Re: OS? Home, Media or Pro? (was Re: Mobius on an Intel Mac (and more questions))

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

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From: "jeff larson" <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, 18 May, 2006 20:39 PM
Subject: RE: OS? Home, Media or Pro? (was Re: Mobius on an Intel Mac (and 
more questions))


>> From: Stephen Goodman
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>> XP Pro!
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> Why?  Can you name the features of XP Pro that you use?

I tend to have to anticipate any possible use of PCs by a client, but in 
my 
purchase of XP Pro had initially understood that there are less features 
in 
home regarding networking, and had gotten spolt with this under Windows 
2000 
Pro.  I hadn't heard about the Novell support and was relieved to find it 
when I had a client's server box here for some setup.  Win 2000's still 
quite a fine OS but not as stable while capturing or recording large files 
(>200MB).  Conversely I haven't had one crash while manipulating or 
recording the same material under XP.  Also I like having a free Backup 
utility, amongst other things.

Krispin's reference is a good one to start from.  But my needs have to do 
with anticipation of as much as possible.  Thus, "Top End of Current OS" 
usually applies.  I'm slavering to get Vista, which I hear is elegant 
without being too clunky and chunky.

OT, but this inability to either draw (pen broken) or play (middle finger, 
I'm going to get a copy of the x-ray, very rock n roll), the new system 
accepts input from my MD player, and so I'll get some work done on 
remastering the somewhat noisy recording of a live performance on Good 
Friday 2001, at a thing called "Critical Mass".

S.

> I personally use XP Pro but only because I have to connect my machine
> to various corporate networks and I occasionally need to develop using
> IIS (Microsoft's web server).  Otherwise there is nothing about XP Pro
> that I need.
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> For a PC intended primarily for music performance with
> occasional web surfing through a consumer broadband service, you don't
> need Pro.
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