mac and pc sucks!!!!

[KThunder]

I'm not a mac fan in any stretch of the imagination but I do have to agree with you. Macs are well made, and well supported. I'd never buy one, but I don't think they are overpriced.

[KThunder]

Yes but Windows should be a lot lot better than it is. Because of the monopoly your stuck with whatever they see fit to give you.

what do you mean by that? how could windows "be a lot lot better than it is"? m$ no longer has a monopoly that is why they came out with windows 7 and are advertizing it as they are. they realize they needed a better product to stop thier losses to mac and linux. and 7 is a fantastic os. as efficient and quick as xp and as pretty as vista.
 
i do like (perfer) an all up os3.9 or aros install to windows of any vintage but if you want 3d games, real 3d games, COD, bioshock2, batman arkham asylam, etc. etc. etc. you need windows, not mac, not linux, not amiga

[KThunder]

I hacked an original xbox controller to work with my pc but it is possible to use a 360 controller too. There are also lots of generic controllers from madkatz and others too.

[KThunder]

The constant upgrade thing used to bug me about pcs, until I got myself into a bit of a groove. I got an AM2+ motherboard with the cheapest athlon64 cpu I could get and basic stuff for everything else. Now every few months I get something new, usually for around 100 bucks or less. Eventually the entire system will have been replaced but I did it in cheap little steps.

I keep my windows install very clean and it is fast. I take care of freinds and family members computers, and I can tell you there is a lot of crap that can slow your computer down. I don't blame the user, some of the toolbars and stuff sound really good, but they really aren't. Toolbars, adware, malware, viruses, all that stuff steals memory and cpu time.

Check your computer often or have it checked. Windows XP and 7 really are very fast, responsive Os's. If they aren't there is something wrong. And complaining doesn't fix it. Don't use a Pc that isn't working properly get it taken care of.

[KThunder]

I was testing some parts a while ago and accidently tossed a 512m ddr2 module in and started win 7 with it. I was testing the motherboard and cpu and noticed that it started booted, and ran perfectly in a half-gig. This included running some diagnostic software including pc wizard, and getiing info on files through dxdiag.
I ran a bunch of windows included programs but nothing major. Windows task manager showed the system was stable and not running out of ram.

[KThunder]

@stefcep2

I think you are making some huge assuptions in most of your points, for example:

"There might be, somewhere. But I doubt it. Windows is programmed by large committees. Big apps are probably the same. Anything done by committee processes is guaranteed to be inefficient."



You apparently have no idea how large apps are written, or what efficient code is. Do you have any examples of this supposed ineffieciency? Or any proof of it.

Should we all ignore new cpu's and ram just because you say so? and what level should we be at? should we all be running g3's or g4's? If so why not 603e's? Is ddr ram ok or should we be using sdram? and how much? we all have different needs but it 64megs ok? or should I only have 2megs?

What I am asking is this: what are you saying here? what hardware do you think is sufficient you everyone, and what os? And why?

[KThunder]

I think (hope) we scared him off

No not really, I'd like to let him play a modern game on one of my pcs. Maybe something like Bioshock or Bioshock 2 on my current rig, then setup one of my P4's and run the same game.

[KThunder]

Iv'e seen powerpoint done well, and poorly. A good professor will use technology, any technology to aid learning, a poor professor will try to use it to teach for them. My Computers and their applications Professor is a mix of the two. Not a very good teacher but great with the tech. He used it to fill in some rather significant gaps, but we learned quite a bit anyway.
Plus he was the bassist in the band Scapegoat (local band) man could he rock!