[RTTY] Windows XP Pro OR Vista?

[Jerry Flanders]

They have another today - an off-lease IBM Pentium 3.2GHz with 
slightly more features, again only 1.99 shipping. This one has two 
serials and one parallel port, but XP Home - $170

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4151771&sku=J158-DT0013

Jerry W4UK

At 11:57 PM 12/7/2008, Andrei Stchislenok wrote:
>I used to buy from tigerdirect, years ago though.
>
>Thanks, Jerry!
>
>Guys, take a look.
>
>
>2008/12/7, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>:
> >
> > Off-lease computer includes XP Pro - $150
> >
> >
> > 
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4259621&sku=L278-10012
> >
> > Jerry W4UK
> >
> > At 08:32 PM 12/7/2008, Les Kalmus wrote:
> > >Get XP Pro. If you can't find one with XP, get one with Vista that is
> > >"downgradeable" to XP.
> > >HP and Dell sell these and there may be other vendors that sell them too.
> > >
> > >Les W2LK
> > >.
> > >
> > >
> > >Andrei Stchislenok wrote:
> > > > Hello al:
> > > >
> > > > I have bad news and good news.
> > > >
> > > > Bad news is my main desktop computer crashed this Friday evening, lost
> > > > everything there, all stuff. It was running Windows XP Pro.
> > > >
> > > > Good news is I can go now and shop around to buy a new one for
> > Christmas
> > > > gift for myself. Oh, well.
> > > >
> > > > Thinking - what OS to purchase? Windows XP Pro or Vista?
> > > >
> > > > Saw plenty of inexpensive computers everywhere running Vista, but
> > scared a
> > > > bit, not familiar.
> > > >
> > > > Heard that not all Ham radio programms are operational with Vista.
> > However,
> > > > progress cannot be stopped; I heard that too.
> > > >
> > > > What should I do? XP or Vista?
> > > >
> > > > Christmas is coming.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts/advises will be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
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