[Jewelry making - Article 00298] - Re: [Orchid] [YAK] Buying a new computer in your future?

[Lynda]

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    Well, admittedly I do not know Bill Husted, but after 15 years as a
    computer consultant, as my only business, jewelry is a hobby, his
    suggestions are wrong. 

    Windows x/p barely runs on 512 so there is no reason to think that
    Longhorn by what ever name it comes out as will run well on 512. 

    Currently many new Intel motherboards do not have the cd/dvd sound
    connection so anyone upgrading will need to buy a separate sound
    card, if they want to hear sound from a DVD or cd, not a video card,
    it is hard to imagine that any operating system will not support
    that change. Intel has always designed hardware with windows in mind,
    which is why AMD users frequently have strange and bizarre random
    errors, it would be strange indeed for intel to change their habits
    now, but AMD will find a way around the new windows. 

    Finally, since cd's or dvd's are a safer way to distribute programs,
    floppy disks are notorious for viruses, so no one distributes
    computers with 3.5" disks except by request. Of course there are
    exceptions, as in the local cheap computer store, but that is not
    consistent with latest and greatest. Finally, there is always a cost
    associated with a new operating system, in hardware, and personnel
    learning curve. I haven't heard anything that suggests that one or
    two stand alones or a small local network will need the new operating
    system.

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