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bacta

Posted: April 24th 2005 4:09 pm

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anyone running longhorn yet? how scary is it?

I'm a chicken so I just customized my desktop to make it look like it.

that's with a package that changed the visual style and the folders and file types + winamp glass skin (I have a longhorn one but doesnt look as good) + trillian pro 3.0 longhorn skin and longhorn interface + rainlender.

I'm pretty sure that windows isn't using docks yet, but I can't live without mine so longhorn objectdock as well.

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MTH

Posted: April 24th 2005 4:51 pm

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I was beta testing Longhorn early last year, but quit after a while because it was just like XP. I'm sure they've added many new features since I had it, but to me it was basically like having a 3rd service pack on XP or something.

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MTH

Posted: April 24th 2005 4:57 pm

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They gave out very early versions at a developers conference some guys I know went to.

EDIT: That picture in the first post definitely does NOT look anything like the version of longhorn I had...

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dylan

Posted: April 25th 2005 9:31 am

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HarpuaFSB wrote:

Looks like OS X shat out a Windows OS.

LOL - my thoughts exactly. Loading the 10.4 Tiger on Friday :mrgreen:

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bacta

Posted: April 25th 2005 3:08 pm

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whoa your taskbar is crazy

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dylan

Posted: April 25th 2005 4:30 pm

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Kimbal has dock envy.

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MTH

Posted: April 26th 2005 7:44 pm

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Here are some pics of Longhorn from the WinHEC conference. This build looks almost identical to the one I was beta testing a year ago. Don't know if that is good or bad, but one big difference that I notice is that they removed the side bar that was in the version that I had. It was basically a taskbar that went up the right side of your comp and had a large clock on the side. It was kinda pointless, so I guess that's why the removed it. Anyway, at this stage Longhorn still looks like XP Service Pack 3 to me. Here are the pics, you can be the judge...

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... 058_01.jpg

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _02_01.jpg

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _02_04.jpg

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _02_05.jpg

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/revi ... _02_07.jpg

If you go to http://www.winsupersite.com/ (where I got these pics) the owner of the site has a review of this build. He mentions the big taskbar being deleted I believe. Note: the version I had was something like 4725 and these pics are of 5048.

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MTH

Posted: April 26th 2005 8:54 pm

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Tony Montana wrote:

wow, that's worth 200 bucks

Yep, hence the reason I'm moving to Apple when I buy my next computer.

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Daglington

Posted: April 26th 2005 9:47 pm

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Yeah, looks exactly like XP, except different folder settings. Waste of money.

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dylan

Posted: April 26th 2005 11:38 pm

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labmik wrote:

I just prefer a clean desktop, & don't want to have to get back to the desktop to start my apps.

Ah, something like this?

Just kiddin' with ya.

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MattOusley

Posted: April 27th 2005 2:50 am

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<3 ben folds

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dylan

Posted: April 27th 2005 10:52 am

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MadinesHair wrote:

Software actually costs money?

When it's worth paying for, yeah.

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