Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition Preview
Posted by Marcel Klum on 09 December 2001 - 11:23 · no comments & 127 views
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After a series of lackluster games set in the Star Wars universe, it looked like LucasArts was really pushing the franchise to new extremes and was seeing how low they could go with titles like Star Wars: Demolition and Jedi Power Battles. Things began to take a turn for the better with Star Wars: Starfighter for the PlayStation 2, and while the game wasn't as good as the classic X-Wing series for the PC, it was like traveling at hyper speed in the right direction. Additionally Starfighter provided early adopters of the PS2 -- at least those who managed to snag a unit -- with a game of some quality.
Volume licensees will still be able to buy extra NT Server 4.0 licenses, by "downgrading" from Windows 2000. To do this, companies have to buy a Windows 2000 license for every NT 4.0 licence they want; Microsoft says they can later upgrade to Windows 2000 at no extra cost.
But some companies are loathe to lose their Windows Server NT 4.0 operating system, having invested a great deal of time and effort building operations around it. Even though the product is now five years old, its retirement is not universally popular.
Chris Ogg, President of Canadian consultancy Wireless Island, said a lot of companies he deals with seem to be refusing to retire Windows NT 4.0. "I did so with much regret around August, but so many companies have invested years in getting it just right," he said. "We have one client who is running software which requires Windows NT 4.0.Wwe had to buy Windows 2000 licences then install NT 4.0." Ogg said that the situation is less than ideal.
As sales of Windows NT Server 4.0 are restricted, support will also be gradually downgraded. From 1 January 2003, Microsoft will start charging for hot fixes. Hot fixes will be discontinued altogether 12 months later on 1 January 2004, at which time pay-per-incident and Premier support will also be axed. Online support is due to be stopped on 1 January 2005.
Microsoft caused something of a storm among certified engineers when it originally announced the retirement of Windows NT Server 4.0: the company said engineers would lose their MCSE titles gained under the Windows NT 4.0 track. Following intense lobbying from customers, Microsoft said it would change the certification title to include versions, so that engineers will now be designated as MCSE on Windows NT 4.0, or MCSE on Windows 2000.