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Posted by Jim Higson on 11/19/53 11:43
Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Jim Higson wrote:
>> Spartanicus wrote:
>>
>>> Jim Higson <jh@333.org> wrote:
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> <snip>
>> (Also, my only Windows computer is a network-attached Pentium II in a
>> cupboard for testing IE over RDP, so rebooting means a walk to the other
>> side of my flat)
>
> Pentium II eh, I don't think you'll be see IE7 on that. Must run
> WinXPSR2 minimum and I cannot imagine what XP would be like on a PII! (A
> little like Win95 on a 286!)
It surprisingly fast. Consider:
* Windows is usually pretty snappy until you actually use and install stuff
on it. This machine is a bare install of XP, so still has that initial
speed. We haven't even bothered with service packs since the box is banned
via a firewall from talking to the outside world.
* It only ever runs IE. No other work is done on it. IE6 is pretty light on
CPU/RAM.
* We access it over RDP, so network speed is more of a factor than CPU speed
anyway.
* A lot of end users run less than cutting edge kit. Sometimes testing on a
slow box gives us a better idea of what they see.
* We get the warm glow of not directly touching a Windows box :)
Now, I wouldn't want to do any *work* on it, but for testing it's perfect.
--
Jim
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