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10/01/09
Sorry, I'm sure there will be some games to really take advantage of it in a while.
10/01/09
Having just one guy cover PC games by himself results in errors like the 20 people below me have already pointed out.
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2 DX 11 cards that are out on the market.
09/30/09
I love it and I think that it is a great game- especially considering that you can play through the entire game, new and old content included, for free.
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I'm probably wrong, I've been out of the game for a while now, haven't followed DX11 or DX11 cards whatsoever, but Windows 7 RC lists DX11 on my PC with my GTX 285.
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*Edit* edited to appear less douche'y
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DX11 follows the 'strict superset' approach, just like DX10.1 did with DX10: in theory, any DX11 game would run in DX10 hardware, but with some effects disabled.
One of the new features, compute shaders, actually was planned to work with older hardware, and is divided in multiple levels of features, for all hardware versions since DX9. Not sure how the devs. will handle it tough.
Last but not least, there were software-only changes too, improvements on multi-threading support, that don't deppend on what hardware you're using: as long as the game is programmed with the DX11 API, and you're running DX11 in Vista/Win7, you'll see the benefits.
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What if we even actually broke the speed of light barrier? I know, general relativity would collapse and all, but imagine what computers could do without a speed of light limitation? They would be easily accessible time machines, to say the least..
09/30/09
Also, quantum computers will rule the computing world.
09/30/09
And even though it's not the fastest speed possible, its the fastest speed physically possible with the current way technology works. When I referenced speed of light I meant c^2, not in vacuum (fuck latency) although even just c^2 would be amazing.
09/30/09
Awaken from thine imaginary world young man. Computers will never replicate the human brain so forget about creating a universe with living beings... best you can do is create immersive games that are more alive with increased computer controlled characters with increased AI as the programmer decides. AI is nothing but a set of rules, it will operate within those rules that are programmed into it.
All these advances in the world yet we will all be dead and our planet depleted before long because we are not utilizing these resources in a responsible way. Everyone is so used to abusing their planet and taking things for granted that to ask any of us to give up these things for the sake of the planet is next to impossible... by the time people start waking up, its likely going to be too late to fix the problem.
09/30/09
Further more, programing something akin to a brain is not impossible, You must just understand more concepts of a brain then we currently do. This study is not entirely impossible, most things aren't, it is just hard. But if we let little things like that stop us, then we wouldn't have half the things we have today.
Lastly the problems in our world are becoming more and more present in our society, as a whole it's not that we lack a initiative to fix it, its that old people do, because it's hard and they will be too dead to feel the consequences of their actions. I think as it becomes more prevalent that the old people don't care how screwed over we are, the more initiative young people will have to do something about it. If only we could stop the propagated brainwashing though saying "THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO PROVE SHIT LIKE THAT IS FOR US TO BURN"
09/30/09
C, not C^2, and fibre, not vacuum.
11/23/08
11/22/08
When we switched at my work many ppl hold on o XP to the last possible time.. But when they switched they all agreed to that it's better then XP.
So, the ones not liking Vista ar the ones who never tried it for more then 1 week.
It isnt a big difference betwen xp and vista, but vista just make everything go smoother and faster.
11/22/08
Um, the vast majority of PC users?
11/22/08
I mean, come on. If you can't pull $25 out of your ass for two Gigs of memory, I guess you'll complain about anything. The vast majority of people that complain about Vista have a. never used it, or b. have a PC that is not up to spec with older hardware and poor driver support as a result.
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11/22/08
I haven't crashed once, I've got over 300 gigs of music on it and it runs smooth as XP ever did for me on my home comp. Probably even better.
11/22/08
300 Gigs of music?!?!
do share please.
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NOW, with that bit out of the way, let me spill this one out for you before you get high and mighty on me. I use my Mac for writing/recording music (Logic Pro) storing and syncing my music with my iPod touch (iTunes runs best on Mac, I've used the Windows alternative, too buggy) storing and organizing my photos, editing photos (Adobe) browsing the internet (Safari, and Firefox lie next to each other on my dock for user choice, both run smoothly, but I prefer the built in players on Safari though) and of course editing video with iMovie (not the greatest, I've used much better, but for free software, it's kick-you-in-the-face awesome)
I do NOT use my Mac for gaming, otherwise I would've bought a PC. But let me tell you, I used XP for a long time (all my friends are PC gamers) and frankly, Vista was a step down (as we ALL know well) and while you say, "Say what you will about Vista. At least it's not a fucking Mac" I think you need to reorient your thought chain, tell me, do you own a Mac? Or do you just sit and play the PC elitist card like everyone else?
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11/21/08
XP had too many as it were, but it seems that having that one dumb version that is crippled to the rest of the versions take it's toll on people constantly buying games.
I use Vista Ultimate, and I enjoy it immensely, but I can't help but note that there are people who have been scared away MORESO from people's experiences of Home Basic than the bug issue. The Mojave Experiment isn't talking about those experiences, and have swept Home Basic under the rug.
Only that object is a huge mound, sitting under the middle of the rug, and there are guests at the party gawking at it.
Too bad the host is apparently dumb and blind to this fact.
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* No support for two processors
* Backup limitations: No support for ShadowCopy or image-based system backup/recovery.
* No file system encryption
* No desktop deployment tools
* No policy based QoS networking
* No Rights Management Services (RMS) Client
* No control over installation of device drivers
* No network Access Protection Client agent
* No pluggable logon authentication architecture
* No integrated smart card management
* No BitLocker drive encryption support
* No support for worldwide interface languages or simultaneous installations of multiple user interface languages
* No subsystem for UNIX-based applications
* Does not provide Virtual PC Express
* No Windows Ultimate Extras
* Small Business Resources
* Windows fax and scan
* Wireless network provisioning
* Only partial support for Windows Mobility Center
* Cannot join a network domain
* Remote desktop client support, but cannot serve as host
* No group policy support
* No offline files and folders support* No support for scheduled backups or for the backup of files to a network device.
* No Aero user interface (glass, live thumbnails, dynamic windows, etc.)
* No themed slide shows
* No Windows Media Center (recording television, Xbox extensions, HD Movie Maker, and DVD maker) Note: home basic does provide Windows Movie Maker (just not the HD version)
* No new premium games
* Limited to 5 SMB peer network connections (vice the 10 supported by the other editions)
* No tablet PC support
* No Windows Slideshow feature
* Windows Meeting space support is limited to "view only"
* No PC-to-PC synchronization
* No network projection
* No presentation settings
Add the limitations to RAM capacity to the fact that it can't support multiple processors, and you have a gimped system; even if you paid thousands on said system.
11/22/08
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Being as I use BOTH Windows Vista Ultimate AND OSX Snow Leopard, I can say that I prefer the Vista Ultimate more.
But I will also say that I have used Windows Vista Home Basic for 90 days on a dual core a year back, and have used Home Basic another 30 days on a loaner laptop. The experiences (or lack of the Mojave experience) is VIRTUALLY the same experience that others I've talked to describe.
THIS IS A HUGE CATALYST AS TO WHY VISTA IS "EPIC FAIL". From an analytical point of view, one of the biggest reasons why Apple can still laugh with an elitest eye at Microsoft is because they simplified their OS to be available in two flavors: Personal Use & Server. The moment that Microsoft gave 31 flavors, with 30 of the other flavors being gimpy, it compells a power user to go the most expensive route. Sensible computer users are more apt to go the "Apple Tax" route, not because of the price of the OS, but because they know what they are getting.
And that is what I see of Microsoft's BIGGEST problem. It's sad too, when you consider that the PC is "The World's Biggest Indie Gaming Console."
11/22/08
"No support for two processors" for example means no support for 2 physical processors. Vista Home Basic runs on a Quad Core processor just fine, enabling all 4 cores. This limitation is only a problem when running workstation class hardware with dual Xeon or Athlon chips.
11/22/08
It's a big difference between cores and running two cores.
My laptop even notes the difference in running the models Home Basic and Ultimate on the benchmarks alone. I don't even bother using the Windows Experience indicators, since I know there are far better Benchmark testers out there on the market.
While no person needs all of what is on the list, the truth is that most who rely on their computer for work or personal use can/may/will find use for what is on there. I use NetMeetings personally when I decide the need for it, I used the HD MovieMaker (before getting Vegas), and BitLock encryption certainly helps me from when I put travel with files on my laptop in transit from city to city.
Just saying... While I agree that some of the features would not be used, I would argue that there is something there for everyone in the Ultimate package that would make it worth the upgrade (if they'd lower the price... Like Apple, I have come to call it "The Window Tax") That, and from personal experience of using both Home Basic and Ultimate, both are dramatically different experiences.
11/21/08