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- From: gelderd@acf3.nyu.edu (Dirk Van Gelder)
- Subject: Re: Is Windows NT worth the trouble?
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:53:57 GMT
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- harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp) writes:
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- >Recently I have been reading articles on Windows NT and most say that this
- >will be the best thing since sliced bread. I have also been considering
- >Microsoft's offer for the NT beta at $69 because when the final release
- >ships they will send you that for free (I guess NT will retail somewhere
- >around $200 from what I have heard).
-
- >They say that the beta requires 12MB of ram and likes 16MB. Right now I
- >only have 8. I have been thinking for the past several months of making
- >the jump to 16 anyway. Is NT a good enough reason to go ahead and do it?
-
- >Any information would be greatly appreciated.
-
- > DISCLAIMER:
- >Sean Harp |------------------------------------|
- >E-mail harp@utkux.utcc.utk.edu | The views, opinions, and sometimes |
- >University of Tennessee | silly questions stated above do |
- > | not represent in any way those of |
- > | Sinead O'Connor or any other |
- > | Pope-bashing individuals |
- > | with no hair. |
- > |------------------------------------|
- Yes, NT is worth the trouble and the money. The beta version has
- just been delivered which runs in 8 M of memory, which should be good
- news for you. The big thing is to get NT now and start learning the
- VMSlike memory management and system services that are part of the OS.
- The system comes only on a CDROM, so that is a consideration. There are
- also 14 manuals on the CDR, along with alllll of microsoft's software
- like C/C++ V7 which by itself costs $139.00<0.). This is the future.
- Enjoy it now.
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