From: Bill Abt/CAM/Lotus (Bill_Abt/CAM/Lotus_at_lotus.com)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 15:07:31 EDT
It all depends on what you're doing with the ThinkPad... I wouldn't even
contemplate doing extensive development work on Win9x due to the
instability... NT on a TP is the (in IMHO) best choice for a developer...
BTW, I've a 600E with 160MB running NT 4 with SP4 and IE5... That said, if
I had the choice, I'd run Linux.... Win2000 is not even on the horizon for
me...
Regards,
Bill Abt
Java 2 Development
IBM Centre for Java Technology
IBM Cambridge, MA, USA 02142
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richard
<rpritz_at_rcn.c To: dnb_at_ccs.neu.edu (David N. Blank-Edelman)
om> cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu, (bcc: Bill Abt/CAM/Lotus)
Subject: Re: Win2000 beta 3 PRO
05/27/99
02:58 PM
At 01:16 PM 5/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> Everything is very smooth. Is this enough detail for you?
>
>That was super. I was interested in application/utility compatability
>and stability. Thanks!
Not to revisit old discussions, but I don't understand running NT
(including win2k) on a TP. If you're running windows apps, win9x seems
better.
There are four things I look for in an operating system:
1) Ability to run software. I'm not aware of any "workstation" app that
runs under NT that won't run under win9x.
2) Hardware compability. I'm not aware of any hardware that works under NT
that won't work under win9x. There seems to be hardware that won't work
under NT that will run under win9x.
3) Stability. I have not had any serious stability problems with win98.
Others may not be so lucky.
4) Performance. Is anyone claiming that NT is faster?
I might come to a different conclusion if I were running a server. NT (or
Linux) would be a better choice. Security would be more of an issue. But I
don't think you should be running a server on a TP.
Thinkpad NT fans - what am I missing?
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