Windows 7 and Atom: Happy together
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COMPUTER geeks know what the proverbial “Wintel” portmanteau really means. It’s borne from the idea that software company Microsoft and computer chip giant Intel are in harmony when developing their next generation products. For years, these two have been working closely together to develop applications that complement each other. That is, until Microsoft’s highly-criticized Windows Vista came out.
Not even the much-vaunted Intel Core i7 could save the buggy operating system.
At one point, a laptop manufacturer had the idea of running Windows Vista on a mini-notebook, which of course, didn’t sit well with techie guys who are familiar with the OS’ problems and the notebook computer’s underpowered processor.
But that was before Microsoft launched a beta version of their next generation OS Windows 7. The software firm claims that Windows 7 is capable of running on netbooks, particularly those that have Intel’s Atom processor for ultra-portable computers
Since Microsoft activated a download site for Windows 7, many have tested it on various PCs, mostly on Intel processors and some on AMDs. There are a couple of tests published online on how Windows 7 beta ran on legacy Pentium 4 processors and so far they have worked but only with a few glitches.
