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windows 95 and windows xp

by heathergourd Oct 19, 2010 12:57AM PDT

what are the difference between windows xp and windows 95 when it comes to:
1. speed
2. cpu scheduling
3. memory consumption
4. performance from post to desktop
5. performance
6. installation of os
7.scalability
8. cost

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Sadly

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 21, 2010 5:29AM PDT

That's been done before. As neither are sold today how can you determine COST.

Also, given how most can't install Windows properly is that a factor in your cost?
Bob

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That's a very strange question.

by Kees_B Forum moderator Oct 21, 2010 5:44AM PDT

Can you tell why you want to know it?

If just for yourself, don't hesitate and start experimenting, although for some of your questions you'll have to do some research in the literature. Use a typical 2002 PC to do your experiments. Windows 95 will not install on a new one, for several reasons.

If it's for your work, tell your boss to dump any Windows 95 PC's he still has, regardless of the outcome of any of those questions. That makes them irrelevant.

If it's for school, tell the teacher this questions are ridiculous now. We're in 2010. Moreover, we don't help with homework and assignments.

Kees

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