On Jul 16, 2007, at 7:24 PM, Jon Forrest wrote:
The primary reason I run Vista, instead of Linux, is that no version of Linux I've seen looks as good on an LCD screen as Windows with Cleartype. I've run tests on the same hardware, switching between Linux and Windows. It isn't even close.
I don't use Windows myself, but I found these fascinating and instructive. (I hope
that the beowulf list stays away from fonts, but I can't resist.) http://antigrain.com/research/font_rasterization/index.html and this one shows what happens in Vista if you dare to change the screen resolution: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061211/vista-dpi-scaling I was unable to stop ROFL. Yow. -Larry In my informal visual survey of the laptops used by senior technical folks at HPC labs, the Mac is coming out the clear winner. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
