Windows 98 is not the best OS for a real-time on-stage system. Does it boot up fast? How robust is it? How likely is one rogue application to crush the instrument? It may be fine for surfing the net, not for a true real-time system which must be reliable (I've heard rumours of embedded version of NT, but that is ways off).

The features do look impressive on paper but I would not buy it without trying it out first. If any of you get to play it, I'd like to hear your comments.