Comments on: 5 Features Operating Systems Should Have http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/5_features_operating_systems_should_have/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John wiley http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/5_features_operating_systems_should_have/#comment-21415 John wiley Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:41:42 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1303#comment-21415 How about "no boot time' for a PC? My old Apple IIe boots in about 1 sec--that's at about a 4mhz processor to my recolection. My 733 Mhz machine boots just as fast, if not faster than my year-old 2.5 Ghz PC. Your auto is the most complicated single computer on the face of the planet (don't take my word, it's public record). When was the last time you had to ***wait*** for it to boot? Would you buy a car if you had to??? Yes, a SolarPC is on the way too.... How about “no boot time’ for a PC? My old Apple IIe boots in about 1 sec–that’s at about a 4mhz processor to my recolection.
My 733 Mhz machine boots just as fast, if not faster than my year-old 2.5 Ghz PC.

Your auto is the most complicated single computer on the face of the planet (don’t take my word, it’s public record). When was the last time you had to ***wait*** for it to boot?
Would you buy a car if you had to???
Yes, a SolarPC is on the way too….

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