Absolute WinInfo Newsletter - Win98 SE Worth $20? Edition - June 9, 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- R E C E N T L Y A T A B S O L U T E W I N I N F O ~ Is Windows 98 SE Worth $20? ~ Survey Results Soon ~ News Highlights ~ Windows 98 Software ~ Windows 98 Books ~ Subscription Information Is Windows 98 SE Worth $20? -------------------------------- Microsoft plans to release Windows 98, Second Edition in the coming weeks. Users that have Windows 98 will be able to order the CD-ROM from Microsoft for $19.95. Is a disc full of what amounts to bug fixes, upgrades already freely available, new hardware support, and one significant new feature, Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), worth 20 dollars? You make the call. Share your opinions on the Absolute WinInfo discussion forum: Survey Results Soon ------------------------ Thank you to everyone that participated in our first visitor survey. The responses are still being sorted as you read this. We expect the results of the survey to be completed soon and when they are ready, we will publish them in this newsletter (just in case you were curious!). We have not yet chosen the survey participant that will receive a free copy of the Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM upgrade. News Highlights -------------------- Notable new articles from Absolute WinInfo news. These are the links we've deemed "must read" for this issue. Windows 98 Lives On June 1999 - Windows Magazine Windows 98 version confusion May 10, 1999 - InfoWorld Windows 98 SE released to PC makers May 5, 1999 - News.com Windows 98 Second Edition Is Done May 5, 1999 - Sm@rt Reseller Windows 98 Software ------------------------ Get the most from Windows 98 by using the latest software designed to take advantage of all the new and improved the operating system has to offer. We have the best software sites that include shareware, freeware, and software to purchase through Beyond.com. Check out our software page: Windows 98 Books --------------------- Get a jump on Windows 98 and buy some books about it. Along with Amazon.com, Absolute WinInfo highlights some of the best books covering Windows 98. And, if you don't find what you are looking for among our list of books, you can always search the Amazon.com catalog directly from Absolute WinInfo. Check out our bookstore: Subscription Information ----------------------------- To subscribe to the Absolute WinInfo newsletter: Go to and enter your e-mail address in the form provided. Select "subscribe" and submit the form. Your address will be automatically added to the Absolute WinInfo mailing list and you will receive the next issue of the newsletter. To unsubscribe to the Absolute WinInfo newsletter: Go to and enter your e-mail address in the form provided. Select "unsubscribe" and submit the form. Your address will be automatically deleted from the Absolute WinInfo mailing list and you will no longer receive the newsletter. If you have received this newsletter in error, please use the method above to unsubscribe. Absolute WinInfo does not send our newsletter to any address unless it has been manually submitted to our mailing list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Absolute WinInfo Newsletter is distributed periodically by Absolute WinInfo Copyright (c) 1999 Absolute WinInfo. All rights reserved.