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扳指一数,从1990年的Windows 3.0发布到2006年的Vista,图形Windows风风雨雨走过了16年,随着Vista的系统需求列表发布,国外一家网站TechWeb从各个方面获取到了当年的Windows系统需求和成本预算,并详细整理,让我们一起来看看这一数据到底长了多少倍? Windows 3.0 // May 1990 286 or faster processor 640K conventional memory (additional 256K extended memory recommended) Hard disk drive Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, or 8514/A graphics card (EGA or higher resolution recommended) MS-DOS 3.1 or later Mouse optional [Tidbit: First Windows to be pre-installed on PC hard drives, by Zenith Data Systems and Dell.] Windows 95 // August 1995 386DX or faster processor (486 recommended) 4MB memory (8MB recommended) 35-55MB hard disk space 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive VGA or higher resolution (256-color SVGA recommended) Average desktop PC price: $1,926 Average notebook price: $2,819 [Tidbits: 3.5-inch floppy version came on 13 disks; Brian Eno composed the Windows 95 start-up sound.] Windows NT 4.0 // August 1996 Pentium or faster processor 16MB of memory (32 MB recommended) 110MB hard disk space CD-ROM drive VGA or higher-resolution display adapter Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Average desktop PC price: $1,988 Average notebook price: $2,997 [Tidbit: Holds the record for most service packs -- 6, plus a post-SP "Roll-up" -- delivered for a Windows OS.] Windows 98 // June 1998 486DX 66MHz or faster processor (Pentium recommended) 16MB memory (24MB recommended) 120-355MB hard disk space 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive VGA or higher resolution (16-bit or 24-bit color SVGA recommended) Average desktop PC price: $1,619 Average notebook price: $2,395 [Tidbit: Crashed catastrophically -- complete with infamous "Blue Screen of Death" -- during April 1998 COMDEX presentation by Bill Gates, who quipped "That must be why we re not shipping Windows 98 yet."] Windows 2000 // February 2000 133MHz or faster Pentium-compatible 64MB of memory 650MB free hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Keyboard required Average desktop PC price: $1,306 Average notebook price: $2,167 [Tidbit: First Microsoft OS to make it through development and release without a code name. Windows Millennium // September 2000 Pentium 150MHz processor or better 32MB memory 320MB free hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive Video adapter and monitor that support VGA or higher resolution Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Sound card Speakers or headphones Average desktop PC price: $1,306 Average notebook price: $2,167 [Tidbit: Usually considered the "dog" of Windows, Millennium s moniker of ME was said to stand for "Moron Edition," "Migraine Edition," "Malfeasance Edition," and "Many Errors."] Windows XP // October 2001 Pentium 233MHz processor or faster (300MHz is recommended) 64MB of memory (128MB recommended) 1.5GB free hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device Sound card Speakers or headphones Average desktop PC price: $1,163 Average notebook price: $1,876 [Tidbits: First Microsoft OS to require "activation;" metamorphosed into more variations than any other OS, including Home, Professional, Tablet PC, Media Center, N (specifically for the European market, sans Windows Media Player), Starter, and Professional x64.] Windows Vista // ?? [Premium Ready] 1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1GB of memory Graphics processor that runs Windows Aero 128MB of graphics memory 15GB free hard disk space DVD-ROM drive Audio output capability Internet access capability Average desktop PC price (2005 data): $801 Average notebook price (2005 data): $1,256

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