RE: OT: Microsoft XP

If all they did was take out J++, and we can still install the JDK and JRE on WindowxXP, that might actually be an improvement.

: )

Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Sinha, Shashank (MED, TCS) [SMTP:Shashank.Sinha_at_med.ge.com]
        Sent:   Monday, August 27, 2001 1:12 PM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
        Subject:        RE: OT: Microsoft XP

        I believe you would still have the option of getting all the plugins
        required to run Oracle Apps - that includes jinitiator. 
        There wouldn't be any built - in Java Support in XP. You would have
to
        build it from scratch. 
        JVM, setting classpaths, etc....

        -----Original Message-----
        Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:15 AM
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        "Taking Java out" ?

        What about Jinitiator?  Will that still work?

        And the JRE?

        I guess I'll have to try it to find out.

        Patrice Boivin
        Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)


                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
                Sent:   Friday, August 24, 2001 5:40 PM
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                Subject:        Re: OT: Microsoft XP

                http://www.w2knews.com/

                --- excerpt ---
                ...

                   BillG Was Waiting Five Years For This

                   Coming Friday the 24-th of August, Microsoft will deliver
the
        final Windows XP code to PC makers
                   accompanied with some more PR hoopla than usual for an
RTM.
        Chairman BillG and VP Jim Allchin, (both
                   Windows hawks) will participate in a stunt that involves
        helicopters that will circle the Redmond campus while
                   the two honcho's hand over WXP to PC makers. The choppers
        will
        have WXP and major PC maker logo's
                   slapped on.

                   This is the final fulfillment of Bill's dream: a unified
code
        base for both consumer and commercial products. He
                   must be a happy man 'cause the delays have been plenty.
        Windows
        2000 was supposed to do this already, and
                   he's been wanting this well before W2K was even designed.
WXP
        is
        built on the NT kernel, and basically is NT
                   V5.1. It's good it's early: it will grab some late
        back-to-school
        sales and create a happy holiday eXPerience for
                   Christmas shoppers.

                   We'll finally have a client OS that is as reliable as the
        server
        side. This is a good thing. The fact you might need
                   a major hardware upgrade to run it may not be so good for
        budgets. But the major press WXP has gotten
                   relates more to the integration of the MS Passport
service,
        its
        Windows Media Player, the new messenger
                   features, the photo imaging software and plug-and-play
camera
        support, taking Java out, and of course the
                   controversial Windows Product Activation (WPA). Also,
keep in
        mind more features will be added later via
                   Service Packs. But be aware of crashes due to
incompatible
        drivers. With new machines this will not be a
                   problem, but with upgrades you might be confronted with
some
        nasty surprises.

                   MS pushed Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to beta testers early
        July,
        and RC2 came out later that same month.
                   These went so well that a third RC was not deemed
necessary.
        You'll see it appear factory installed on shiny
                   new boxes late September. An interview with Jim Allchin
is on
        the
        Windows 2000 magazine site over here:

                   http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=082301-WXPInterview

                [mostly fluff:
        http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22207 ]

                [more XP articles:
        http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?TopicID=1052 ]

                --- end ---




                >

                > ------------------------------

                >

                >  From: Kevin Lange <kgel_at_ppoone.com>

                >  Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:32:29 -0500

                >  Subject: OT: Microsoft XP


                [via ORACLE-L Digest -- Volume 2001, Number 236]



                > Has anyone heard of all the troubles that the new version

of
        Microsoft is


                > having getting released ??

                ...



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