Microsoft Codename "Longhorn" PDC Build Screenshots (1 Viewer)

[psycho_mushy]

windows "Longhorn" screenies!

hello ppl!

I got some previews of windows "Longhorn" screenies!

hope u like them!

hope you guys appreciate these screenies coz I know I do!


1337 Mod Edit

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For People who do not know what Longhorn is, it's the codename for the Windows 2005 - 2006 edition, which is supposedly going to change the way computing is, right now it's in Alpha stage of development, the above screenshots is the build off the PDC event Microsoft had yesterday (Sunday).

Please copy and paste the links above into your browser or else you'll have an error of not finding the picture.

 

[Winston]

Neowin doesn't allow hotlinking

And please give credits to your sources.

 

[jm1234567890]

longhorn seems to copy apple's safari browser with that silver theme....

anyone downloaded and played with it?

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
longhorn seems to copy apple's safari browser with that silver theme....

anyone downloaded and played with it?

Yeah i have, you gotta remember this is a pre-alpha version and was only whipped up to release for the PDC Event, it was to show how Avalon and Aero's technologies were to shine, so none of the silverish skin or any portion of the UI will be a definite for keeps in the Beta's, i'm inclined to say this is a throwaway prototype MS has whipped just to show their UI technologies, don't be so critical yet, i have faith in them, since Longhorn will cost the equivalent to the man going onto the moon, i.e. approx 5 Billion dollars US is spent on this new Windows.

 

[Lexicographer]

"have faith in them" ... my god, your "1337 Mod" is a Microsoft slave!

 

[deyveed]

A new windows?
I might have to upgrade to cope

 

[Lexicographer]

Originally posted by deyveed
A new windows?
I might have to upgrade to cope

That's the idea. And that's why I'm jumping ship and getting a powerbook

 

[Frigid]

same-old, same-old... stupid xp-style eye candy... and i dislike the huge analogue clock column on the side... bah!

someone teach moi linux after hsc!

 

[jm1234567890]

the huge analogue clock is ok if you have a 21' monitor....

linux has bad driver support

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
"have faith in them" ... my god, your "1337 Mod" is a Microsoft slave!

I'd suggests you to get out of the bias thinking of MS being crap, because, i don't think you have the slightest ability in the development of software, so zip it Mr. So Called Great Mod

Originally posted by Frigid
same-old, same-old... stupid xp-style eye candy... and i dislike the huge analogue clock column on the side... bah!

someone teach moi linux after hsc!

Not same old same old, if you don't know a alpha prototype doesn't represent 1% of the BETA product, the fact that everything looks so dodgy in these screenshots is because it's not even built nothing is, it's still XP, but they are slowly implementing Aero and the Avalon engine, and portions of the Avalon engine is implementing probably 1/6 of it, it's so powerful they just wanted to whip up something really basic to show at the PDC event, what's more important is not the GUI at this stage, it will be worked on, but this event was to prepare developers to understand the new API's and the structure and dynamic of Windows programming, which is far far more advanced by the looks of things, with the inception of Longhorn i believe .NET is going to be the biggest success to date.


So before any users go saying oh no not another eye-candy Windows, i'd suggest not to comment, because this is still an Alpha, you don't know what's really coming, the underlying engines are extremely powerful.

 

[~Perfection]

Originally posted by Winston

Not same old same old, if you don't know a alpha prototype doesn't represent 1% of the BETA product, the fact that everything looks so dodgy in these screenshots is because it's not even built nothing is, it's still XP, but they are slowly implementing Aero and the Avalon engine, and portions of the Avalon engine is implementing probably 1/6 of it, it's so powerful they just wanted to whip up something really basic to show at the PDC event, what's more important is not the GUI at this stage, it will be worked on, but this event was to prepare developers to understand the new API's and the structure and dynamic of Windows programming, which is far far more advanced by the looks of things, with the inception of Longhorn i believe .NET is going to be the biggest success to date.


So before any users go saying oh no not another eye-candy Windows, i'd suggest not to comment, because this is still an Alpha, you don't know what's really coming, the underlying engines are extremely powerful.

how do you know all this??

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by ~Perfection
how do you know all this??

I've got my internal sources, and i read up, and i've been playing around with some of the latest builds. So that's why no one can quite comment over me unless they know more, and actually directly has direct sources into the dev process.

 

[~Perfection]

Originally posted by Winston
I've got my internal sources, and i read up, and i've been playing around with some of the latest builds. So that's why no one can quite comment over me unless they know more, and actually directly has direct sources into the dev process.

yep.. ok, fair enough

 

[McLake]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
longhorn seems to copy apple's safari browser with that silver theme....

anyone downloaded and played with it?

The whole thing looks more OSX-ish ...

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by McLake
The whole thing looks more OSX-ish ...

lol alright McLake i was waiting for your response, current stages probably, but it's going to change extremely rapidly, it's going to be so different... we'll have to wait and see.

 

[felix_js]

fark's longhorn :rofl:

http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=701827

 

[hurrotisrobbo]

I'm more worried about the WinFS bizzo. A SQL-driven FS? Shouldn't the word 'slow' apply here? Expect to have to have the 8MB buffer/7200rpm HDs at least.

It's not out for another three years or so (and considering MS + release dates, it's bound to be knocked back further. Remember how Win95 was almost Win96? ).

 

[-X-]

Ijust cant wait till this happens.
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~babee/galleries/Funnyz/xp.jpg

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by hurrotisrobbo
I'm more worried about the WinFS bizzo. A SQL-driven FS? Shouldn't the word 'slow' apply here? Expect to have to have the 8MB buffer/7200rpm HDs at least.

It's not out for another three years or so (and considering MS + release dates, it's bound to be knocked back further. Remember how Win95 was almost Win96? ).

UMMM ok i agree with you on release date hold backs, in terms of the File System, well it's still in alpha, basically for compatibility concerns, believe it or not, the WinFS will be SQL based that's like slapped on top of NTFS, meaning it will work together with NTFS, so yeah, but whats's funny about this new OS MS is bringing out is about 50% of it will be written in .NET that's amazing!.