Microsoft says Windows 98 will magically provide new hardware for you. So you can receive twice as much spam from Microsoft Using NetShow, you can experience events as they're happening because your computer can receive live or streaming multimedia from the Internet. There are many other applications that can do that, and better. You can hold online videoconferences, chat, and share resources by using NetMeeting. Faster Performance Windows 98 helps you get top-notch performance without adding new hardware.
Programs start and run faster.
But thanks to IE 4 you will need to get at least another 16 megs of ram, you will probably need a larger hard drive to hold that huge ass mandatory browser, you will want faster video because of all of the animated menus and smooth scrolling list boxes. If you don't have a modem, all of that advertising on the desktop will pretty much convince you that you need one because every idiot needs to be on the internet. You will need a bigger monitor to fit all of those oversized droolbars and extra fluff. You will need a faster CPU to keep overactive desktop happy. The Maintenance wizard suggests ways to improve your computer's performance and schedules regular disk maintenance.