05-11-2004, 12:30 AM
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ExtremeTech Delves Into Longhorn
"We've been watching the Longhorn development cycle for several years now. Microsoft is attempting its most ambitious operating system project in the company's history, and it seems to be an ever-receding target. We took a look at a very early alpha that was released at the Windows Professional Developer's Conference last fall. At that point in time, the OS still seemed like a collection of disparate parts. The WinFS file system felt like it was added in as an afterthought. Also missing in action was the intriguing 3D user interface, dubbed "Aero," which is built on Microsoft's Avalon API framework.
The new 4072 build released at WinHEC appeared a bit more coherent, though it still feels like a collection of parts more than a coherent whole. Still, the parts now seem to fit together better. WinFS seems to be more integrated. But the real gem lay deep inside..."
Remember those Longhorn features I talked about that will require 3D hardware acceleration? Pictured above is one of them. :-) The rest of this article is a little quirky - they seem to be surprised that they're finding rough edges and sub-par performance. Uh, guys? It's BETA software that's still well over a year away from being code-complete (possibly longer).
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