WinXP may send 9x packing
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Windows XP, developed from the stable and scalable NT code base, is an operating system with enough compatibility and ease of use to send Windows 9x off to join DOS in long-overdue retirement. Windows XP, Microsoft's newest Windows client, was released to manufacturing last week, roughly two months ahead of its announced Oct. 25 launch date. In tests of code Microsoft is calling final, eWEEK Labs was impressed with Windows XP Professional Edition's performance and that its wide variety of new features are compelling but don't require hardware resources beyond those of Windows 2000-the operating system that XP Professional is set to replace.