Longhorn System Requirements Leaked

Wed May 05, 2004 5:12 pm by Esquilax

An article over at Microsoft Watch states that the system requirements for Longhorn have been leaked. They are quite interesting, and I'll quote them below;
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
-An 802.11g wireless link
-And a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.

The full article is available through this link.

Hmph, and I thought that I might upgrade in 2005...

Edited by - esquilax on 5/5/2004 6:14:19 PM

Wed May 05, 2004 5:16 pm by H.Q. Victor

What about those who are running beta's now? They don't have this setup. I would still want to switch when it comes out. What is the current top speed out right now that can be bought?

Wed May 05, 2004 5:30 pm by Esquilax

You can get single-core 3.6GHz Intel Prescott's at the moment. That's about the highest, although GHz are not important anymore. When I'm not so sick and dizzy, I'll tell you about it if you are interested.

Wed May 05, 2004 5:47 pm by H.Q. Victor

I look forward to it. And hope you get to feeling better.

Wed May 05, 2004 6:43 pm by Indy11

Nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooo!

*reaches for more anti-upgrade fever drugs*

Wed May 05, 2004 7:22 pm by Esquilax

Thanks Final; I actually took two days off work because the cold was so bad. I'm running at about 78% currently

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Take it easy Indy. *Pats indy on the head*

Wed May 05, 2004 8:05 pm by RILMS

Holy Smeg!!!! I don't even have half a gig of ram! Do we know when it's comming out?

Life: No one gets out alive.

Wed May 05, 2004 8:18 pm by Wolf_Demon

damn! how much is a terrabyte and how many megabytes go into a gigabyte (i forgot damnit)

Wed May 05, 2004 8:21 pm by mustang

I have my doubts about those specs. For an OS to require performance like that it has got to be doing some very amazing things. I've got XP running comfortably on a 450Mhz with 64Mb RAM, now to require specs to be upped by 10 times i'd be expecting Longhorn to do my shopping, clean my car and take me out for a romantic evening once in a while.

Wed May 05, 2004 8:26 pm by Sir Spectre

Maybe it's the upper limits to what it can handle. MS is not stupid enough to expect every user to have that much computing power. If they want to make money (and we know they do) they won't leave out 99% of the market. And I don't think technology will be that high for an average user for at least another 5 years.

It could also be a server OS, not a home one.

Sir S

Wed May 05, 2004 8:28 pm by RILMS

I wonder if Microsoft will turn into Skynet anytime soon...It would make sence...

Life: No one gets out alive.

Wed May 05, 2004 8:44 pm by -------

I agree with mustang: Those system requirements are out of this world. I'm still running Win 98. My next OS will be XP. And that's where I'll stay for good.

"If it's our time to die, it's our time. All I ask is that when it's our time, if we have to give these b******s our lives, WE GIVE 'EM HELL BEFORE WE DO!"

Wed May 05, 2004 10:02 pm by spinnaker

I gotta get one of those...

Wed May 05, 2004 10:40 pm by Alpha-Leader

Whats longhorn? I am into computers and know alot but I usally dont keep up on this stuff

Wed May 05, 2004 10:51 pm by Sir Spectre

"Longhorn" is just a codename for the new operating system. I believe one of the earlier Windows platforms was called "Chicago."

Sir S

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