From: Bill Abt/CAM/Lotus (Bill_Abt/CAM/Lotus_at_lotus.com)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 15:36:07 EDT
For my purposes it's adequate...
Regards,
Bill Abt
Java 2 Development
IBM Centre for Java Technology
IBM Cambridge, MA, USA 02142
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bill_abt_at_lotus.com
richard
<rpritz_at_rcn.c To: Bill Abt/CAM/Lotus <Bill_Abt/CAM/Lotus_at_lotus.com>,
om> "Steven C. Davis" <scdavis_at_execpc.com>
cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
05/27/99 Subject: Re: Win2000 beta 3 PRO
03:23 PM
At 07:07 PM 5/27/99 +0000, you wrote:
>
>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...
At 02:11 PM 5/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>The primary benefits of NT are stability, performance, and true
>multitasking.
>
>If you're doing development work and are debugging a windows app, problems
>with your app will crash the win '98 OS. NT implements true multitasking
>and the same problem would only crash your app and not the entire OS.
For development work, I agree. I've had no problem with stability running
MS Word, IE5, Eudora, etc., but I can understand that development work
would be an issue. And that Win2000 needs a bit more seasoning (for
example, being a released product) before it's worth considering for
development.
Performance? Do you think NT is faster than '98?
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