[AccessD] Windows 8

Most of our machines are work are still running XP and Office 2003.
Works fine until you hit the row limits in Excel or something.   I've
never been a fan of upgrading operating systems - well not since the
DOS days anyway. The hardware requirements go up with each new version
and so you are usually not as happy with the new OS on old hardware as
you would be with the New OS on New hardware. With the price of
hardware as low as it is now I thinik it's a better choice to just
replace the enter box OS and all. If you need to upgrade at all that
is. The question is, what do they need to do that they can't do now?

GK

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> The client wants a full version of Office, word and excel for cheap and they
> have been hearing how fast a Linux server is. Two years ago they would have
> never said such a thing. Linux, if they even cared about it, was just for
> geeks. Now they are asking. Android has changed all that.
>
> I have not decided what to tell them yet but if dollars are a concern stick
> with XP until you need new computers would be my first thought.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:08 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8
>
> I never really understood what "their old XP computers do need a face-lift"
> meant. Why?

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Gary Kjos
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