Windows Longhorn minimum requirements

Post by **Synkronos** » 05 May 2004, 10:58

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2 ... 842,00.asp
You're gonna need a monster just to run your OS...

halo · Post by **halo** » 05 May 2004, 11:00

then again how long till it released?

Post by **Synkronos** » 05 May 2004, 11:01

The first beta is scheduled for sometime in 2005, the article says

Post by **Thrall** » 05 May 2004, 11:03

"Microsoft is expected to recommend that the "average" Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today."

Ouch 8O

halo · Post by **halo** » 05 May 2004, 11:13

oh my word........................................... 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O

thats not even funny anymore... i dont think the tech will be avaible buy 2005 or even 2007... why oh why

why would microsoft want to have to have an os that need more than would be avaible by that time....

solo · Post by **solo** » 05 May 2004, 11:54

Longhorn is still like 2 years away ! At that time the above specs will be about an entry level PC. It's nothing surprising at all.

Garret · Post by **Garret** » 05 May 2004, 12:38

I am running a preview edition (which are always slower - remember XP) inside of a virtual machine (a tiny bit even more slower to access resources) on a 64 3200+ with xp as the host OS.

and it is running extermely well.
I have dedicated over 600MB to the guest(longhorn) OS though, but all the same.

Remember that it is a manged OS - there are benefits and tradeoffs because of this.

as well that by the time it is finally released, a 4 Ghz CPU will be mainstream the same way 2 Ghz is mainstream now.

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » 05 May 2004, 13:48

The only reason we don't have 6Ghz processors at the moment is because of the "18 Month" rule, which states that technology may only double every year-and-a-half, otherwise it would advance to quickly.

Therefore, taking my PC into consideration

(3Ghz Prescott, 512(going to be 1Gig soon) MB Ram, ATi 9600XT, 250MB HDD(going to be 500 soon) etc...)

The machines will be 6Ghz, 2GB RAM, Next(Next?) Gen ATi, 1Tb Storage.

And they are going to release it with DirectX-Next(10), which has some amazing features. Any anyway, Graphics Card manufacturers don't abloige by the rule, and double, if not triple power every year.

Post by **Y0da** » 05 May 2004, 13:51

Think about the up side. Support for XP will be available for years to come.

Ri0t · Post by **Ri0t** » 05 May 2004, 13:53

hmmmm *drool*
lol **** longhorn give me that damn pc

goku · Post by **goku** » 05 May 2004, 13:57

Y0da wrote:Think about the up side. Support for XP will be available for years to come.

If that's gonna be true than I think I'm gonna stick to Xp.It has served me well

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 05 May 2004, 13:58

I dought if that could possibly be true ?

To expect such high end hardware to run an OS, would be silly - microsoft would be shooting themselves in the foot.

when you consider that a modern Linux distro can still scale right the way down to Pentium I class, expecting people to upgrade thier hardware to such a level to install an OS is ridiculous.

Personally, the more I read about longhorn, the more I see Linux making larger inroads to the business desktop market.

Think about developing countries - if microsoft expects people to have such highend hardware, that cuts them out of the loop even more and the digital divide grows. With Linux, they can use old second hand hardware obtained virtually free.

The times are a changing !

amdretard · Post by **amdretard** » 05 May 2004, 14:00

Think for two minute would microsoft really be that arrogent. That article was most probably done by a Mac fan or a person was just exgeratting

Soap · Post by **Soap** » 05 May 2004, 19:29

Dazzler wrote:The only reason we don't have 6Ghz processors at the moment is because of the "18 Month" rule, which states that technology may only double every year-and-a-half, otherwise it would advance to quickly.

Therefore, taking my PC into consideration

(3Ghz Prescott, 512(going to be 1Gig soon) MB Ram, ATi 9600XT, 250MB HDD(going to be 500 soon) etc...)

The machines will be 6Ghz, 2GB RAM, Next(Next?) Gen ATi, 1Tb Storage.

And they are going to release it with DirectX-Next(10), which has some amazing features. Any anyway, Graphics Card manufacturers don't abloige by the rule, and double, if not triple power every year.

It's called Moore's Law and was set up by the former and first chairman of Intel

DJT · Post by **DJT** » 05 May 2004, 20:35

Up to a terabyte of Hard Frive space
2GIgs DDr ram

This must be one monster OS

Post by **Synkronos** » 13 May 2004, 11:24

http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5207576.html?tag=st.pop
Longhorn's graphics card requirements are scalable, apparently, and you'll get a different looking GUI accordingly