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Subject:Re: subscribe to list From:Liz Bohn <Lbohn -at- UCSD -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 28 Aug 1995 11:58:45 -0700
To Suzanne and others interested in Windows 95:
PC Week, August 21, 1995, has an entire section (ie a 60 page little
magazine) devoted to a discussion on Windows 95. Its lead article is
titled "Proceed with Caution: Wait for the first batch of bug fixes before
broadly deploying Windows 95"
In a nutshell, the article says that Windows 95 is easier to "administer"
than Windows for Workgroups, but Windows 95 is "unreliable" and very buggy;
Windows NT is said to have "tighter security" but is a huge memory hog. PC
Week recommends waiting until bugs are fixed and applications are upgraded
to be compatible with Windows 95. The other option (their suggestion, not
mine!) is to go to Apple System 7.5.1 on a Power Mac!
The lead article compares: Windows 96; System 7.5.1 (Macintosh); OS/2 Warp
Connect; Windows NT Workstation; Windows for Workgroups.
A "must read" before engaging in expensive and potentially frustrating upgrades.
Liz
At 11:19 PM 8/27/95, Suzanne Pyle wrote:
>Hi I have a tools question and would love to get your feedback on 1 or 2 of
>the
>following:
>1. Windows 95 : I've heard some people are waiting to see how it will
>perform; and
>others are sticking to what they know with Windows 3.11 and still others are
>proposing Windows NT. Mmmm. Is Nt and 95 the same, or have similarities?
