why does there seem like there are fewer programs and games?
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Because now the bigger ones cost as much as a movie to make.  With limited funding, there are fewer games.
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Looks like they are gone. Here are some more sites with free software. You may have to pick though many of the programs to separate the totally free ones from those who charge a price.
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Macs. They don't need any updating for the games usually, unlike Windows based computers. They make them so they'll run on any Mac that can run the most current OS and in my experience, an iMac running Black and White has a frame rate twice as high as an E-machine with windows XP running the same game. Both systems were purchased the same summer and everything. I found this interesting. The only downfall is companies that make games don't often make them for Mac due to the lack of Mac users, which should change soon due to the increase in people realizing windows is a crap operating system. But if you want a computer that all that it is decent (and I use the term decent loosly) for is games, then get a Windows based OS, and prepare to change the video card as well as basically the entire contents of the CPU (PC means personal computer, not windows computer :P)
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There are not enough of them...
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Probably because games are recreational, entertaining activities, whereas education is work. I would venture to guess, however, that such is not the case for all people.
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Not in new programs, but in some old programs like for the military in large businesses. Even some punch card computers are operational.
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Well, There are a lot of people finding programs. The best way would be to speak to a privet investagator they have access to some used databases.
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It's by opposition to hardware.\n\nHardware = all the physical bits of computers (screen, chips, sound cards, keyboard and so on)\n\nSoftware = all the programmes, ie coded instructions
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don't think so, there is a big Linux/Unix sector. and that sector doesnot uses .NET. And on windows there is a big sector using i.e. PHP, Javs ...
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Too many other programs running, not enough ram....etc
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Check for minimum and recommended system requirements for these games ... hardware as also software ... java issues or active x ... \nfind out if everything's in order
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there are a tonne of them, but because they're not as big as the ones you mentioned they probably wouldn't be of use as a main operating system because the support/compatibility isn't there:\nhttp://www.freebyte.com/operatingsystems/\n\ntake your pick from just about 100 of them on that page alone!
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Yes. There are quite a few, BUT they only run games at less than 50% the normal speed. You can try them in the link below.
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No.  Just Generals takes up more than a gig.  Zero Hour takes up 1.2+ gigs.  Sorry.
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For what game/program?
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There are a few possiblities \n\n1. Not enough memory \n\n2. Spyware or Virus ( use anti-virus software to find out)
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Yeah.. search google for abandonware.. you'll find it on one of the abandonware sites pretty quickly.. try home of the underdogs.