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If I have P4 2GHz, 512GB DDRRAM, 64MB AGP card, 80GB HDD, will it be sufficient to cope with Longhorn in the future ?
Saint said:If I have P4 2GHz, 512GB DDRRAM, 64MB AGP card, 80GB HDD, will it be sufficient to cope with Longhorn in the future ?
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 and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.
ShawnD said:Greg, MS does have really bloated software. Take a look at how bloated stuff gets.
According to this site, Windows 3.1 was released in 1992. I had a copy of that, it was roughly 25mb on the hard drive (which was like 1/4 of my drive!). Now fast forward by 3 years to get to Windows 95. Win95 was about 300mb (I had this OS as well). Now let's do some math to see the rate of expansion there, assuming the rate is compounding (not just simple yearly). W3 is Windows 3.1, W5 is 95. The difference in time was 3 years.
[tex]W_5 = W_3r^3[/tex]
[tex]r = ^3\sqrt{\frac{W_5}{W_3}}[/tex]
[tex]r = ^3\sqrt{\frac{300}{25}}[/tex]
[tex]r = 2.2894[/tex]
Ok, holy ****. Between 92 and 95, the size of the software increased at a rate of 129% per year!
Now compare 95 to 98. 95 was 300mb, 98 was about 500.
[tex]r = ^3\sqrt{\frac{500}{300}}[/tex]
[tex]r = 1.1856[/tex]
From 95 to 98, the rate of expansion was 18.6% yearly.
Now compare 98 to XP Home (2001). Win98 was 500mb, WinXP Home is 1973mb (1413mb Windows folder, 560mb Documents and Settings folder).
[tex]r = ^3\sqrt{\frac{1973}{500}}[/tex]
[tex]r = 1.5802[/tex]
Between 98 and 2001, the yearly expansion was 58.0%.
Now to decide how to expect the changes. First of all, Win3.1 to 95 was a completely new system, big change. 95 to 98 was essentially the same system. 98 to XP was a big-ish change, just like Longhorn is expected to be. Longhorn is a totally revamped system; therefore, I think the change would be the most like the change from 98 to XP.
So now let's fill in the numbers at a rate of 58.0% yearly for 5 years (XP was 2001, Longhorn is expected 2006 was it?).
[tex]W_{lh} = W_{xp}r^5[/tex]
[tex]W_{lh} = (1973)(1.580)^5[/tex]
[tex]W_{lh} = 19427[/tex]
Divide that by 1024 and we end up with 18.97GB. About 19GB. Any problems with my math?
The minimum RAM requirement for Windows Longhorn is 1GB.
Yes, Windows Longhorn requires a 1GHz or faster processor.
The minimum hard drive space required for Windows Longhorn is 16GB, but it is recommended to have at least 20GB for optimal performance.
No, Windows Longhorn is only compatible with 64-bit systems.
The graphics card requirements for Windows Longhorn are at least a DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. It is recommended to have a DirectX 10 graphics card for better performance.