Re: Code/400 Install Vista

Joe, You of all people surprise me. There will be volumes of books written
about this wonderful experience. Right down your alley.
Jack Derham
Direct Systems, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:11 PM
To: 'Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Code/400 Install Vista

I used Win2K until 2005.  I in fact still have a W2K backup machine,
although XP has proven remarkably stable.  I won't move off of W2K (if at
all) until Vista has three or four years of track record (and a couple of
service packs).

There's a reason Windows XP is supported until 2009 (with extended support
until 2014).  Anybody on the Vista bandwagon now is part of the MSFBTC
(Microsoft Free Beta Testing Corps), especially as far as drivers goes.
Heck, Windows Server 2003 64-bit is years old and still has patchy driver
support.

Joe

From: Holden Tommy

Exactly my point...it's not just IBM that were not given access to the
OS prior to release.  There are lots of hardware vendors scrambling to
build drivers, software vendors making patches to accommodate the OS
changes, etc.  If anyone is to blame...it's M$ for NOT sharing with the
people who have to now support the OS.  There are lots of people who
rushed out to install Vista only to find out their hardware isn't
compatible due to missing/malfunctioning drivers, software doesn't work
because the software vendor didn't have updates...that's one of the
major reasons I never jump in whenever M$ decides to release an OS...i
just let others debug it for me.

Anyone besides me notice that MS is also a disease???