Operating Systems-Now And For The Future; To Install Or Not To Install - NEC VERSA LX Product Manual

The NEC Versa LX comes with a 1.44MB diskette drive or SuperDisk LS-120 drive
pre-installed internally (i.e., not in the VersaBay III slot). The NEC Versa SX ships
with a 1.44MB diskette drive in the VersaBay III slot. An optional SuperDisk
drive can be ordered for the VersaBay III slot on both notebooks.
All the VersaBay III devices, except the Versa SX diskette drive, can also be used in
the Versa Dock equipped with the optional VersaBay III Adapter (see page 7).
The VersaBay III battery is recharged when placed in the Versa Dock.
O P E R A T I N G S Y S T E M S — N O W A N D F O R T H E F U T U R E
The emphasis on user choice and versatility continues with the software that comes
with the Versa LX and Versa SX. NEC Computer Systems Division does not dictate
the operating system and software that MIS managers and individual users must
accept on their notebooks.
One of these three operating systems is specified when the notebook is ordered and
installed at the factory:
• Windows 95 (A coupon redeemable for an upgrade to Windows 98 for $29.95
U.S. is included with Windows 95 systems shipped between June 1 and
September 30, 1998.)
• Windows 98 (available after July 15, 1998)
• Windows NT ® Workstation 4.0
Agaté ® Tíoman ™ is pre-installed on all NEC Versa LX and Versa SX models to
enable swapping of VersaBay III devices without shutting down the system.
Models with the Windows NT operating system have this software pre-installed:
SystemSoft ® CardWizard
PowerProfiler ™ for power management.
The NEC Versa LX and Versa SX are compliant with the PC98 and ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) standards. ACPI is the basis
for OnNow, an industry initiative for "instantly available" computer systems, systems
which appear off but are always on and responding to user or network commands.
What this means for users is that the NEC Versa LX or Versa SX they purchase
today will be able to take full advantage of features built into upcoming Microsoft
operating systems (i.e.,Windows 98 and Windows NT Workstation 5.0).
T O I N S T A L L O R N O T T O I N S T A L L
The software included with the NEC Versa LX and Versa SX, aside from that
mentioned above, comes on a CD-ROM. This saves MIS departments and
individual users the trouble of removing software they don't want.
A complete list of the software that comes with the Versa LX and Versa SX is on
page 22, but here are a few of the titles:
O v e r v i e w
™ for PC Card plug and play capability and SystemSoft
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NEC Versa LX/SX