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February 2nd, 2007, 02:30 AM
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Re: OT: VISTA
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February 2nd, 2007, 02:49 AM
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Re: OT: VISTA
Reading that article really pointed out to me how the computer industry has gotten itself turned around and backwards. Why are the hardware makers conforming to a software maker? Shouldn't it be the software trying to get the most out of the hardware? Imagine how far along the graphics card makers could be if they weren't fettered to a piece of software...
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February 2nd, 2007, 05:47 AM
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Use Virtual PC. Run your XP on it.
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February 2nd, 2007, 06:33 AM
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That doesn't work very well for trying to run modern or semi-modern 3d games.
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February 2nd, 2007, 07:11 AM
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I'm sick of Windows. The question you really have to be asking is, "what do I use my PC for that I couldn't do with Linux?"
For me, the answer to that question is "Absolutely nothing, except Space Empires."
Web browsing, email, office applications, mediacentre-type stuff, plenty of good games... all of it can be done with Linux. And if you buy a PC without an OS (ie, without Windoze) installed, you can save yourself some £$E.
What versions of Windows will SE5 actaully run on? My next PC (if and when I can ever afford one) will run Linux for 99% of the time, and then have a small, stripped down Windows partition (running a hooky version of 98 or 2000 or XP, NOT Vista) exclusively for Space Empires. I wouldn't even need to go online with that partition (thus negating any security concerns) - I could up/download turn files on the Linux side and then just reboot to play the game.
I think we should hassle Malfador for a Linux version of se6, definitely.
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February 2nd, 2007, 08:27 AM
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Try out this flowchart.
Thing is at first I thought the second question was to weed out idiots, then I realised it just means that choice doesn't run Vista.
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February 2nd, 2007, 12:54 PM
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THansk Randall. That was a good laugh.
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February 2nd, 2007, 12:57 PM
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According to the readme, SE5 will run on Windows 95.  The real limit is probably DirectX 8.1, which AFAIK isn't available for anything earlier than 98.
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February 2nd, 2007, 01:40 PM
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Point of trivia: the SE3 demo runs on win3.11
(You merely can't register it, since there is no registry)
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February 2nd, 2007, 01:46 PM
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So I could run a dual boot system, with Linux for all my day-to-day computer needs and a minimal win98 install for SE4 and SE5.
Sounds good to me.
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