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To: Ibexx who wrote (131771)	4/7/2001 1:57:36 AM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 186894

Hi Ibexx, Lots of stuff. Speach processing (the better the processor speed, the better the quality of speach). Apps that run on XP, etc. Microsoft continues to deliver innovative code that requires Intel to do their part. This is a good thing. Regards, Amy J

To: Ibexx who wrote (131771)	4/7/2001 3:55:02 AM
From: Joseph Pareti	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re killer applications for the giga'puters I think Amy J answered that one -- but still it might be worth repeating --- Having worked in desktop marketing for Intel through the introduction of Windows 3.1, Windows95, Windows98 and WindowsNT, I can assure you that MS always used to specify the Mininum system requirements that they could possibly get away with: Windows 3.1 (Windows for workgroups) support.microsoft.com a 286 processor with 2MB Ram (hah!) Windows95 support.microsoft.com a 386 with 4MB Ram (8MB recommended) (What a smile!) I can't find the link for NT, but here is the one for Windows2000, which was specified for a Pentium 133 with 64MB. microsoft.com At the time of the first three OS launches (and I was involved in trying to market higher power PCs), the minimum spec was just a joke, since MS were trying to sell to the largest installed base they could get away with. The fact that the minimum requirements for WindowsXP now actually demands most people to buy a new PC indicates a major shift in Microsoft's marketing strategy. winsupersite.com Though I argued with company engineers over this point, Microsoft is listing the minimum system requirements for Windows XP as a Pentium III processor with 64 MB of RAM, though they do recommend 128 MB of RAM. Personally, I think this is unrealistic. I recommend a mid-level Pentium III processor with at least 256 MB of RAM. This should be enough to drive a major upgrade cycle.