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I'm teetering on the brink of buying one. The IBM X25-E is very highly rated: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820167013 Although the capacity is small I think an SSD would be best used to boot the OS, and not for applications, so 32 gig would be adequate. Its rated for over 2 million hours and the performance numbers are incredible.

I've never understood why people get excited about this. Both aircraft have radar reflectors that would be deployed any time they were under ground control, and especially in a high-traffic area such as around an air show.

A good example is our record-keeping software which was developed in-house. It has problems with both Vista and 7 because of the tightened security at the folder level.

Windows 7 doesn't really display any better compatability than Vista. I never found anything that I couldn't run under Vista, and 7 is the same. Realistically, if Vista SP2 and Windows 7 could be blind tested I don't think anyone would be able to consistently tell one from the other.

Awesome vid. Awesome plane.

Gorgeous shot.

I'd love an Air Force One skin for this, so I can indulge my fantasy to destroy King Hussein.

God damned child services witches messed with those people in Texas because they had an odd religion (and no proof of child abuse), but they let these jackasses continue to exploit those kids openly.

That is what the beta and RC phases have done. I'm typing this on build 7068 and haven't even bothered upgrading to the RC because its so stable. Unless they jack it up between now and October this should be one of Microsoft's cleanest launches. Edit: To add one thing, the 7 launch will be smoother IMO in large part because driver support is already in place. It tooks months after Vista's launch before a good nVidia driver was released, and even longer to get a Saitek HOTAS driver.

Possibly not. Sometime soon (I was told the date, but I forget) Microsoft is going to end the policy of allowing corporate buyers to downgrade to XP on machines that come with Vista. That means that any new machines deployed above and beyond their existing volume licensing agreements will most likely be Windows 7 (the other option being Vista). Since corporate IT likes a consistent desktop, that will spur major upgrade projects. That will put 7's foot in the door in a way that Vista never enjoyed, and when people use it on a daily basis at work they will be more apt to accept it at home. Add to that the fact that 7 is already getting far better treatment in the press than Vista received (though it is not that much better than Vista to warrant such a turnaround) and the future looks pretty rosy for this new version. For me, I can't tell much of a difference between 7 and Vista on a day to day basis. I think 7 is better for gaming, but at the office Vista, and expecially Vista SP2, has proven to be an excellent OS.

I don't know, but with 7 coming out in October, and with the release candidate looking very good, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of advantage to going to Vista today. One year ago, and two years ago, it was a different matter. Vista has been a good OS for me and most others who have used it.

The only thing more unusual than the camo... ...Matra IRMs?

http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/the-11-most-expensive

TK has posted some screens from a new ThirdWire product here: http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5695

Damn Stary, your work among the most essential for updating the games to a more modern appearance. I can't wait for these new tiles. I wonder if you have had any luck with tweaking the alpha material for the new 1024 version?

I see them all the time in NF campaign missions...

Waiting for 7, or going ahead and installing the release candidate is the right move.

I'm assuming its a DanW skin, but it could be one of his other guys. TW skins have always been great but for so long they were limited to 512x512...

It will be interesting to compare TK's P-51 flight model to that of AvHistory.

Heh...looks like we can officially move to testing now...

Don't be dissing my anthem, mofo!

Meh. Can't really agree with a large portion of that list.

w00t!!!! Happy Birthday!

If it had not been for the F-8, Vought would have gone out of business as a result of the failures of the F6U and F7U. Fortunately they hit a home run!