XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux   
   From: bbolsoy@norway.nospam   
      
   Hawk  wrote in   
   news:10nslqbr6eqo512@corp.supernews.com:   
      
   > Nearl J Icarus wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> gbeeton@shaw.ca says...   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>>As soon as XP can run in one meg of memory with no hard drive,   
   >>>>I'll consider looking at it.   
   >>>   
   >>>Why is that an important requirement for you?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> I always thought it was a reflection of the sheer mass of   
   >> resources it takes to even *>boot<* up a wintel machine, let   
   >> alone try using it. BeOS is a good example of how responsive a   
   >> machine can be.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Ever try booting up a copy of Solaris on a Sparcstation?  Talk   
   > about sloooowwww.  Windows XP seems like a speed demon in   
   > comparison.   
   >   
   > Boot speed is really a fairly meaningless metric in regards to   
   > OS stability, performance, and overall capability.  I don't   
   > really care if a machine takes a few extra minutes one way or   
   > the other to boot as long as it works reliably with the   
   > capbilities that I require.   
      
    Why should your PC be any different than your TV, washing machine   
    or micro oven?   
      
      
      
    Regards...   
      
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