I will try 9 it has to be better desktop wise, 8 is good for touchscreen tablet and computers
Windows 9 coming out on Sept 30th 2014
- Thread starter bravo14
- Start date
- Status
K5MPH
Member
I'm running windows xp on 3 radio link computers now ...............
And this has what to do with Windows 9?
mmisk
Member
If its stable in vista and 7 & 8 it will be stable in 9
Motorola
Hello.
Motorola software, depending on what it is, is just not stable.
The Issues with RSS were made far worse with Vista, sort of stable with 7.
Windows 9 will need to address legacy software.
In windows 7, the solution was to provide a virtual XP machine under 7.
But, this also happened when windows 95 came out.
I got a few IBM wireless modems that did CDPD, perfect for MDT use.
Just one catch, they were for windows 3.1 and DOS 6.2.
I got them to work with Windows 98 by installing Windows 3.1 and upgrading to 98, leaving the 16 bit legacy intact.
That worked well as long as the limitations were understood.
A restore disc would not work.
With that said, some software was intended for a version of Windows, or a workaround.
That was the real problem with Vista, a major departure and no ready fix.
Some old Motorola software needs DOS, and not a DOS prompt in Windows, but real DOS!
So, it is possible some Motorola software may not run under Windows 9, or 8, or 7.
Try running it under the XP machine.
Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
Hello.
Motorola software, depending on what it is, is just not stable.
The Issues with RSS were made far worse with Vista, sort of stable with 7.
Windows 9 will need to address legacy software.
In windows 7, the solution was to provide a virtual XP machine under 7.
But, this also happened when windows 95 came out.
I got a few IBM wireless modems that did CDPD, perfect for MDT use.
Just one catch, they were for windows 3.1 and DOS 6.2.
I got them to work with Windows 98 by installing Windows 3.1 and upgrading to 98, leaving the 16 bit legacy intact.
That worked well as long as the limitations were understood.
A restore disc would not work.
With that said, some software was intended for a version of Windows, or a workaround.
That was the real problem with Vista, a major departure and no ready fix.
Some old Motorola software needs DOS, and not a DOS prompt in Windows, but real DOS!
So, it is possible some Motorola software may not run under Windows 9, or 8, or 7.
Try running it under the XP machine.
Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
Please don't take this advice....WARNING WARNING!!!
As a long time GNU/Linux user since around 1999, you want nothing to do with Linux and radio.
Sure, if you want to surf the web and listen to a mp3, you can do that.
But if you want to fight with your computer to get it to do what you want it to do, go ahead.
Save yourself the brain strain and install Windows and let everything working just work.
(Before you bash me and say I don't know what I am talking about I advise not. I ran Linux for years with Windows only to come crawling back when I got my senses and so glad I did.)
Hello.
First off, the whole point of the latest efforts is to sync your car, and tablet, and phone.
Very few have actual desktops, the closest thing is a server.
In fact, there is an entire generation that will look at you strange if you show them a desktop, sort of like a rotary dial phone, sure, they work, but what is the point.
The other thing that has all but died, videochat.
When was the last time use used videochat?
AT&T (Picturephone) and later Microsoft, pushed this for years.
VoIP is the replacement for a real landline.
The point of all of this is that things have changed.
Perhaps this is the end of the desktop, and Microsoft has to evolve.
Apple took the lead, and their killer product is the iPhone, not the Mac.
The point is, look at the big picture.
The refrigerator replaced the ice box.
That is called progress.
First off, the whole point of the latest efforts is to sync your car, and tablet, and phone.
Very few have actual desktops, the closest thing is a server.
In fact, there is an entire generation that will look at you strange if you show them a desktop, sort of like a rotary dial phone, sure, they work, but what is the point.
The other thing that has all but died, videochat.
When was the last time use used videochat?
AT&T (Picturephone) and later Microsoft, pushed this for years.
VoIP is the replacement for a real landline.
The point of all of this is that things have changed.
Perhaps this is the end of the desktop, and Microsoft has to evolve.
Apple took the lead, and their killer product is the iPhone, not the Mac.
The point is, look at the big picture.
The refrigerator replaced the ice box.
That is called progress.
There will always be a place for desktop computers. I can't picture engineers, auto designers, aerospace, software development, accountants, dispatchers, photo/video editors, etc, using just smart-phones, or tablets.
As for video chat...I guess you never heard of Skype! Skype had 663 million users by the end of 2010. Microsoft bought them in 2011 for $8.5 billion! Then there's Apple's FaceTime!
Last edited:
WB4CS
Member
And here's where you're wrong: GAMERS. A large percentage of the PC Gaming industry are under the age of 21. Anyone who does PC Gaming (like myself) knows you can't do serious gaming on a tablet or laptop. Gamers use desktops.
My current gaming PC was built last month, and proudly runs Windows 7.
joeuser
The Wretched
Win7 FTW
Kingmobileaudio
Member
can't wait to see Win9. love win8.1 right now!
Hello.
Lets see, you want 24 Gig of RAM?!
Even chromebooks can beat that!
https://play.google.com/store/devic...YYZFQEUnpSD9aRQ94v4rkSv3B1sOuwkt5MaArgx8P8HAQ
You want a pair of 24 inch screens?
There are docking stations that give you up to 7 graphics cards, yes, DDR5.
Look up desktop replacement.
But, MOST gamers do not have the money for a super killer system, so they have a gaming console.
That is why Gamestop is everywhere.
Nokia tried with the N-Gage, but it was not quite a gaming console, and not quite a phone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Gage_(device)
Moore's law should take care of that.
grem467
Member
The 32 gigs is flash storage not working memory. Tiny difference there hoss. Glad to know that you know just as little about the world of IT as you do radio.
MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
If the world was based simply upon what he knew and understood, it would be the size of a golf ball. :roll:
Well I hope for 3 things from 9:
#1 better use for desktops. Like xp they had a touchscreen version, and normal version.
#2 easy use for new users, xp had a easy use for new people with a starters edition.
#3 made for gamers,
8 had the flaw that it was not gamer friendly.
#4 get rid of metro for the desktop.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#1 better use for desktops. Like xp they had a touchscreen version, and normal version.
#2 easy use for new users, xp had a easy use for new people with a starters edition.
#3 made for gamers,
8 had the flaw that it was not gamer friendly.
#4 get rid of metro for the desktop.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Status
