Matthew Montchalin wrote on Sun, Jul 24, 2005 04:03 AM UTC:
I have heard glowing words of praise about Windows XP; my own brother
loves
it, for instance. And what's this I hear, the next version to come out
is
code-named 'Windows Vista' (?) but I fear that software compatible with
one version won't be compatible with the next. (That is the main
problem
with Windows XP - I can't use Wordperfect 5.1 for DOS unless I format a
wholly separate partition for a world of 'DOS files' safe and separate
unto itself.) Windows XP with all the new doo-dads around will be a
wonderful thing to see. As I said, those little thumbdrives that are
coming out, they're going to be the wave of the future. I don't know
about their lifespans, but that is rarely a concern to anyone anymore.
Maybe there will come a day when you can get 'ChessV' preinstalled on a
thumbdrive, and just plug it into your PC, straight out of the package?