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XP Starter Edition
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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."
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XP Starter Edition - by shuttertalk - Aug 11, 2004, 22:42
XP Starter Edition - by dewy - Aug 12, 2004, 01:21
XP Starter Edition - by peter - Aug 12, 2004, 03:36
XP Starter Edition - by shuttertalk - Aug 12, 2004, 06:50
XP Starter Edition - by peter - Aug 12, 2004, 07:54

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