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Charles King · August 2nd, 2004, 01:30 AM

Windows Longhorn, the next version of Windows is said to be the next best thing to the ultimate operating system. Any more news on this?

Rob Lohman · August 2nd, 2004, 05:10 AM

What kind of news are you looking for? The beta's/RC are being
pushed back and back and reportdly being in the middle of 2005
now. Possible release end 2005 or 2006 probably.

It will have some new features but nothing too earth shattering
I believe (yes I know about WinFS). It's still a long time away,
so we'll have to wait and see I guess.

Charles King · August 2nd, 2004, 05:46 AM

Rob, what is WinFs?

Rob Lohman · August 2nd, 2004, 08:15 AM

WinFS is an additional filesystem on top of NTFS that supports
storing extra information and then searching and using that
information. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server (database engine)
to connect all of this. Should allow for some interesting stuff,
but mainly (or at least in the beginning) in the enterprise area's
and developers.

George Ellis · August 2nd, 2004, 09:46 PM

Actually, the ground breaking part for us will be in color. MS is getting serious about color and display. The gamut will be much wider with support for 200+dpi displays. I think I remember scRGB as the support for the Aero desktop (the new desktop).

August 2nd, 2004, 01:30 AM	#1
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Windows longhorn Windows Longhorn, the next version of Windows is said to be the next best thing to the ultimate operating system. Any more news on this? __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

August 2nd, 2004, 05:10 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	What kind of news are you looking for? The beta's/RC are being pushed back and back and reportdly being in the middle of 2005 now. Possible release end 2005 or 2006 probably. It will have some new features but nothing too earth shattering I believe (yes I know about WinFS). It's still a long time away, so we'll have to wait and see I guess. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 2nd, 2004, 05:46 AM	#3
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Rob, what is WinFs? __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

August 2nd, 2004, 08:15 AM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	WinFS is an additional filesystem on top of NTFS that supports storing extra information and then searching and using that information. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server (database engine) to connect all of this. Should allow for some interesting stuff, but mainly (or at least in the beginning) in the enterprise area's and developers. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 2nd, 2004, 09:46 PM	#5
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	Actually, the ground breaking part for us will be in color. MS is getting serious about color and display. The gamut will be much wider with support for 200+dpi displays. I think I remember scRGB as the support for the Aero desktop (the new desktop).