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On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Charles Gaefke wrote:

> In <6qq1qp$r1m$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, on 08/11/98 
>    at 06:16 PM, r.e.ballard@usa.net said:
> 
> >Actually, I have seen this number on the Microsoft web site.  With
> >billions in advertizing, including several hundred full-page and two-page
> >ads telling people that anyone with 32 meg of memory should upgrade to
> >Windows NT instead of sticking to Windows 95, Microsoft was able to
> >convince the managers of 15 million people to install Windows NT - mostly
> >on corporate PCs.
> 
>     That's scary considering NT needs more memory than that just to run. 
> Throw in a couple apps and you've got some serious thrashing.  Using the
> ridiculous default settings you'll quickly run out of swap space.
> 

Actually, what's really funny is that Microsoft is including about 8
million copies of NT included with Microsoft Visual C++ - that probably
got installed out of curiosity.  In other words Microsoft couldn't even
give it away.

I have one machine that has 256 meg of RAM and I STILL BSOD.

> 
> Charles Gaefke
> EMail: lotl2@steelcity.net
> ICQ #: 4732260
> 
> http://www.steelcity.net/~lotl2
> 
> 

	Rex Ballard
	http://www.access.digex.net/~rballard
	this correspondence is personal opinion
	and does not necessarily reflect any corporate view.
	copyright 1998  - Rex Ballard



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