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Windows ME or Window 98 or Linux?

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by rmillswebmaster

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There is a lot of discussion revolving around Windows 98, NT, and 2000 --but not very much around Windows ME. Migration to this new er manifestation of Windows 98 is easy and there are powerful features added which are lacking in previous incarnations of Windows. Is there any interest? How about comparing with Linux and other Open Source?

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by thmiuatga

Yes;
There are a lot of discussions about wether to use Windows98/2k/ME/NT or Linux. Win98 is built on top of dos just like it's predecessors. NT is built from scratch. Win2k
is an upgrade of NT and ME is an upgrade of win98. The new additions that separate ME from Win98 can be found in other programs. The system restore is identical to "Go Back" by Adaptec. In all there are about five major
things in ME that differentiate it from Win98.
If you install ME make sure it's a clean install andnot an install on top of 98 or a later edition of Windows or you will have a lot of problems. Also your drivers must be correct for the devices or ME will give you trouble too. Linux is open source. It is not like the microsoft products. If you planto get Linux get a distribution. Linux-Mandrake 6.5/7.0 and 7.2 are good.(I have 6.5 and 7.2).
Linux is fast, stable and rarely crashes. when it does only the application that crashed terminates but the system stays up.
Installation requires more knowledge of your system hardware.As for Open Source you have access to programming packages within the distribution so you can write up your own applications within linux.
You can't do that with Windows.
There is some interest but I think that most people are waiting for the next incarnate of Windows (whistler) instead of going for ME.
I don't think that many are impressed with five additional applications and minor refinements only separating ME from Win98 so most like me are content with the version we use.

by rmillswebmaster

I installed the Promo version Windows ME over the Win98 second edition and have not encoutered any problems. In fact the machine seems to function even better than before. I have had only one major crash but easily recovered from it. The most difficult problem I have encountered has been IE 5.5 and Office2000 fixes and upgrades.

I ama member of the Open Source community and OSDN but have not yet installed Linux or used it. I have however used GSN Visual C++ and Visual Basic compiler with success on Win 98 at home (haven't tested it on Windows ME yet, since it is the critical workstation at work)

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