Want Windows 7 Beta 1? Here's what you have to do.

PDC attendees got the Windows 7 pre-beta build, and Microsoft told them that a public beta would be available in early 2009. But you don't want to wait until then, right? You want Beta 1, right now. Well, I can't give you that, but I can tell you how you can get your hands on a physical copy of the Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. You'll need $100 and a desire to visit one of the upcoming episodes of the MSDN Developer Conference (MDC). Here are the dates and locations you can register for:

• 12/9/08 - Houston, TX
• 12/11/08 - Orlando, FL
• 12/16/08 - Atlanta, GA
• 1/13/09 - Chicago, IL
• 1/13/09 - Minneapolis, MN
• 1/16/09 - Washington, DC
• 1/20/09 - New York, NY
• 1/22/09 - Boston, MA
• 1/22/09 - Detroit, MI
• 1/26/09 - Dallas, TX
• 2/19/09 - San Francisco, CA

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[johngalt]

12/16/2008 - That will be after my finals. I will have my $100 and Atlanta, here I come!