My server runs 32GB of ram when I run my optimizations each night and I'm using about 60 - 65% of it. Why are you so angry all of the time? You need to get laid more often.
I've run Windows OS's and MS Office programs since the early 1990's and never heard of Wordpad. But I just looked and it's there. How long has that been around?
Wordpad is more elegant than Notepad. But I like Textpad (a freeware text editor) even better. Textpad can handle large text files - typical of log files from some software - than Notepad or Wordpad.
As per the Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: However, the amazing fact is the simple text editor "Notepad" has been around for so long and is still reliable and popular despite the entry of other advanced word editing software. Please read the following from Wikipedia Again from Wikipedia (Notepad):
Here is an easy example of how a modest system could need/use 18gb RAM: Take a quad-socket server, a cheap one with only 3 DIMMS of ram per socket but 12 DIMMs total. If you were to run 6GB per CPU that is very modest, even a bit lacking - but the total system RAM would be 24gb. With 4 sockets/CPUs you can run a multi-client Windows Server 2003 or 2008 OS and could run 5-10 independent ATS on the same box. My Dell boxes have 9 DIMMs and two CPUs so that's pretty reasonable at 9gb per CPU. Each day of tick data is roughly 2.5-3GB (for the symbols I usually use). To load up a week at a time into memory takes up to 15gigs of RAM which makes 18 a bit light. 777 its pretty reasonable what people do and usually people don't load up crazy RAM or computers just for bragging rights. LOL & +1 on the "need to get laid" comment.
Many versions of Windows have been released, yet Windows XP still tops: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20128371-75/windows-xp-usage-dips-but-its-still-top-os/ Does that mean Windows 7 could not catch up, but Windows 8 is looked forward? http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20129034-75/windows-8-already-eyed-by-many-businesses-says-survey/
Most common in use does not mean best performance. I use 7 every day. A few times per week I have to use an XP box and the difference is substantial. XP has been patched and repatched a gazillion times. It is slow as shit. It is an old dog.
Great post mgoodin. Windows 7 is fantastic, the explorer system is great, it's bug free and is not in your face like Vista (even though I liked that, others didn't). Windows XP is now over a decade old, and there really is no reason to use it with the possible exception of automation, but certainly nothing related to people or trading work.