As you walk down the above list, each successive edition builds on features of the
previous specification. This is an improvement over Vista where I was
always confused as to which editions had Media Center.
Incidentally SKU (Stock keeping unit) is an alternative name suppliers
use for 'Edition' or version.
Minimum Requirements for Windows 8
Each edition of Windows 8 edition has the same system requirements. The minimum
specifications for Windows 8 are the same as Windows 7, or slightly less than
Vista, this means that your 'old' hardware is capable of running Windows 8.
Processor - 1 GHz RAM - 2 MB for the 64-bit Disk Space - 20 GB for
the operating system
DirectX 9 Graphics WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) 1.0 DVD drive to
install the operating system.
It makes a welcome change for a new Microsoft operating system not
to demand more CPU power and larger memory.
Comparison Costs of Windows 7 Full-package
Windows 8 is likely to cost about the same as Windows 7.
Windows 7 Home Premium: $200
Windows 7 Professional: $300
Windows 7 Ultimate: $320
Costs for a Microsoft Windows 8 Upgrade
Upgrades to Windows 8 should be around these figures.
Calculating IP Address ranges is a black art, which many network managers
solve by creating custom Excel spreadsheets. IPAT cracks this problem of
allocating IP addresses in networks in two ways:
For Mr Organized there is a nifty subnet calculator, you enter the network
address and the subnet mask, then IPAT works out the usable addresses and their
ranges. For Mr Lazy IPAT discovers and then displays the IP addresses of existing
computers.
