Posted on 09/28/2014 8:15:14 PM PDT by dayglored
Microsoft Exec: Windows 9 to be Free for Windows 8 Users
Microsoft has scheduled a special invite-only event for Tuesday, September 30, 2014, where it is widely expected to introduce the next version of its popular desktop operating system (codenamed “Threshold” but popularly referred to as Windows 9)...
According to Indonesian news portal Detik, existing Windows 8 users will be able to upgrade to Microsoft’s next operating system absolutely free of cost. And how exactly do they know this, you ask? Well, Microsoft Indonesia president Andreas Diantoro said so in Jakarta Thursday...
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I would have given much to have a lab like that when I was young! Looks like you have lots of hardware, IC’s, transistors, resisters, capacitors, etc... the world to build things...ha.
No, I was always just struggling to figure out ways to overcome problems with the discards that I was using, I remember trying to figure out DOS, I never understood the stuff, but I would eventually find a way to make things work, but I didn’t enjoy it at all.
It would take me days to or even a week to wade through some problem.
Hardware was easy, you just plug and unplug mostly, hardware never bothered me, the only hassle was being limited to used stuff.
Well, I can see that you were one of the pioneers whether you think so or not..heh.
Used to love to build things myself (although not so good at it) hardware wise especially after the first integrated circuits came out (TTL, DTL, etc). Had lots of fun trying to figure it all out though..ha. Looks like you were having the same fun.
Sounds like you are having a fun time though and that ‘lab’ looks really good to me - wish I had one of those in my early years...ha.
You didn’t list Windows 2000. It was not the same as ME. I thought 2000 Pro was not too shabby once the SP’s were in.
Maybe Windows 9 is just another name for a major Service Pack.
Not changing from Win-7 Pro x64, even if they offered money.
You get what you pay for......
I disagree. Most of the people I know in industry hate windows 8 because they have to unlearn much of what they knew from previous versions, learn a new way to envision finding the same functionality, then relearn where things are in W8. I have worked on Windows machines for 20+ years and found I despised Windows 8 because most of the shortcuts I know from previous versions appeared to be gone. Some I was able to find, others? I gave up looking (on my wife's machine).
Windows classic button solves the problem.
So does Windows 7 - which is what I use for all of my office machines.
My major issue isn’t being unable to fix the problems, but rather being forced to do so by people who obviously didn’t understand or care to understand their user base.
It reminds me of how conservatives are treated by the GOP.
My recollection was that Win2K was in the NT family, not the Win family. While they may have have made it available to consumers, it was essentially a server platform. So, no, it does not belong on that list. If someone wants to evaluate the NT/2K/Server line, I’ll leave that to someone with Enterprise experience.
As for the DOS named versions, I was using the superior CP/M family in those days. So, again, although I did some command line stuff with the early Wins which basically got you back to the DOS, I’ll leave that to someone who actually played with them.
Wonder how what percentage of W8 PCs will be bricked by this “upgrade”? Also, wonder if one has to achieve full Windows 8.1 Update 1 to “upgrade” to Windows 9, or if otherwise you’re out of luck?
It’s lightning fast because your C: drive is a solid state.
Here ya go...
Every member of the NT line of operating systems (NT3.1, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0 ("2000"), "XP", "Vista", 7.0, 8.0, 8.1) had or has a "server" equivalent version.
The ones for consumers were called "Workstation" or "Professional" or "Ultimate", and the chopped down versions were called "Home" or "Home Premium" or "Starter".
The ones for the enterprise went by "Windows Server XXXX" where "XXXX" was 2000, 2003, 2006, 2012, and so on.
But the same basic codebase was used for each pair of consumer and enterprise versions.
The old "DOS-based" line of 1.x, 2.x, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 98SE, and ME were an entirely different codebase -- they weren't operating systems, they were graphical applications layered on top of the DOS operating system. They couldn't function without DOS, although the later versions used less and less of the original DOS functionality. Nonetheless, they were an entirely separate codebase from the NT line.
Tacit admission at just how badly windows 8 sucks...
It’s lightning fast because your C: drive is a solid state.
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I know that. And I highly recommend that upgrade for any old machine despite the fact that you can read all kinds of articles telling you that you are wasting your money with an SSD.
Hopefully you downloaded 8.1?
Why would someone not have already upgraded to 8.1 from 8?
Nice weed scale up there!! :-)
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