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The Microsoft XP is the first real new platform since the introduction of MS3. It was always necessary to consider the older platforms when writing new programs. XP has gotten away from that. If you hava not tried a good computer with XP Installed, you are in for a treat. My New Dell Humms and Mike Dell doesn't even know me. Get a Dell Dude.

Replace XP with OSX, replace Dell with Mac, and voíla!

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And, as a member of the advertising community, I'd eat a bullet before I'd buy a Dell. That kid is SO ANNOYING! The only thing worse is an anti-smoking commercial (you know there's nuclear waste in cigarette smoke? self_righteous.com). Hell's bells, both those campaigns make me, personally, want to do the EXACT OPPOSITE, just to spite the idiots who put them out.

The Microsoft XP is the first real new platform since the introduction of MS3

I beg to differ. XP is just Win2000 with some fixes to plug 'n Play, some new utilities, and a some minor changes to the "skin".

And deep down it's just NT with bug fixes. NT has always been the choice for anyone doing Photoshop, CAD, or database apps. Win95/98 were never able to utilize more than 128 megs of RAM -- a fatal flaw for anyone running serious programs.

Oddly enough, XP has "compatibility" modes to run programs that require Win95 or 98. It also has a DOS shell that will run any DOS program that doesn't require writing directly to hardware -- which includes most custom database apps.

Try running an Apple II program on your Mac. Try finding one worth the effort.