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To: HDC who wrote (31508)	11/2/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (2) of 74651

Does anyone know the approximate number of lines of code for the different versions of Windows 2000? I've heard approx. 30 million. Any thoughts? --- (My unofficial $.02) This is a widely quoted and widely misunderstood number. Lines of code can be very misleading. It includes drivers, one-time migration tools, optional services that used to ship separately (Terminal Services, Windows Media, MTS, and more) rarely used codepaths, etc. It tells you very little that's useful, such as "how much RAM will I need?". Here's a single data point that might be more useful - my day-to-day laptop. It's currently running RC2 of Windows 2000 Professional. In the foreground I'm running Outlook 2000 with two open messages, two IE sessions, and Windows Explorer. In the taskbar you'll find MSN Messenger, InocuLAN, and ActiveSync. My current RAM usage (Commit Charge) is 91MB. - Eric

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