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Win98 or Win2k?
Lilwolf:
put it this way... 2k sucks for games.... all games...
I have a 850mhz machine at the office with similar stuff as my 1ghz machine at home... 2k at the office, 98 at home.
I have to change parameters to get the classics to run full speed. No special options at all.
I would guess I'm getting 1/3 the fps here as at home.
Also, it doesn't run a ton of games in general.
remember, 2k is a business machine, not a game machines.
BUT!!!
XP is built on the 2k core, but they spend a crap load of time getting it to run MUCH faster for gaming! Still not as fast a 98 (because it's protected memory and such) but MUCH better then 2k.
If you are going to run games 100% of the time... go 98
If you want stablitity and a good development system... go XP
if you only want a good development system... 2k or XP...
Howard_Casto:
What lilwolf said. :)
Remember emulators are games too, they are just very processor intensive as well due to the translation of code. Also something worth noting is 98 has very poor 2d hardware acceleration and xp does. That's why daphne runs so much smoother on xp. Also mame will run smoother, but as lilwolf said if your machine isn't beefy enough it will run slower too.
And for the record I know xp is costly, but it's worth the upgrade. With the exception of windows 3.11 I found it to be the ONLY windows operating system I I felt I was getting my money's worth. If you think there's no diff between 2k and xp think again... I find a new feature every day and I'm a M$ freak. :)
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on July 16, 2002, 12:47:58 pm ---
I'm a M$ freak. :)
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That's true, he's Bill's whipping boy.
Anyway, I just upgraded to XP, it is much better than win2k. It boots really fast too. There are some annoyances, but that;s microsoft. (Is there a way to get rid of the messenger icon in the task bar, I don't use messenger!)
There are issues with XP and 2k with games compared to 98. 98 is MUCH better at games. Many of the games I installed on XP when I first ran them said there maybe in compatibility issues. But they still work.
Minwah:
Maybe I should stick with '98 then. All I'll be using it for is games afterall...
Thanks again :)
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on July 16, 2002, 01:28:04 pm ---
Is there a way to get rid of the messenger icon in the task bar, I don't use messenger!
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LoL ........ If you can't figure that one out there's no hope for ya. ;)