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   Review - 3DMark

   2003 3.2.0 (Apr 30, 2003)

   CyberDoc999, bear in mind that 3DMark is supposed to push your system to the limits, and test for speed of the Next Generation of games (Doom III and the like).
   
   3Dmark programs always appear a bit slow until the hardware catches up with them.

2. Comment - Longhorn Milestone 5 Makes the Rounds

   2003 3.2.0 (May 6, 2003 - 7:41 AM)

   Isn't it funny how the Longhorn leaks come out just when the Longhorn hype dies down?

3. Comment - Longhorn Leak Offers Peek at Windows Future

   2003 3.2.0 (Mar 14, 2003 - 6:25 AM)

   Yeah, XP is far more stable than any other Microsoft OS I have used (even the mighty Win2K had problems occasionally). It is also more stable IMO than Mac OSX (which I am currently testing for possible integration into our Windows 2000 Active Directory forest). I always found that Win 95,98,98Se and ME could be a bit flaky. Anything based on the NT core (NT, 2000 & XP) has always been rock solid. In fact, I think that ME was a case of "Oh crap, we haven't released a Consumer OS in 2 years, we'd better release one quick".
   
   I can't really comment on how reliable Linux is, as I haven't really used it since 1998 (did a lot of project work on it at Uni). I have to admit, the only complaint I ever had about Linux is the lack of support for non-standard hardware, which is less of an issue now.
   I remember the problems I had getting my Aztech soundcard (hey, I was a student and couldn't afford anything better) working.
   
   I am not sure Linux will ever have the impact on the games market that Windows (and the consoles) have had. I am not knocking Linux, it simply wasn't designed for gaming. Ever since MS came up with DirectX, they seem to have been designing their OS's with gaming in mind.
   
   PS, Windows doesn't need to be restarted that much. We have Win2K servers here that have been running 2 years without a reboot. The only reason they have only been running for 2 years is that we only built our current server room 2 years ago.
   
   But, having said that, as Nate (I think) said above, you pick the right tool for the job. If you need (or want) to use Linux and it can do what you need, use Linux. The same goes for Windows, Mac OS, FreeBSD or any OS.

4. Comment - Longhorn Leak Offers Peek at Windows Future

   2003 3.2.0 (Mar 14, 2003 - 5:52 AM)

   Does anyone dispute that Apple stole the User interface from Xerox Parc? Parc had a machine running in the late 70's whose UI bore a striking resemblance to early Macs.

5. Comment - New Windows Automotive, CE Set for Launch

   2003 3.2.0 (Mar 14, 2003 - 5:38 AM)

   Can you imagine if you are going down the Motorway (freeway for American readers) at 100MPh and the car blue screened? Shudder.
   
   Still, it does give the script kiddies more possible machines to use in Denial of Service attacks..

6. Comment - Creative to Play Media2Go

   2003 3.2.0 (Mar 14, 2003 - 5:33 AM)

   Unless the iPod can also play video, it won't be competing. iPod is only competing in the portable music market place.
   
   The only competitor I know of for Media2Go is the Archos Multimedia Jukebox, which plays MPEG4 video.