[dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...

What operating system doesn't run great on a power machine with 8 gigs of RAM and an SSD drive? :p

- Hans


On 2013-03-13, at 2:49 AM, "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Jim
> 
> Put them on eBay. Vista worked well given the right hardware (which excluded
> most laptops). Most troubles were caused by using outdated XP-style machines
> with little ram and slow HDD.
> I only changed from Vista on my home machine (Lenovo, 8 GB) to have Windows
> 8 running.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
> Sendt: 13. marts 2013 03:44
> Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...
> 
> Hi Hans:
> 
> I have a couple Professional Vista packages, brand new, never opened. I
> wonder if I should give them to Sally Anne, and wonder whether they will
> keep them, attempt to sell them or will they just throw them out? (...more
> dangerous than a land-mine...) ;-)
> 
> Personally, I am now waiting for Windows 9.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:19 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...
> 
> No Vista jokes? Anyone? :)
> 
> - Hans
> 
> 
> On 2013-03-12, at 2:26 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> wrote:
> 
>> Or  SP3?
>> 
>> On 12 Mar 2013 at 15:37, Tina Norris Fields wrote:
>> 
>>> the problems.  What's a completely stable OS with no bugs called?
> Obsolete! 
> 
> 
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