Microsoft revises Longhorn graphics requirements
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
While Microsoft didn't announce general hardware requirements for Longhorn at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2004 this week as expected, representatives from the company did reveal that the graphics card requirements for the upcoming system have changed since they were first revealed at WinHEC 2003 last year. Furthermore, Microsoft revealed details of Longhorn's so-called tiered user experience, dubbed Aero.
"The Aero user experience is a generational leap over what's available today in Windows XP," Kerry Hammil, a Program Manager on the Avalon team said during a graphics session at the show Monday afternoon. "There will be two discrete levels of user experience in Longhorn. As the graphics hardware becomes more powerful, the user experience becomes richer in discrete steps."