new Windows soon?

David Dalton

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May 30, 2005, 11:58:54 PM5/30/05

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It has been a while since XP came out and I was wondering if
there are any plans for a new Windows version to come out
soon, or if not knowledge of definite plans, at least rumours.

My niece is plannning to buy a good laptop soon and if a new
Windows release is months away she would prefer to wait
until after it is out to get the laptop, rather than buying a
laptop with XP and have it be obsolete (in her mind) almost
immediately, unless she then paid for an upgrade.

So again I would like to know if there is knowledge of
definite plans for a new Windows release soon, and
if so, when, and if not knowledge of definite plans, at
least what the rumours are.

David

Ghostrider

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May 31, 2005, 2:24:59 AM5/31/05

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David Dalton wrote:

IIRC, Longhorn, the Windows XP replacement, is still a couple
of years in the future. But what makes a computer obsolete is
insufficient hardware. With RAM prices being what they are, get
at least 1 GB of RAM for the laptop. And, the fastest CPU one
can afford at the time of purchase.

seeds

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May 31, 2005, 2:54:37 PM5/31/05

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On Mon, 30 May 2005 23:24:59 -0700, Ghostrider wrote:

windows longhorn is scheduled for 2006 release.

John of Aix

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May 31, 2005, 3:08:22 PM5/31/05

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seeds wrote:
> On Mon, 30 May 2005 23:24:59 -0700, Ghostrider wrote:
>
> windows longhorn is scheduled for 2006 release.

Ah that's good news, I was thinking of updating my Windows 3.0. Is 640k
still enough for everyone?

relic

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May 31, 2005, 3:19:04 PM5/31/05

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Nobody will ever need more than 640K.

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Furaeon

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May 31, 2005, 6:55:04 PM5/31/05

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Longhorn doesn't require all that much. 256 ram is min, 512
recommended. CPU is hard to say, but nothing major. Reason being the
interface and all the effects are rendered on the GPU so the CPU can be
dedicated to system tasks. The latest beta build actually utilizes this
and runs quite nicely.

John Thompson

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May 31, 2005, 7:05:11 PM5/31/05

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On 2005-05-31, Ghostrider <-0...@fitron.142> wrote:
>
> David Dalton wrote:
>
>> It has been a while since XP came out and I was wondering if
>> there are any plans for a new Windows version to come out
>> soon, or if not knowledge of definite plans, at least rumours.

>> So again I would like to know if there is knowledge of

>> definite plans for a new Windows release soon, and
>> if so, when, and if not knowledge of definite plans, at
>> least what the rumours are.

> IIRC, Longhorn, the Windows XP replacement, is still a couple

> of years in the future.

As it has been for several years already. But it's coming! Real Soon Now!

NB: Microsoft is notorious for product delays and missed release dates.
Despite shedding features right and left, Longhorn is firmly holding to
this tradition.

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John (jo...@os2.dhs.org)