nelson_p@apollo.HP.COM (Peter Nelson) (06/11/90)
From: nfs@cs.Princeton.EDU (Norbert Schlenker)
:When my copy of Windows 3.0 arrived from Microsoft (in 3 days rather
:than the quoted four weeks!), a quick glance at the manual revealed a
:requirement for 6-8Mb of hard disk space. I freed up some space,
:installed the package, and discovered the disk estimates weren't far
:off - C:\WINDOWS ate 7.5Mb of my hard disk. If I want to swap, I need
:(probably) another 2-3Mb of disk space.
:
:But Windows 3.0 doesn't fit that mould. It is another example of the
:software bloat that we have all come to know. Frankly, I don't know
:whether I will install it - I question whether it is worth giving up
:10Mb. I wonder whether others will feel the same way.
YES! I'm glad somebody finally raised this issue! I was
amazed when I saw how much disk space had vanished after
installing Windows 3.0. I haven't done an inventory yet to
discover where it all went but Windows is at least THREE times
as big as the next biggest package I own (probably Zortech
C++, counting all the insert files, libraries, and tools).
Windows is vastly bigger than Desqview 386.
I have a 40 meg drive partitioned into 32 and a 10. I'm not
in any danger of running out yet, but backups have become a real
nuisance. I used to do differential backups and alternate to
a full backup whenever the differential would require more than
a 1.44M diskette (usually about once a week). I use Fastback
and a Full used to take 6 diskettes. Now with Windows it takes
**12** diskettes and a lot more time!
I'm still studying Windows to see whether I can actually use
it productively for anything. I'll issue a review after a while.
So fa,r I'm finding quite a few problems with it, especially running
DOS apps. As I mentioned before, Windows 3.0 apps are hard to
come by and very expen$ive, so for me at least Windows will
live or die depending on how well it can run DOS apps.
---Peter