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By Ina Fried, News.com
Posted on ZDNet News: Feb 19, 2004 12:47:00 AM

Microsoft said it will unveil the hardware requirements needed to run Longhorn--the next version of Windows--at a May developer conference.

In an e-mail, the software maker said it will outline the required specifications for computers to run Windows at WinHEC (the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference), which takes place May 4 to May 7 in Seattle.

In a promotional e-mail for the conference, Microsoft said hardware and driver developers could "get the first close look" at Longhorn. In addition to the system requirements, the Redmond, Wash., company said it will detail how to write the drivers needed to connect hardware in Longhorn, along with "future directions for mobile computing and Tablet PCs, Media Center Edition, 64-bit Windows" and embedded versions of Windows.

Microsoft released a developers' preview of the software at its Professional Developers Conference last fall and has promised that the first beta, or test, version will be made available this summer. The company has not said when a final version of Longhorn will arrive, but analysts expect that it will be late 2005 or 2006.

The company has billed Longhorn as the biggest advance for Windows since Windows 95. The operating system features three major upgrades--a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon, a new communications architecture called Indigo and a new file system known as WinFS.

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Well no, but Jay Cash   | 02/18/04
Anxiously awaiting this... Mike Cox   | 02/18/04
Huh... Harvey Birdman   | 02/18/04
Naw, the hula hoop far outranked it Jay Cash   | 02/18/04
yep      | 02/18/04
How does a grape crush its competitiors? Jay Cash   | 02/19/04
Wasn't there a guy named.... Chris Moller   | 02/19/04
Scary IT_User   | 02/19/04
Yeah Yagotta B. Kidding   | 02/19/04
2 Thumbs Up, Mike Cox! GraysonPeddie   | 02/18/04
Yes, it's the future of computing. Anton Philidor   | 02/18/04
Master of understatement Jay Cash   | 02/19/04
Not his best effort IT_User   | 02/19/04
Microsoft does care for Widows and Orphans Anton Philidor   | 02/19/04
The capitalized stock IT_User   | 02/19/04
What? prrawlins   | 02/19/04
Clever, but.... Jigamafloo   | 02/20/04
you said the same thing about xp stephen732@...   | 02/18/04
ROFLMAO JWatson77   | 02/19/04
WinME prrawlins   | 02/19/04
hehe Lunpa   | 02/22/04
Market analysis, Detroit style IT_User   | 02/19/04
Fine form Yagotta B. Kidding   | 02/19/04
Oh man mabricen   | 04/01/04
Yes. Yes it is. Harvey Birdman   | 02/18/04
No more for me thank you! MkIIISupra   | 02/18/04
Gee whiz, that's fantastic.      | 02/18/04
You missed it? MkIIISupra   | 02/18/04
uh... quietLee   | 02/19/04
One more thing.... MkIIISupra   | 02/18/04
And Yet Another Thing Or Two bc_bc   | 02/19/04
huh? JoeMama_z   | 02/20/04
I need help.. Arrg   | 02/19/04
Mixed results MkIIISupra   | 02/19/04
Brought to you by Prester John Jay Cash   | 02/18/04
Why bother to check? Franklin_z   | 02/18/04
Is your PC ready for Longhorn? Loverock Davidson   | 02/18/04
yo crackhead! stephen732@...   | 02/18/04
Think again! GraysonPeddie   | 02/18/04
You CAN, but WOULD you Jay Cash   | 02/19/04
Read again! IT_User   | 02/19/04
I know Games are the only thing holding me to MS voska   | 02/19/04
I play ET everyday on linux Arrg   | 02/19/04
Yes you can, nothing stops you voska   | 02/19/04
This is getting ridiculous Michael Kelly   | 02/19/04
Not Really bit_rot   | 02/19/04
Oops! chiishen   | 02/19/04
Hippocrates? Jack-Booted EULA   | 02/19/04
Maybe it has to do with the oath they all swear? IT_User   | 02/19/04
Will be building one in the future for Longhorn idnew2008@...   | 02/18/04
Dual 10Ghz Processors, 30GB RAM with a 1.6Ghz system bus NT Admin   | 02/19/04
And it will be as fast as Update victim   | 02/19/04
I can't wait to get my new laptop! GraysonPeddie   | 02/18/04
LOL stephen732@...   | 02/18/04
Will be buying it... idnew2008@...   | 02/18/04
that's the ticket stephen732@...   | 02/18/04
I'll buy it JWatson77   | 02/19/04
Need an OS-free computer? pixelpshr   | 02/19/04
Yes I do JWatson77   | 02/19/04
Personally I'd take the OS from MS voska   | 02/19/04
Personaly - I'd like to be able to make that choice (NT) JWatson77   | 02/19/04
Don't buy DELL then voska   | 02/19/04
Indeed... Zogg   | 02/20/04
Ohh boy, here they go again .... michael-t   | 02/18/04
Great, another masterpiece ahead! pa2004   | 02/18/04
Hmm tjrc   | 02/18/04
Tower of Pisa! Jay Cash   | 02/19/04
I'll wait and see voska   | 02/19/04
Here boy! Here boy! Stay focused! jonnormand   | 02/18/04
has a current pc ever been ready for a new windows OS? JWatson77   | 02/19/04
True he has a point angvil   | 02/19/04
Ancient history, but Update victim   | 02/19/04
but what? JoeMama_z   | 02/20/04
MS breaks new ground again Richard Flude   | 02/19/04
Come on, Teknophobic   | 02/19/04
Wonderful Richard Flude   | 02/19/04
WHOS DA FOOL NOW? WAIT WAIT! angvil   | 02/19/04
MS has to re-think ! Chris.Papoudaris@...   | 02/19/04
No current PC is Unicornrider   | 02/19/04
Shouldn't The Question Be... MonsterPuppy   | 02/19/04
Longhorn Ready wadeprater   | 02/19/04
Longhorn comes with handcuffs and air pump Xunil_Sierutuf   | 02/19/04
Of course not, foolish to ask for it. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
Or to put it another way. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
Linux is not limited to older hardware j.m.galvin   | 02/19/04
Never said it was? Me thinks you protest too much. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
And the MS janitor said Rick_K   | 02/20/04
Best of breed is never a knock off. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/20/04
Microsoft might copy best of breed... B.O.F.H.   | 02/20/04
Best of breed and............. Rick_K   | 02/20/04
I'd build for both personally voska   | 02/19/04
Not really... No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
I don't know about that guessing from OEM prices to Retail voska   | 02/19/04
Could you explain... John L. Ries   | 02/20/04
But nice when you get it tic swayback   | 02/19/04
Historically true IT_User   | 02/19/04
So true j.m.galvin   | 02/19/04
Hmmm, maybe, but I see it differently. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
What are they? j.m.galvin   | 02/19/04
It gets pretty long... No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
Much of what you listed is already available! B.O.F.H.   | 02/19/04
SHow me the single machine that will do all of it. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/20/04
Not contending that it "can't" happen IT_User   | 02/19/04
I agree it's an evolution, not a revolution. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/20/04
The question was "Ready for your PC?" voska   | 02/19/04
And I said of course not. Right??? No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
I am buying a new laptop with Longhorn on it DonB_z   | 02/19/04
Is your PC ready for Longhorn? skeptic tank   | 02/19/04
Re: pc ready DonB_z   | 02/19/04
All of your posts are flame bait skeptic tank   | 02/19/04
Windows 95 copied Apple OS 7... MacGeek2121   | 02/19/04
I don't know about that voska   | 02/19/04
Ready for Longhorn? Who Cares? rdwhitti   | 02/19/04
I HIGHLY doubt it voska   | 02/19/04
So true j.m.galvin   | 02/19/04
Ignore this post - I put it in the wrong place j.m.galvin   | 02/19/04
new activation even more envasive then last JWatson77   | 02/19/04
Explain yourself. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 02/19/04
He may be refering to.... JoeMama_z   | 02/20/04
More Lock-in Bloatware? brenthawkinsmd   | 02/19/04
The sure got the pro-MS crowd out on this one ... George Jay   | 02/19/04
No. M$ Is Irrelevent to me. ITGuy04   | 02/20/04
Enough about Macs! This is an article about Longhorn zeusfuse   | 02/20/04
Longhorn = OSX MacCanuck   | 02/20/04
your PC envy is on display here zeusfuse   | 02/23/04
Sure... using MS software is effortless MacCanuck   | 02/24/04
What are you trying to say? Rick_K   | 02/20/04
Is your A$$ ready for the longhorn? Tammee   | 02/20/04
Do I want it to be? John L. Ries   | 02/20/04
Dual 7 Ghz Itanium 4 or Athlon 256 processors jcpwebman   | 02/21/04
Is your OS ready for panther FilledOut   | 02/21/04
??????? MacCanuck   | 02/22/04
Fed Up! wlbrock7@...   | 03/20/04

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