Chris Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Microsoft is on tap to distribute an alpha Longhorn build and reveal an updated Windows client roadmap at next week's show. Microsoft's annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) traditionally is all about the low-level Windows innards that help make computers tick. WinHEC 2004, which kicks off next Tuesday, will focus heavily on the guts of Longhorn, a version of Windows that won't be ready for at least a couple more years.The time lag seemingly isn't deterring Microsoft from evangelizing its next-gen platform.Microsoft is planning to distribute the first official alpha release of Longhorn at next week's conference in Seattle. Its ReadMe notes, which describe a Longhorn build as "the preliminary release of Microsoft Windows Code Name 'Longhorn' to be distributed at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference," leaked to the Web on Thursday.More | hereBut WAIT!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. That's a new PC for anybody wanting Longhorn, when it hits the shelves?Well we are "a bit" away from it being released and those recommendations "might" change but sheeesh :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 They can forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 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. New computers will be like that by the time LongHorn is released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 New computers will be like that by the time LongHorn is releasedBy the time Longhorn is released, those specs will be so old, it will be almost impossible to buy them.Antiques market perhaps :lol: :D :P Mr. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 hmmm does the old rule of trebbling the recommend specs still apply!!!If I put all the computers I've ever used in a big pot I may just make it to the mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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