Windows 98

Windows 98 is an operational system with an easy interface based on the expanding windows principle which uses icons to graphically represent files and their types. Windows 98 is the enhanced version of Windows95,

Windows 98 makes the way you and your computer interact easy. Most everyday tasks are now easier to accomplish than ever before. For example, the second mouse button has become a powerful weapon. The old Windows 3.0 Programme Manager and File Manager have been replaced. The desktop tools that replace them are very like those found on a Macintosh. For example, there is a Recycle Bin that makes it easier to recover accidentally deleted files.

Your computer probably will crash and buzz less running Windows 98 than it did with Windows 3.1 and 3.0 or even DOS. Most memory related problems have been removed. Built-in networking features make it easy to reliably share files with co-workers across the room or across the world. Still you can run DOS programmes and older Windows applications but most users will probably want to spend most of their time using Windows 98 applications instead.

Microsoft says that it is moving forward to the time when we'll all think more about our data and less about the specific name-brand programmes used to create them.

Window 98 plug-and-play capability makes it easy to upgrade your computer hardware. And portable computer users will like what Microsoft has done to make their lives calmer.

A new Windows shortcuts capability makes it easy to reach frequently used files and other necessities. A new

Find feature helps you to locate and examine the contents of files in a flash.

Most of this is accomplished without sacrificing performance. In fact, many things (like printing) usually happen faster now, due to 32-bit support and other Windows 98 advancements.

Дополнительный словарь:

to replace замещать

Recycle Bin корзина

to remove удалять

co-workers коллеги, сослу­живцы

rarely Г/гЕЭи] редко

to plug подключать

support поддержка

necessity необходимость

flash вспышка, in a flash зд. моментально

brand-name торговая марка

to give smth. a thought по­думать о чем-либо

calm [ката] спокойный

shortcut кратчайший путь

built-in встроенный

to ship [/ip] перевозить, от­правлять

to sacrifice ['saeknfais] жер­твовать

weapon ['wepan] оружие

buzz зависать

(a 13.7. Answer the questions:

1. What is Windows 98?

2. What new principles are used in Windows 98?

3. What is a Recycle Bin feature?

4. What problems has Windows 98 solved?

5. Is it possible to run old DOS programmes under Win­dows 98?

6. What is a «plug-n-play» capability?

7. What is a *shortcut» capability?

8. What is a «Find» feature?

9. Why many things work faster now with Windows95?

13.8. Which of the listed above statements are * true/false. Specify your answer using the text. 1) An «icon» is graphical image that represents file and its type.

2. Second button is not used in Windows 98 because most people use 1-button mouse.

3. There are no similarities between Macintosh and Win­dows 98 desktop tools.

4. Windows 98 has some tools which help to communi­cate with other people through computer network.

5. It's no longer possible to use MS-DOS commands and run MS-DOS files.

6. Microsoft corporation is oriented to produce as many programmes as needed to meet people needs and make them buy specific brand- name products.

7. New plug-n-play capability is for those who like to play computer games 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

8. A new shortcut feature is used to cut long programmes very short to save disk space.

9. New Find feature helps you to locate the contents of files.

10) It must be mentioned that all new Windows features are possible only because of the low level of perfor- mance and quality.

(а 13.9. Find the equivalents in the text:

1. Ваш компьютер вероятно будет давать меньше сбоев с Windows 98, чем с более ранними версиями и даже ДОС.

2. Корпорация Майкрософт заявляет, что она дела­ет все для того, чтобы приблизить время, когда мы все будем думать больше о наших данных, чем о конкрет­ных «фирменных» программах, которые используют­ся для создания этих данных.

3. Новая функция поиска позволяет обнаружить местоположение и исследовать содержимое файла в мгновение ока.

4. Большинство этих функций достигнуто в ущерб производительности.

1. DOS, каким мы его знаем, так хорошо заггрятан, что вы редко думаете о его использовании.

5. В Windows 98 существует инструмент Recycle Bin, который позволяет легко восстанавливать случайно удаленные файлы.

6. Инструменты Рабочего Стола (Desktop) очень схо­жи с инструментами Макинтоша.

7. Вторая кнопка мыши стала мощным оружием.

а 13.10. Explain what is:

1. window

2. icon

3. Recycle Bin

4. plug-and-play capability

5. shortcut feature

Practice:

1. Start Windows 95. Empty the Recycle Bin. See the free diskspace on drives A and C. See the catalogue of disk C.

2. Resize, maximize and minimize the window. Close the window. Move it, holding the left button.

3. Create a folder (палка) COMPUTER. Copy any 2 files into it. Rename the folder. Delete two files into the Recycle Bin then recover them. Delete the whole folder.

4. Create a textual file in WordPad programme. Save it as TEXT. Rename it as MYFILE. Create a shortcut for it. Put the shortcut on the DeskTOP.

5. Create a picture in Paintbrush programme. Save it as MYPICTURE. Create folder PICTURES. Copy file MYPICTURE to the PICTURES folder.

1) QUIT Windows 95.

Questions for discussion: 1) What are the best features of Windows 98?

2. Computer society thinks, that Intel company, the most powerful CPU producer, has an agreement with Mi­crosoft corporation that the latter will develop more and more sophisticated, large and demanding software to force users to buy new processors and upgrade their computers. Do you think this might be true? How does this suggestion correlate with the new Windows 2000 and Microsoft Office 2000? Do you think that Bill Gates' monopoly on Windows operating systems is very dangerous for the competition and price-mak­ing process?

3. Ask anyone in the group who has a computer if Win­dows 98 is better than Windows 2000? Why and why not?

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