On 8 Mar 98 about Re: [PCSOFT] What About Win98?, Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]> had this to say: > Kris Shapar wrote: > > > > Windows 98 is essentially a way to get all the fixes and improvements > > to Win 95 in one convenient package, > <SNIP> > > It includes some features, such as support for multiple monitors, > > But what other new features are there? Everyone (including > magazines) always seems to say the same thing... multiple monitors... > is that it? No, there's the Windows Update feature, System File Checker, conversion to Fat 32, an improved Doctor Watson (offers a lot more information when your machine crashes), and other stuff, some of which is available via 3rd parties, some not. > > I've heard the street price will be in the $125US price range. > Sounds pretty expensive for something that is just > "...all the fixes and improvements in one convenient package" For me, I really like multiple monitors. And I like the idea of getting an improved 95 -- what my boss calls essentially Win 95, version 1.2. However, I don't think this is anything like the step forward that Win95 was over Win 3.x -- and I waited about a year and a half before going to 95 from 3.1, doing so only when I had to (to run certain programs). If you have the hardware to support it, going to NT 5 will be a much bigger deal, if you really want to update your operating system. Kris Shapar ____________________________________________________________________ To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Jules Henri Poincaré ____________________________________________________________________