The Microsoft .Net SDK is now released and is no longer in beta. You can download the SDK from Microsoft's web site or if you are an MSDN subscriber, you'll get it in the next release of MSDN. It is unfortunate that the .Net SDK does not run on the following versions of Windows:
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows Me
- Windows XP Home Edition
Notice that all non-supported .Net platforms are for the average home user. Does Microsoft intend to discontinue support for these operating systems? For starters, to access ASP.Net you must have a system that supports Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), which have only been available on Windows NT machines.
It is also recommended to have version 2.7 of Microsoft's Data Access Components (MDAC) in order to have database capabilities on your .Net platform. To have both components running on your desktop requires a substantial amount of computing power. To run all of these components and .Net, you are required to have either one of the following operating systems:
- Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6)
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP Professional
Visual Studio .Net comes with in three types of packages;
- Enterprise Architect
- Enterprise Developer
- Professional
If you're interested in finer details of what's included in each package, Microsoft has a chart that clearly shows the differences.
Pricing and licensing information are already published and academic versions are available. Unfortunately, prices quoted by Microsoft only applies to the US market.
A new category has been added to this site to cover developments on .Net. Make sure that you visit them. As a final word, don't miss out on the opportunity to see the product release of Microsoft. Visit Microsoft's site to book a product release.
Copyright © 2002 Jose Aniceto
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