Windows 200 outperforms Windows XP
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http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/10/29/011029tcwinxp.xml Kind of "fun" since they recently presented a list of changes to the kernel that should improve performance. Dont they test what they do? /Magnus
Even more fun is that they are the only ones to report a decrease in performance. I didn't make a study of it but I noticed an increased performance in several applications (comparison between clean Win98,Win2K and WinXP) using WinXP. Maybe it is a new disease that forces journalists to badmouth MS instead. Witness several articles about Amazon implying that they dumped Windows in favor of Linux whereas they replaced their Unix system with Linux. :suss:
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http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/10/29/011029tcwinxp.xml Kind of "fun" since they recently presented a list of changes to the kernel that should improve performance. Dont they test what they do? /Magnus
I'm rather skeptical of this test. My own personal experience has been otherwise. Their particular test cases may have been slower, but I think this test primarily tests interactive tasks which, so long as they are faster than a human can perform will not be noticeably slower. The new GUI is slower in some ways. The alpha blending and skining do use more CPU time than previous versions of Windows. Luckily, you can disable it if the speed is that important to you. -- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?
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I think he's saying we shouldn't use the 404Browser because it doesn't have a proper GUI:-D Neville Franks, Author of ED for Windows. Version 4.01 just released, with a C++ Class View that actually works. www.getsoft.com
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As far as I can see (speaking as a Win2k user), there's no "gotta-have" features in XP. Moving from Win31 to Win95 was pretty much a no-brainer. Win98 offered a better plug-n-play capability and USB support. Win2k offered no-reboot network support, NT reliability, and DirectX support. ME offered nothing to existing Win95/98 users, and XP offers nothing to existing Win2K users. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
I haven't seen or used XP, but have just been reading about it. I am a very happy W2K user, however there are a few things which sound interesting to me. Built-in CD/R support, off-line encrypted file support, Internet Firewall, easier configuration of Networks etc, Wireless LAN support, better support for old apps, ability to take control of other XP PC's and finally the new GUI sounds and Explorer enhancements sound worthwhile. As I said this is only from reading magazine articles, but I think I'll give XP on try on me next PC, probably a new Notebook for my birthday later this month. Neville Franks, Author of ED for Windows. Version 4.01 just released, with a C++ Class View that actually works. www.getsoft.com
