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To: pae who wrote (340)	3/10/1998 7:17:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) of 14778

Win NT vs Win95/98..."Win95/98 is quite a bit faster than NT" conitech.com from windows.nt5.general Shawn, Actually that's a good point -and I hope I didn't offend anyone when I said 95/98 is for the "average user" I should have amended that statement -there are a lot of users out there who use both 95/98 and NT -obviously there are pros and cons to both. I believe that the suggestion to go to the NT environment is because of several reasons: 1. NT is more stable -probably due to more limitations on hardware (likewhich brands are supported) 2. Because of its increased hardware requirements (RAM ....) it can support more apps/users. 3. It can support multiple processors. 4. Server support is amazing -a single server can support thousands of users-- 5. Eventually MS would like to see Win95/98 go away in favor of pure 32 bit operating systems (or 64-bit as the case may be) As far as speed goes, I would have to say that Win95/98 is quite a bit faster than NT. But this is concerning applications and their performance -speed differences in OS operation are minimal. Because NT is designed to run networks -it does that better than 95/98, while 95/98 can run apps faster in the foreground. On the issue of the speakers -I was wondering if it was software that would cause the problem. Now if I remember correctly I had a co-worker tell me that you could buy a "converter" for the USB connector to allow them to work as a regular speaker.. but I may be wrong. I don't have any cool toys on my PC's right now -spent all my $$ on RAM! And granted -it defeats the purpose of the USB connection -but better to have them working in the short run than not at all. Jason P Shawn Snyder wrote in message ... >Jason, >I highly respect your knowledge of the NT environment from what I have read in this group. Your answer to my question helped, thank you. However, with what you said in mind I will further my question. Why is it that everything I read says to migrate to the NT environment if your system is capable? I also hear a lot about Win95 crashes and worry about that impending doom. I also hear NT operates faster than '95. That is why I want to get familiar with the NT environment. If NT is more stable and eventually where Bill wants us to go, why not get used to it? > >As far as the Altecs go, if I do migrate to NT4.0 they are the only problem in my path I think. One, because Altec said the 495s will work with NT but the GUI software will not. However, the speakers are connected by USB and ,as far as I know, NT4.0 does not support that feature. The sound card is a Creative Labs AWE 64 VALUE Card and I have had problems finding the NT drivers for that as well. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >Shawn Snyder

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