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to: Jason Hud
from: Timothy Cornett
date: 2007-04-25 04:16:18
subject: SIO and Virtualization

Re: SIO and Virtualization

>   Re: SIO and Virtualization
>   By: Timothy Cornett to Jason Hud on Mon Apr 23 2007 11:08 pm
> 
>  > Re: SIO and Virtualization
> 
>  > > i just bought a computer for my first time this month, a 475 dolla
>  > > that's pretty damn cheap for a 3ghz box with 1 gig of ram and a 16
> 
>  > > sure was better than putting another box together. only downside
>  > > is it came with vista home ;-[
> 
>  > But that may be the only downside, but look at the size of that downsid
> 
> 
> yeah, but all i need to do is put in a video card and i can have xp pro on
> it. [onboard has vista only drivers]

Yeah Microsoft's way of trying to get everybody to run what software they want
you to run.
 
> my son uses it to play warcraft, that's it.. so it's no big deal.
> 
> it is consideribly slower than if it was running xp pro, though

Of that I have no doubt.

- Scotty
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