MSNBC MSNBC.com. . .  the source for breaking news and information.

At-work or at-home, MSNBC.com is your Internet news source for world and national news, local headlines including your 4-day forecast and cool tools that let you customize MSNBC.com to fit your personal interests. A joint venture between Microsoft and NBC News, with more than 1.2 million unique users - and growing - during a typical weekday, MSNBC.com is a major source for the most up-to-the-minute news in any medium.


  • MSNBC.com employs an award-winning staff of reporters who produce original News, Business, Technology, Sports and Living (health, family, travel and lifestyle) content. With correspondents around the globe, MSNBC.com has domestic bureaus throughout the country in addition to an international news gathering team headquartered in London.
  • The site also delivers the best of NBC News and NBC local news affiliates, MSNBC Cable, CNBC and NBC Sports. MSNBC.com provides expanded content via alliance with The Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, MSN Money Central, The Sporting News, Expedia.com , E! Online, Pencil News, FEED and APB Online.
  • MSNBC.com brings the latest multimedia tools to the Internet today. From streaming video and audio to interactive special reports to a 24-hour live feed of MSNBC cable programs, MSNBC.com provides full support for rich media and broadband applications. The site delivers high-speed content and interactive services for , RoadRunner and Sprint DSL.
  • MSNBC.com has established itself as a leader in online news and interactive television programming. MSNBC.com creates interactive television programming via WebTV Plus for MSNBC Cable, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Dateline NBC and The Today Show. Interactive enhancements combine the daily news broadcasts with the interactivity of the World Wide Web and include a combination of editorial enhancements, community ventures, interactive tools and local personalization that brings the richness of the Internet to the television-viewing audience.

Top-Line System Requirements

Computer
386DX or higher processor
Memory
8 MB of RAM
Hard-Disk
5 MB of available hard-disk space 
Display
VGA or higher with 256 colors. Recommended screen resolution 800x600
Operating System
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Server or Workstation, Macintosh (Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 98 recommended)
Peripherals/Miscellaneous
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device recommended
Internet access - 28.8K or faster connection recommended
Web-browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later software, Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later.