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theducks · 05-15-2016, 10:46 AM

There are also various levels of 'Will Run' on XP. Total Bomb-out (can't start...No SSE2, crashes during common tasks, crashes only if you do 'X')
(I have:
1 @ that does the 3rd type using Calibre 2.0, and it is slow, even with 2G RAM, 800MHz FSB
1 @ in the first group; an AMD Athelon XP
)

Many XP machines are also too weak by current standards (low RAM, Wimpy CPU, Simple video)

I support Kovids decision to no longer compromise Calibre rich set off features just to make it run on antique systems

And I support the Wolfs recommendation of (skipping Vista) W7 for XP users (closer to the XP UI than W8 or W10 right out of the box , for non- power users)

05-15-2016, 10:46 AM	#41
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,778 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	There are also various levels of 'Will Run' on XP. Total Bomb-out (can't start...No SSE2, crashes during common tasks, crashes only if you do 'X') (I have: 1 @ that does the 3rd type using Calibre 2.0, and it is slow, even with 2G RAM, 800MHz FSB 1 @ in the first group; an AMD Athelon XP ) Many XP machines are also too weak by current standards (low RAM, Wimpy CPU, Simple video) I support Kovids decision to no longer compromise Calibre rich set off features just to make it run on antique systems And I support the Wolfs recommendation of (skipping Vista) W7 for XP users (closer to the XP UI than W8 or W10 right out of the box , for non- power users)