Attached Link: http://www.zaon.com/company/articles/3d_rendering.php

For a perhaps less Linux-centric view from a 3D power user, read "Platform Operating Systems" at Zaon.

Also, I'd take anything about support timeframes with a grain of salt. Microsoft extended some support of 98/ME scheduled to end in 2004 to 2006. It all depends on how fast people migrate.

I'd agree with the idea to go ahead and get P5 while it's cheap and probably plan on needing an OS upgrade, perhaps to have it run at all, but certainly to get the best performance out of it. It may run under 98 and CL is simply trying to reduce the hassle of having to support three (Mac/98/2000/XP) distinctly different OS environments.

I still run 98SE (in addition to 2000) for one hardware/software application--and as a backup in case the 2000 disk hardware goes belly up. In my experience, stability under 98 is hit or miss at best, but like everything else, it depends on your individual setup. I couldn't blame CL for wanting to make it go away.

Message edited on: 02/20/2005 17:22

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