- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Nitronia
Posted by: me15ter
Posted by: Nitronia
Edit* and why do people say it will run better on Vista, Vista runs the computer, NOT the applications...
Not to sound rude or anything of the sort, but please try to realize what you're discussing before debating it. I mean, really. It's a VERY basic question you're asking.
You basically rebuffed your own question there. Vista runs the computer, not the applications. The game doesn't run the processor directly, the game doesn't convert keyboard signals into actions the game utilizes, the game doesn't turn on the cooling fans when necessary and shuts them down, right? Same with resources such as DX10. The game doesn't directly control DX10. Processors, especially the newer ones, require the computer to more efficiently manage resources and tasks, therefore, a new OS helps the computer run more efficiently. Which is why you can't say you can run the game just as well on an older OS (or god forbid, NO OS) than a newer one.
I know you might not believe me, but that what kind of what i was trying to say, your comment proved that the OS doesn't run the game better, but the application needs it to run the game, i'm not very good with words so i see what you thought i was saying.
And thanks for Chewy Gumball for correcting me, but:
1)if D stands for disc (which is weird my teachers tell me it's Data) what does disk operating system mean then?
2)If it can emulate it, it's basically just running the computer in DOS (what i was saying) but the only way it could do that,is if you have a computer that could run in DOS(see everything is based on something, which is what i was saying).
Oh and some of you were very rude about this, i no like that...
1. DOS was the first OS, I think. Basicaly, eveything needed to run was on disks.
2. It emulates it so older programs, aswell as command line programs can run. The OS itself has a much different way of operating. Emulating doesn't mean it runs in DOS, just that all the DOS commands are converted into whatever the OS uses, and then executed. A better OS does increase performance. It can reduce ram usage, have faster libraries for games to utilize. There are a whole lot of things, not nescessarily pertaining to the game that can increase performance.