The Build Or Buy Group Network [ www.buildorbuy.org | www.buildorbuy.net ]   Dateline: Wed 5-30-2001 BBPC: BuildOrBuy - PC Computer Technology News Updates Today we Build Athlon PCs! The following Topics & Links are in response to questions from our Presentation  / Discussions last week @ BuildOrBuy. Additional PC Computer Technology News Updates as they occur. PC Build Session Photos & Videos: 5-30-01/index.html - By John Yates Special Offers: PowerQuest Products - User Group Relations, User Group Orders Code -> UGHALPC toolkit.html - PC Tool Kit Recommendations Storage:  Iomega Peerless, 10 and 20GB USB drives shipping? Currently Out Of Stock! 10 Gig USB Drive - $359.95 20 Gig USB Drive - $399.95 Iomega® 340MB [IBM] Microdrive™ - $249.95 (In Stock!) GUI O/S Futures & Support (Microsoft):  To XP or Xnai? That IS the question! Windows Desktop Product Lifecycle Guideline Support For Business Windows Desktop Product Lifecycle Guidelines : [lifecycle, roadmap, lifespan, duration, available, availability, planning, schedule, forecast, shelf life, timeline, phase, phases, stage, discontinuance, discontinue, obsolete] Microsoft Product Lifecycle Roadmap: Applying the Product Lifecycle Guidelines to their current Windows desktop operating systems, the following products are scheduled to transition between 12.31.00 and 12.31.02. Desktop O/S entering Extended phase (effective date): Windows 95  (12.31.00)* available through downgrade rights in Volume Licensing. Windows 98 / 98 SE  (06.30.02)* Same as above. Windows NT 4.xx  (06.30.02) Ditto. Desktop O/S entering Non-Supported phase (effective date): MS DOS x.xx  (12.31.01) Windows 3.xx  (12.31.01)  Windows 95  (12.31.01)  D/L: * Microsoft Market Bulletin Doc Microsoft Application Status? CNET.com, Tech News - Microsoft: It's Office XP or bust?  Windows XP Beta 2 System Requirements Windows XP Preliminary System Requirements:  To use Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Beta 2, you need: CPU - 300 MHz or higher processor clock speed recommended; minimum of 233MHZ required (single or dualprocessor system)* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor RAM - 128 MB of RAM or higher recommended; minimum of 64 MB of RAM (may have limited performance with some features or applications)* HD - Minimum of 1.5 GB of available hard disk space* Video - SVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor recommended; VGA resolution minimum required Keyboard -  Mouse - Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device  CD-ROM or DVD Drive  Floppy - None Mentioned! Windows XP Options: Recommended Peripherals:  NIC - Network adapter if using Windows XP on a local area or home network  Modem - 14.4 Kbps or higher-baud telephone/FAX modem, cable modem, or DSL modem for Internet access. See: V92 Home Page Audio - Sound card and speakers or headphones For DVD video playback:   DVD-ROM Drive  Compatible DVD decoder card or DVD decoder software  8 MB Video RAM    Press Releases: InternetWire.com - Media Enforcer Releases Premiere Anti-Piracy & Promotion Software... Internet Wire Technology News (05/25/2001) ISPWorld.com - Broadband Report

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