[Elecraft] [OT] Windows XP SP3 :<(

[n4lq]

Microsoft introduced SP3 in order to kill XP and make it easier for
corporate Americal to recommend the change to VISTA.
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at insightbb.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S Sacco" <nn4x.steve at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Windows XP SP3 :<(


> This is not a particularly good comparison.  Windows is enormously
> more complicated than the firmware used to drive the K3, and in
> addition, it has to support an almost unlimited combination of
> hardware.
>
> I consider it practically a miracle that Windows works as well as it
> does, but the complexity has not been lost on many video game
> publishers, who have retreated to the more static game consoles.
>
> 73,
>
> Steve NN4X
>
>
>> Even with Microsoft's vast resources they can't release bug free updates.
>> Worth thinking about the next time a K3 software update breaks 
>> something...
>> -----
>> Julian, G4ILO  K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392
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