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What was wrong with the desktop in 2005?

• wmf 13y ago
  Nothing... when running 2005 software. But due to Gates's Law you probably don't want to run 2013 software on 2005 hardware.
  • x0054 13y ago
    Name one software package (not a game), released in 2012-13, that would not work on a midrange 2005 desktop.
    • karl_gluck 13y ago
      "Work" is pretty broad. Let's define it as "have a productive experience" because any non-period matched programs have issues other than pure compatibility. For example, bring many old DOS programs up on modern hardware and they will "work" but be entirely unusable unless you do something to slow them down. So, 2013 programs that don't "work" on 2005 hardware? Off the top of my head: SolidWorks 2013, VMWARE running Ubuntu 12 on top of Windows, Avid, Visual Studio 2013.
    • coldtea 13y ago
      >So, 2013 programs that don't "work" on 2005 hardware? Off the top of my head: SolidWorks 2013, VMWARE running Ubuntu 12 on top of Windows, Avid, Visual Studio 2013. So basically things 95% of users don't have any need for?
• mikeash 13y ago
  Nothing, it just illustrates the meaningless of the term "desktop-class".