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From: David Dawson on 30 Jun 2007 04:48
CBFalconer wrote:

> Plato wrote:
>> Grumps wrote:
>>
>>> Simple question that I haven't found an answer to yet. I'm
>>> trying to find a simple 56k modem that has a Windows Vista
>>> driver. Every modem I've found so far only states
>>> Win98/SE/2000/ME/XP. Would the XP driver work, or is there a
>>> real Vista modem driver out there somewhere?
>>
>> The XP driver may or may not work. It may even cripple Vista.
>> Best bet is to make sure you have the right drivers first for
>> the new OS you want to use.
>
> Best bet - don't use Vista. Read the EULA and the following links:
>
Re:
<http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt>
<http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423>
<http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html>
<http://kadaitcha.cx/vista/dogsbreakfast/index.html>

I read them all. Wow.
Do you have any references to benchmarks such as were run on a machine with
first XP, then Linux and running Quake and Doom, which have versions for
both OS's? Or maybe comparisons between XP and Vista?

I mean for things like frame rate, video and audio quality.
I ask, because although I don't use Windows personally, I have a friend who
does and he, being a super-gamer, says his games run well on Vista.
I'd really like to find out the degree to which all the DRM degrades
performance in a demonstrable way on a specific app.

Thanks
--
If you wrestle in the mud with a pig,
you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
-- Dave Dawson
From: CBFalconer on 30 Jun 2007 08:17
David Dawson wrote:
> CBFalconer wrote:
>
.... snip ...
>
>> Best bet - don't use Vista. Read the EULA and the following links:
>>
> Re:
> <http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt>
....
>
> I read them all. Wow. Do you have any references to benchmarks
> such as were run on a machine with first XP, then Linux and
> running Quake and Doom, which have versions for both OS's? Or
> maybe comparisons between XP and Vista?

No.
>
> I mean for things like frame rate, video and audio quality. I
> ask, because although I don't use Windows personally, I have a
> friend who does and he, being a super-gamer, says his games run
> well on Vista. I'd really like to find out the degree to which
> all the DRM degrades performance in a demonstrable way on a
> specific app.
>
> Thanks

You're welcome. The purpose is to warn people. I run Ubuntu & W98
only.

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<http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423>
<http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html>
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