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- From: hawkes@hillrun.corp.sgi.com (John Hawkes)
- Subject: Re: Release of NT?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.182032.7128@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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- References: <1992Nov5.133307.21634@athena.mit.edu> <9174@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:20:32 GMT
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- In article <9174@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, wct1+@pitt.edu (William C Tom)
- writes:
- |> In article <1992Nov5.133307.21634@athena.mit.edu> dmsilev@athena.mit.edu
- |> (Daniel M Silevitch) writes:
- |> >Does anyone know when NT is supposed to be released. I'm looking
- |> >forward to it. Alternatively, is it possible to get a beta copy
- |> >from MS and later get the release edition?
- |>
- |> WindowsNT went into end-user beta last month. However, Microsoft
- |> is handling only a small number of beta sites at the moment,
-
- I suppose "small number" is relative, but Microsoft claims that 30,000
- copies have been distributed.
-
- |> with the intention of enlarging the beta program over the next
- |> few months. You can get on the waiting list by callin MS, but
- |> your chances of getting a beta are better if you are the IS manager
- |> for a Fortune 500 company than if you are a user in a 10-node LAN.
- |> Alternatively, if you are a developer, you can buy the SDK beta
- |> (which includes the end-user version) for $69 from MS.
-
- My impression is that you qualify as a "developer" if you can write
- a $69 check. There are no hoops to jump through here.
-
- |> MS claims to release NT in the 1st quarter of 1993. I would be amazed
- |> if NT hits the shelves before next summer.
-
- Call the 800 number, write the $69 check, upgrade your system (if
- necessary) to the requisite hardware configuration, and do the install.
- Then you'll have NT right now.
- --
- John Hawkes hawkes@sgi.com
-