Broken down
May 31, 2004
I finally caved and upgraded my 6 year old version of Windows 98 to XP. A few years ago, I completely switched over to Linux for all work-related computer use, but I kept Win98 around for games. Thus, I was never plagued by the instability issues and lack of modern features in Win98, since I did all my real work in Linux. If Windows crashed, it didn't really matter. I could always just restart my game.
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<br>Today, things changed. Now that Microsoft no longer supports Windows 98, the video game manufacturers have stopped as well. My brand new copy of Thief: Deadly Shadows wouldn't run in old 98, so I was forced to upgrade to play it. Luckily, as a student of the UIUC CS Department, I get a free copy for my "research projects," even for my personal computer. Thus, I am writing a paper for publication (on my website) on "Reasons to Upgrade to WinXP from Win98." I already have one data point: To run Thief 3.