Hey, at least they finally got a (more or less) realistic minimum value for RAM.

But they omitted one key prerequisite - drivers for all that hardware that comes along with CPUs that run at 1GHz.

at least they finally got a (more or less) realistic minimum value for RAM

Yeah, they made double progress...
Minimum RAM for XP is listed at 128MB, so you have to multiply it by FOUR to make XP decent.
With Win 7, you have multiply 1GB of RAM just by TWO only, and you're fine....LOL

They never say anything about video card, and we know, that running all bells, and whistles on Vista, and 7 needs a video card with at least 256MB of RAM.

Minimum RAM for XP is listed at 128MB, so you have to multiply it by FOUR to make XP decent.

I don't know - I generally say 1Gb for XP, 2Gb if using multi-core CPUs. And 2Gb minimum for Vista/Win7 if you want to take advantage of today's graphics HW and SW.

I totally agree.
128MB (and even 64MB for Home edition of XP) is listed on M$ site as XP requirement.

Originally Posted by broni

I totally agree.
128MB (and even 64MB for Home edition of XP) is listed on M$ site as XP requirement.

And it does work.

My first upgrade was an HP Vectra SL with a P3 processor @ 457 Mhz I believe and 128 Mb RAM.

2000 pro to XP pro.

XP ran as well as 2000 ever ran.

Yes, it works, but painfully slow.
I've seen Vista computer with 512MB of RAM, and it worked too, but it's not the point.

And it does work.

So does dial up.

Originally Posted by broni

Yes, it works, but painfully slow.
I've seen Vista computer with 512MB of RAM, and it worked too, but it's not the point.

My first computer was inherited. Am compaq with win 95 & 32 mb of ram, integrated. My second was a 450 mhz P3 with 384 mb of ram and I put XP on it. It was alright for all I needed it for at the time. I wouldn't advice XP on anything less that 384 mb of ram and preferably 512. Nothing less than 1 gb on Vista and 2 gb recommended. Thats what I think. I'd hate for someone to be in virtual memory all of the time.

Originally Posted by Digerati

So does dial up.

Oh found memories. Or not. You have to admit dial up doesn't work anymore. The internet is too big. It is designed for high speed.

You have to admit dial up doesn't work anymore.

Sure it does.

The internet is too big. It is designed for high speed.

Not really - it is designed for connectivity, data storage, and data transfer. Greater bandwidth is desired, however.