[ale] [OT] win9x jam -- blood pressure check

[Geoffrey]

J. D. wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com 
> <mailto:volcimaster at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     98 *Server* Edition?
> 
> Horrifying isn't it? That is when one uses 98 as any type of server such 
> as a file server. I was once told that it doesn't have the hard limit of 
> 10 connections like all newer workstation flavored MS OSs do. So people 
> would use it as a server to save money on licenses.. :(

I do the same thing.  I have my clients use Linux to same money on 
licenses... :)

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>     On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:01 AM, J. D. <jdonline at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jdonline at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         Yeah me either. I did service some systems that clients were
>         using as
>         a 98 Server Edition.. It still makes me cringe. :(
> 
>         On 10/9/09, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com
>         <mailto:volcimaster at gmail.com>> wrote:
>          > Must say I never had enough money to have more that 521M RAM
>         on my Win9[5|8]
>          > computers.
>          > WMM
>          >
>          > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:24 PM, J. D. <jdonline at gmail.com
>         <mailto:jdonline at gmail.com>> wrote:
>          >
>          >> a jam was made using nothing but sounds from windows 98 and
>         xp...
>          >>
>          >> http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1802740
>          >>
>          >> When it comes to the win9x kernel it gets very personal with
>         me. After my
>          >> experience with its lack of stability I ran windows nt4.0
>         all the way
>          >> until
>          >> windows 2000 came out. It had issues too but far less than
>         windows nt. At
>          >> least there was a device manager.
>          >>
>          >> Did you know the win9x kernel would blue screen with more
>         than 512mb of
>          >> ram? Also it was recommended to reboot your win9x system
>         every day to
>          >> protect from memory leaks and other stability issues. Win9x was
>          >> microsoft's
>          >> poorest excuse for a kernel and winME is included in the
>         umbrella except
>          >> without the DOS support. I believe millennium is in the top
>         list of worst
>          >> software.
>          >>
>          >>
>          >> J. D.
>          >>
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