I have seen Windows XP in action and i must say it is pretty good even in BETA. Even though microsoft have those gay pics of it

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/guide/newlook.asp )

you can turn all that s*** off so it looks like windows 2k but it is better than 2k, it supports so much more and has some kewl new s*** in it.

here are the system req for it by the way:3.1 Whistler Personal
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CPU:
Maximum number - 1
Minimum speed - 233 megahertz (MHz)
Recommended speed - 300 MHz
RAM:
Minimum - 64 megabytes (MB)
Maximum - 4 gigabytes (GB)
Recommended - 128 MB
Hard disk space:
Minimum - 2 GB

3.2 Whistler Professional (32-Bit Edition and for Intel Itanium
systems)
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CPU:
Maximum number - 2
Minimum CPU speed - 233 MHz
Recommended CPU speed - 300 MHz
RAM:
Minimum - 64 MB
Maximum - 4 GB
Recommended - 128 MB
Hard disk space:
Minimum - 2 GB

3.3 Whistler Advanced Server (32-Bit Edition and for Intel Itanium
systems)
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CPU:
Maximum number - 8
Minimum speed - 233 MHz
Recommended CPU speed - 300 MHz
RAM:
Minimum - 128 MB
Maximum - 8 GB
Recommended - 256 MB
Hard disk space:
Minimum - 2 GB
p.s sorry bout the hiuge post

that huge chunky interface is the reason i didn't like win98 and why i went to 2k
if they are bringing that back i don't want it
and it doesn't support a lot of stuff yet

Wart - i've used it and not had a single problem wif any of the hardware that i threw at it, played a good game of cs too :)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - COMPUTERS ARE NOT APPLIANCES. This XP appears to be yet another attempt to turn the pc into an appliance type device.
The easier PCs become the more idiots take up them as a hobby - which means more CS players.

yer i am still as yet reluctant to load it onto my system for 1 reason: every SINGLE time Microsoft releases a new OS its riddled with bugs... I'll load a new OS on my system after say the fourth or fifth update pack has been released :)

I guess you must be using NT4 SP7 then, since no other MS operating system has had that many service releases.

nar Nats, it was a bit of a joke man. They release a COMPLETELY BUGGY version of it which costs u money. Then they will release a service release which will cos u MORE money... it just smells like a scam to me

Microsoft service packs don't cost anything (unless you count data costs downloading them).

macrosoft suck

Give it up allan, your out of your league :)

'sif i'd buy XP since it's going to use subscription based pricing - wait for the crack for it.

sif any of you have ever paid for a retail boxed copy of Windows anyway

trog, I think what Pharcyde is talking about is releasing win98, then win98SE.

Whistler looks pretty sweet to me, and seeing as the Pro version looks like it doesn't have that ghey activation crap everyone should be able to warez buy a copy and live happily ever after.


Oh well

Amiga Software is coming soon, that will going very fast then Windows.

AMIGA BABY!!`