Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoSpeed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparisonwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down113
arrow-up1483arrow-down1external-linkSpeed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparisonwww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 months agoI have fond memories of Windows XP working well. Do not have fond memories of the multi-dvd game installations, but I still have my library of physical games. :)
minus-squareMeeech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 months agoNothing sucked more than buying a used game only for it to ask for disc 5 to be inserted to continue, when it only came with 4!
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·10 months agoOh, true, but back then game companies would sell you those single disks you needed. My copy of Baldur’s Gate 2 was missing one that I was able to replace for a few bucks. In hindsight, I kinda miss the awesome customer service that used to exist.
I have fond memories of Windows XP working well.
Do not have fond memories of the multi-dvd game installations, but I still have my library of physical games. :)
Nothing sucked more than buying a used game only for it to ask for disc 5 to be inserted to continue, when it only came with 4!
Oh, true, but back then game companies would sell you those single disks you needed. My copy of Baldur’s Gate 2 was missing one that I was able to replace for a few bucks.
In hindsight, I kinda miss the awesome customer service that used to exist.