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>--- In AN1x-list@y..., DMANX@t... wrote:Yeah, dual processing, stability, etc. -- that's the plan, anyway. It's
> >
> > Please can someone adivise me on the following.
> > Im thining of upgrading from win98 toi win2000,so i can use dual
> processing,multitask,and stability.
>
>So, in other words, you're willing to trade the devil you know for the
>one you don't? ;-)
>
>I can't answer your Win2K vs. WinME vs. Win98 questions but, IMO, I'd
>stick with what works TODAY and let the other play guinea pig. There
>will be ample time to play catch up later on - once the bugs are worked
>out. Vendors such as Yamaha are in this for the long haul - they'll
>offer a working solution sooner or later.
> > I know some xg users are using win2000,but yamaha R&D say stay awayIt's a very bad extension of a terrible trend that arose about 6-7 years
> from it,so why have win2000 drivers on the yamaha web site?
>
>If you review the text which accompanies that Win2K driver you'll
>notice that it refers to the same conditions under which the NT driver
>is posted: It's beta and the won't support it (or take responsibility
>for its performance) until it's certified. I'm uncertain why but this
>appears to be the trend for public beta programs and many of the
>Soundcard vendors exercise the same policy.
>
>Gary, if you see this email...do you know what's the reasoning behind
>this practice - is it just CYA? I know Echo had this policy for
>many, many months while their latest Mac drives were in public beta -
>up until Feb. in fact. Okay, granted the driver has been working fine
>with my Gina...