New Windows kernel takes up 25 megabytes

    Microsoft has developed a new MinWin software core, some of whose components may eventually become part of the new Windows operating systems.

    According to PC World, the MinWin core was demonstrated by Microsoft engineer Eric Trout as part of a special presentation at the University of Illinois. According to Trout, the advent of MinWin proves that Microsoft can create small software cores. MinWin takes up only 25 MB of disk space and requires less than 40 MB of RAM. For comparison, Windows Vista, when fully installed, will occupy about 4 GB of space on the hard drive, and this software platform requires at least 512 MB of RAM.

    True, the functionality of MinWin is seriously limited. The new kernel does not have a graphical interface and displays all the information in text form. In addition, according to Trout, he expected that MinWin with the current feature set would occupy less than 25 MB.

    It is possible that certain elements of MinWin will be used as part of the operating system, code-named Windows 7, which will become the successor to Windows Vista. About Windows 7 is not yet known too much. Microsoft previously reported that this operating system will be released in client and server versions and will support both 64-bit and 32-bit processors. Microsoft expects to complete work on the Windows 7 software platform within three years. CitCity

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    especially pleased with the first comment:
    Aku-Aku, October 23, 2007 11:54:29 AM:
    “Microsoft can create small software cores. MinWin takes up only 25 MB of disk space and requires less than 40 MB of RAM. ”

    Ha ha ha and ha

    Under Linuh, it’s enough to load a diskette kernel
    and if you add a couple more, you can raise the graphics ... and all this with 16 memory requirements MB

    and here ... only in text mode and as many as 40 are needed ... aaaaaaaaa ... hold me three :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) )))

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