> Win NT is a swiped version of unix in it's core.
It's actualy based on VMS - Cutler, one of the architects of VMS, left
Digital (DEC) and joined Microsoft to became one of the architects on
Windows NT.
Best Wishes,
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Knapp
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:52 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] MS OS versions?
>
>
> richpeet wrote:
> >
> > I am looking at upgrading Win98 2nd edition to XP professional.
> > Ignoring driver avail. as that is a separate issue.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if I will have an increase or a decrease in
> > efficient processing of sound files on an older computer???
>
> I don't use PC's for sound work, but a few general comments.
> Sound processing is shoveling huge amounts of data around.
> And doing it fast.
>
> The two best things you can do with a older computer to
> improve it's processing of sound files is to upgrade the HD's
> to significantly faster ones, and add more real memory.
>
> The third might be a faster processor, but that would highly
> depend on the speed of everything else, particularly bus
> speeds. This would primarily allow more simultaneous
> filtering, if you are set up for that.
>
> The main job of the OS is to get out of the way, so it tends
> to not be a big influence. Win 2000 & XP are MS rolling in
> Win NT to replace the DOS based version. Win NT is a swiped
> version of unix in it's core. I've been testing original mac
> OS against OS X, which is BSD unix. The OS makes little
> difference in processing, the fact my test machine is a dual
> 1GHZ G4 against my 400MHZ G4 makes most all the difference.
> Initially, the ATA drive in the new machine slowed it down,
> very noticeable improvement occurred when we added Ultra 160
> SCSI drives. The unix base in OS X does get in the way a
> little more, the OS is more reluctant to hand I/O over to a
> program than the Mac OS was. If XP is the same way, that
> might create some problems.
>
> I use Win98 in my mac PC emulator, and Win2000 Pro in my Sony
> laptop. Just looking at those two, no way I'd stick with
> Win98 if I had the opportunity to move up. The newer OS has a
> lot more smoothness to it, and that translates into a lot of
> time saved. My guess is, barring some real glitch that moving
> up won't change your actual sound processing much but a bunch
> of little changes in how things work may make it a lot nicer.
>
> Walt
>
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