Planet Lowyat

As my previous post about 8G RAM upgraded, I did a STRESS TEST on my desktop today.

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My desktop setup:

• Microsoft Windows Vista x64 SP1.
• 8GB physical RAM.
• Non-brand Desktop.

Let me explain what I did:

• More than 75 applications running simultaneously. (Still can’t beat 165 Linux applications)
• Running 2 x VMware ESX 3.0.x(1024MB RAM for each ESX Server) on top of VMware Workstation 6.0.3
• Running 2 x Windows 2003 Server(512MB RAM for each Win2K3) on top of VMware Workstation 6.0.3.
• Running Ubuntu 8.04 beta(1024MB RAM) on top of VMware Workstation 6.0.3.
• Running Windows 2008 Data Center(2048MB RAM) on top of VMware Workstation 6.0.3.
• Running SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (1024MB RAM) on top of VMware Workstation 6.0.3.

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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 is right on track for release in 2010.

Paul Thurrott reported the first external build of Windows 7, the next version of Windows received by him and he took hundred of screenshot.

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I take the opportunity to compare the memory usage between Firefox 2.0.0.12 and Firefox 3 beta 3 on my machine which is running on same Operating System(Windows Vista), same time, same web site(Firefox session) and Firefox 3 show me the amazing result!

FIREFOX version 2.0.0.12

FIREFOX 3 BETA 3

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Ubuntu 8.04 codename Hardy Heron alpha 4 was officially released 2 days back and is now available for download. This alpha 4 released offers an early look at some of the features that will be included in the final 8.04 release, which is scheduled for April 2008.

Personally I took the opportunity to test it on my VMware Workstation 6 today. Please note that please do not enable network setup during Ubuntu installation, the system try to locate for some update that make me wait for more than half an hour. Basically I have found 2 bug in this testing so far.

The first bug I was found is Firefox, according to Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 4 I suppose to have Firefox 3 beta 2 but it’s running on Firefox 2.0.0.10.
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I’m running Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 now!

Yes it’s a Pentium Quad Core 6600, 4GB Ram and Microsoft Windows Vista x64 service pack 1 v668(beta) download from MSDN.

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