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Microsoft Builds Anticipation, Readiness for "Longhorn"

Gates called on hardware-makers to develop products that take advantage of all these innovations. He highlighted a range of investments that Microsoft is making to help industry partners deliver the advances enabled by "Longhorn" to their customers. Gates unveiled the following programs:

"Longhorn"-Ready PC Program. Microsoft announced guidance for hardware requirements for future "Longhorn"-Ready PCs. These hardware requirements include a modern CPU, 512 MB of RAM and "Longhorn" Display Driver-capable graphics. The "Longhorn"-Ready PC program will help customers make quality decisions when purchasing PCs before the release of "Longhorn."
"Longhorn" Logo Program will designate products that are not only compatible with "Longhorn" but take advantage of new "Longhorn" capabilities. Qualifying for the new "premium" level logo will differentiate partner products with the clear, trusted promise of a great "Longhorn" computing experience and will be backed by Microsoft's investments in high-impact marketing activities. Similar to the current Designed for Windows XP program, the "standard" level ensures products meet baseline standards for compatibility, reliability and security. Technical requirements for the new two-tier program are available today at http://partner.microsoft.com/gobal/winlogo.
Next-Gen Windows OS PC Design Competition. Microsoft and the Industrial Designers Society of America will spotlight developers of innovative PC designs in three categories: the Chairman's Award, selected by Gates and his advisers; the Judge's Award, selected by a distinguished panel; and the Public's Choice, awarded to the finalist who receives the most votes on the Virtual Showroom Web page.

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"Longhorn"-Ready PC Program. Microsoft announced guidance for hardware requirements for future "Longhorn"-Ready PCs. These hardware requirements include a modern CPU, 512 MB of RAM and "Longhorn" Display Driver-capable graphics. The "Longhorn"-Ready PC program will help customers make quality decisions when purchasing PCs before the release of

a modern CPU... (P4&K8?)
512MB RAM (林老師咧...要跑得順不就要1GB了 )
Longhorn" Display Driver-capable graphics. (啥....VIDEO CARD要換
我家的FX5200不知道跑得動沒有 有沒有更新的認證DRIVER )