Re: IBM is so confusing!

If you need to maintain your Vista environment, first RUN, don't talk to the nearest store and get a Windows 7 machine.

Then get a copy of VMware Workstation and you can convert your Vista desktop into a Virtual image.

Then start enjoying the benefits of the next generation XP. I converted all my PC's the weekend Windows 7 went gold and never looked back.

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date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:29:23 -0600
from: "Tom Huff" <tehuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] IBM is so confusing!

I don't have any goats to sacrifice. I do have one horse though. Is it better to upgrade a PC from Vista to Windows 7 or just buy a new machine with Win 7 already installed ?

Tom

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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Shaw
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 5:14 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Clientfor System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] IBM is so confusing!

My experience is that 2 GB on XP is roughly equal to 3 GB on Win 7 32-bit which is roughly equal to maxing out memory on Vista and sacrificing a goat every day. (grin)

Seriously, the upgrade from Vista to Win 7 is worth it for anyone trying to do real work, just for the performance boost. Just my opinion, of course.

Moving from XP to Win 7 is more a matter of support and security concerns, and in my opinion isn't worth doing on most existing hardware.

Sadly, my WDSCI 7.0 installation on Win 7 32-bit runs perfectly, so I can't use that argument to get RDP 8, either. Sigh.

Dave Shaw
Mohawk Industries