On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:44:11 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in news:h23k34$r8v$1
> @news.eternal-september.org:
>
> > I have not heard that one (about the 1GB being a MS imposed limit)
> > although it might be true. But I'm more inclined to believe it's just a
> > cost issue. 512MB gives MUCH worse performance but, for XP, going up
> > from 1GB doesn't provide that much of a benefit.
> >
>
> http://apcmag.com/microsoft_hobbles_..._ram_limit.htm
>
> http://www.techspot.com/news/31996-m...-ram-limit-on-
> netbooks.html
>
> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mic...book-hardware-
> limits,7889.html
>
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/200...49044840.shtml
>
> It's time to move on to Ubuntu and leave DOS 7 to die a natural death....

Actually for all practical purposes (MS-)DOS 7 died with Win9x - in
this specific case recommending Ubuntu or any other Linux-Distro is
like giving an answer to a question you couldn't know 'cause it hasn't
been asked... as long as you don't have much of clue what the OP plans
to do with his hardware, it doesn't make much sense to recommend the
software, for it might very well be that the OP has certain demands
that are better met by Windows (maybe he's used to MS-Office, loves to
play Diablo II, uses printer XYZ not supported by Linux yet) - an
unconditional recommendation like that is doing the more serious Linux
advocates a disservice...
....and before you jump to conclusions: my main OS is XP Pro (for
pragmatic reasons) but I have installations of Vista and Ubuntu in use
too and thanks to VBox superficially sampled Windows 7 RC, Kubuntu,
OpenSUSE, Fedora, Debian too...

>
> Ubuntu's current release runs like a scalded dog on a Samsung NC10
> netbook....(c;]

Maybe, but would the applications the OP might wish to use run under
Ubuntu too?

T.C.