Aug 11, 2004, 22:42
Hey... apparently Microsoft will be shipping a "lite" version of XP - XP Starter Edition - to reduce cost to customers and compete with open source offerings.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech...index.html
It's pretty silly actually -- 3 programs concurrently? 800x600 resolution? No networking support? What are they trying to achieve? Going back to pre- Windows 3.1 days?
"The new software's "simplified task management" in which "first-time home PC users can have up to three programs running concurrently" represents a downgrade from the standard XP system. A full XP version can run many more programs concurrently, depending on the amount of memory in a computer.
Other downgrades include "display resolution set to 800x600 maximum and no support for PC-to-PC home networking, sharing printers across a network or more advanced features such as the ability to establish multiple user accounts on a single PC," the company said."
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech...index.html
It's pretty silly actually -- 3 programs concurrently? 800x600 resolution? No networking support? What are they trying to achieve? Going back to pre- Windows 3.1 days?
"The new software's "simplified task management" in which "first-time home PC users can have up to three programs running concurrently" represents a downgrade from the standard XP system. A full XP version can run many more programs concurrently, depending on the amount of memory in a computer.
Other downgrades include "display resolution set to 800x600 maximum and no support for PC-to-PC home networking, sharing printers across a network or more advanced features such as the ability to establish multiple user accounts on a single PC," the company said."
