Windows 98 needed more system resources than 95 did.
NT and 2000 needed way more than 98.
compared to both 98 and NT, windows XP was an awful resource hog (200MB+ of RAM being used just while idling on the desktop)
And you went from one to the other, didn't you?
And you don't know just how much of a resource hog its going to be. Yeah, there's preliminary minimum specs on the website, but nobody will know for sure until its released. Plus, it could have a very good memory management system, where it drastically reduces memory requirements for windows itself while you're in a full-screen application (game) to maximize efficiency.
Besides, its going to be the newest and supposedly bleeding edge operating system. It's obvioulsy not intended to run on a pentium 3 for example! And keep in mind that by this time next year, when Vista will still be brand new, buying a computer that meets the Vista minimum specs will cost something like $1000.
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