On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 20:03 +0100, Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
VISTA HARDWARE CHECKLIST Minimum Recommended Processor 800MHz 1GHz 32 or 64 bit System Memory 512MB 1GB Graphics card DirectX 9 capable Runs Windows Aero Graphics Memory - - 128MB Free space on Hard Drive 15GB 15GB
Source: Microsoft"
What is interesting is that if we look at the much more conservative minimum requirements for XP Pro -------------------------------- PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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We can see that they are pretty unrealistic, I'd feel pretty sorry for anyone trying to do anything with an XP machine at that level.
What I am hoping is that the new minimum spec actually reflects not only enough horsepower to just boot the system, but enough to actually use it. If not then we are looking at an unacceptable level of bloat for what amounts to a bit of eyecandy and some DRM
Wayne