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    You can get Windows 7 for $30 as long as you have a .edu email
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sentral View Post
    You can get Windows 7 for $30 as long as you have a .edu email
    Got any details on that?

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    Luckily, I work at a school, so I should be able to get it super cheap. But I have to wait a month or so for the education department to set the prices and all.

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    I think the first wave of people to use W7 are really testers.

    I'll be sticking with XP until M$ stops providing updates, but if I was to switch to W7, I'd probably wait until the first service pack is released.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yarin View Post
    Got any details on that?
    Yea, Windows 7 US Online Store - Student Registration
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    Vista Home Premium ran me $249.99 and yet W7 Pro is only $219.99. I would say that is a significant difference. Perhaps that is just for launch or only for the d/l version?

    Anyways I will be getting it within the next month or two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
    Looks like they reduced the prices compared to Vista. Who's getting it on launch day?
    Oh hell no. I'm sticking with XP for as long as possible.

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    Why are you sticking to XP, if you do not mind saying?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    Why are you sticking to XP, if you do not mind saying?
    Many people won't upgrade until the first service pack comes out.
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    Admittedly, some may not. However, it is already extremely popular, as pre-orders are the biggest ever.
    Besides, Thantos said stick to XP for as long as possible, not upgrade after SP1.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    And what do you care?

    Seriously though, if I feel comfortable and happy about something and it serves my needs, that's often all I require in order to not feel any kind of inclination towards upgrading my system or a certain piece of software.

    If it works and it works for me, why risk breaking it?
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    Simply curious.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bithub
    Many people won't upgrade until the first service pack comes out.
    I regard Windows 7 as something of a mega service pack for Vista. They really should have released it to existing Vista users for free
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    Admittedly, I somewhat agree on that one. It really is what Vista should have been.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

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