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Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-26, 21:11

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It's Vista all over again, with DirectX 10 exclusivity. GPU direct access to NVME SSD is promised only on Win11 . At least with Vista, the incentive for new hardware was performance . With Windows 11 that does not hold anymore, so excuses to force HW upgrades had to be found . I think that's …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-26, 20:57

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But Windows 11 does have exciting features such as curved corners on windows and believe it or not a brand new start up sound. There are many new features, like this probably just scratches the surface, and as usual, there will be many new capabilities and improvements at the kernel level. However, …

Re: 8k

Posted on 2021-06-26, 15:37

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! I wonder if there were ever any monitors that both handled and topped off at 800x600 interlaced . I owned a 1986 20” Mitsumi Fixed Frequency color monitor that had been modified for VGA with manual sync adjustment knobs on the front bezel It was originally used at a power plant and became a boss …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-26, 05:32

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2021-06-26, 05:26: Aww, so LGA1366 platform is out of the window and probably some or all AM3+. Probably early Sandy Bridge platform too? Core i7-4810MQ is Haswell and does not seem to be allowed to work , so not looking good for anything older .

Re: Partition software for Win98

Posted on 2021-06-26, 05:11

A bootable Linux live CD is my tool of choice for that (I use fdisk on the command line, but gparted should be fine too ). There is a bit of a learning curve with fdisk under Linux , but it is well worth it in my opinion . My distro of choice for old hardware is Lubuntu . lubuntu-16.04.3-desktop- …

Re: 8k

Posted on 2021-06-26, 05:01

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- CRTs do not have native resolutions This is true, but they did have an "optimal resolution". The manual for my 17" Samsung SyncMaster 795MB states that its optimal resolution is 1024x768 @ 85 Hz. And indeed, its picture is the sharpest when that exact resolution and refresh rate is used. However, …

Re: 8k

Posted on 2021-06-26, 04:40

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https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=316738 1600x1280 was a thing in both CRTS and LCDs of a particular age Many fixed frequency CRTs ran 1600x1280 19XX x 1XXX was a more common max resolution than 20xx resolutions back in the day as well. I say this because I owned cards that supported …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-26, 03:46

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Wait, what? TPM has been around a lot longer than that. Even the Dell Latitude laptops and desktops that came with 2nd gen Core-I CPUs had the option of having a TPM chip. Pretty sure my X79 (3-4th gen) and X99 (5th - 6th gen) motherboards have TPM chips. CPU integrated TPMs are relatively recent . …

Re: Would you be interested in an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming?

Posted on 2021-06-26, 02:17

The whole "we can't take old microarchitectures and remake them on modern fabrication nodes without completely redesigning them" thing is BS. It's been done . Do you have any examples that can be bought at a sensible price? Always interested in alternative x86 hardware. To my knowledge, no 20-year- …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-26, 00:51

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64-bit means P4F needed (2004) TPM means core 8000 needed (2016) Wait, what? TPM has been around a lot longer than that. Even the Dell Latitude laptops and desktops that came with 2nd gen Core-I CPUs had the option of having a TPM chip. Pretty sure my X79 (3-4th gen) and X99 (5th - 6th gen) …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-25, 23:02

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Anyway, looks like x58 is reaching the end of its Windows road unless Opencore and/or Clover can manage to provide UEFI Secure Boot functionality (and there is a TPM module on the motherboard).

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-25, 20:25

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64-bit means P4F needed (2004) TPM means core 8000 needed (2016) There may be other as of yet undisclosed CPU instruction requirements as Microsoft almost certainly did not plan for or test early 64-bit platforms that were never shipped with UEFI/secure boot. Apparently TPM 1.2 will work but will …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-25, 20:16

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Anything 32-bit only CPU is likely either hopeless too old for most modern uses, a slow SOC on an entry-level ultra-mobile device or more often than not both . You can install a 32-bit OS on a 64-bit CPU, you know. I do know that, but you can't install a growing number of Linux distros on 32-bit …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-25, 19:57

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Lots of Windows 10 systems will be "Retro" when Windows 11 is released. 32bit and TPM. The TPM requirement in particular means lots of cheap Linux capable x86-64 hardware on the market in coming years . Anything 32-bit only CPU is likely either hopeless too old for most modern uses, a slow SOC on …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-25, 18:55

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Another reason to get the Pro version https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements Internet connection: Internet connectivity is necessary to perform updates, and to download and use some features.Windows 11 Home edition requires an Internet connection and a Microsoft …

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