Xp should have 2 more service packs. Unlike other windows, you don't need to update to vista. In fact xp is all good as long as you have the support for vista. At 06:08 a.m. 20/01/2007, you wrote: >I hesitate to start a debate on upgrading vs staying still. I realize >that this option is not for everyone and I clearly stated that in my >original message. I'm just being realistic about technology. This is >true for anything really, not just computers. > >I do not discount what you are saying and in some cases find myself in >similar situations. For example, I cannot use a certain type of DVD+r on >my Sony DVD player. In order for me to be able to play that certain type >I would have to purchase a $200 DVD player which I do not want to do. >This means of course that until I do or they come down in price, I am >stuck using the single layer DVD+r disks. > >Upgrading computers and operating systems is the same thing. If people >want to use Vista they are recommended to have 1 GB or more of ram. Not >everyone has this or cannot afford it. Because Windows 98/2k/xp runs >with 256 mb and 512 mb just fine, people may not want to upgrade. > >Again, this is not about economy or about blind people being able to >afford or about the right or wrong of it. This is just about the reality >of technology and how it moves. > >Forgive me for being blunt, but anyone who uses a windows 95 or 98 >operating system is sadly behind the times. > >No more will I say on this. > >* x-sight interactive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-01-19 09:35]: >> xp may have dropped down in price, but the computer itself, plus legal >> copies of screenreaders, blah blah blah, you know the trick, you'd be >> spending more than £2500 over here, which, as an 18-year-old college student >> in the uk, i don't even get in a year. > > > >-- >Raul A. Gallegos ... IliwSsmc > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web.
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