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To: tsyl who wrote (82505)	11/27/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: Voltaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

I think you will be fine, all of mine was confirmed at 23 7/8. Depends on who you use but I still think you will be OK. Voltaire

To: tsyl who wrote (82505)	11/27/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: Mazman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Tsyl and thread, Dell gives nod to Beta 3 of Windows 2000 ComputerWorld, November 27, 1998 by Sharon Gaudin After years of development, Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2000 still doesn't have a ship date, but corporate customers can soon get a beta version preloaded in new Dell Computer Corp. PCs. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell confirmed late last week that it will ship desktops preloaded with Beta 3 versions of Windows 2000, previously known as Windows NT Workstation 5.0. Beta 3, slated to be the final beta, is expected in the first quarter of next year, said Craig Beilinson, Microsoft's Windows 2000 Professional product manager. A Dell spokesman said the company is already shipping PCs to a few corporate customers with the Beta 2 version of Windows 2000, but he declined to identify the customers. He said the company intends to ship some desktops with Beta 3 to customers who request it when Microsoft makes it available. The spokesman declined further comment. It's highly unusual for a vendor to ship machines with beta software, but this instance is an indication of the interest surrounding Windows 2000, said William Peterson, an analyst at International Data Corp., a Computerworld sister company in Framingham, Mass. Buying a computer with preloaded beta software can be risky, he said. "It's shocking, but some companies will do that. They'll want to try it on and start testing. But why not just get free beta software? I guess I don't really get it," Peterson said. PRELOADING Beilinson said preloading beta software on new PCs isn't exactly part of Microsoft's plan. He said he isn't aware of any other PC manufacturers preloading Windows 2000 and added that such a deal isn't something Microsoft is trying to promote. "If large corporate customers want Windows 2000, there's multiple ways of getting the beta themselves," he said. "If they're a large company, they are probably a beta tester or are part of Microsoft's Developer Network and can get it there," Beilinson said.