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That translates into at least a 486SX processor running at 25MHz, eight megabytes of RAM and a 60MB hard disk for PCs...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: P.C. CORNER | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

...also been designed to be network-savvy, making connecting PCs to networks--be they your local Ethernet or the global Internet--an easy...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: P.C. CORNER | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

...attempt to establish NT as the standard operating system for both PCs and workstations, Microsoft has made it available not only for Intelbased PCs but for computers based on other processors such as DEC's Alpha chip and Silicon Graphics' MIPS processor...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: P.C. CORNER | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

...only powerful operating system for Intel-based PCs on the market these days. IBM's OS/2 2.1, probably NT's most serious competitor, features robust performance, excellent multi-tasking capabilities and flawless execution of MS-DOS programs. But its installation is a pain--you have to deal with 25 disks!--and it lacks a great many device drivers to support a wide class of peripherals...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: P.C. CORNER | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

There is also Steve Jobs' NeXTStep 486. Requiring even more computer power to run than NT, NeXTStep brings the much-acclaimed object-oriented interface of the now-defunct NeXT computer to PCs. While it probably features the best user environment of any computer, its hefty demands on the underlying hardware have kept the PC masses away...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: P.C. CORNER | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

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