.

How complex is that software? If it's simple, there's a good chance that
will run under Wine (a windows emulator for Linux), or some other
emulator/Virtual PC.

>My biggest problem is the stupid 64k maximum allowable system, user, and GDI resources.
>Is this built into the current computer standard (IBM clones), or is it a Windows issue?

It's a windows problem. Actually, I wans't aware that win98 still had it.
It is sure fixed from win2000 on.

>Also, is this a problem with Macs?

No, just a bill gates thing.

Ciao,
Alfio