Windows Longhorn Version

[jagnorm]

Does anyone have any information about Windows Longhorn due out in 2004?

[Steve R Jones]

Longhorn release schedule
Longhorn revealed: June 24, 2001

Longhorn release verified by Microsoft executive vice president Jim Allchin: June 27, 2001

Longhorn mentioned in Microsoft antitrust settlement filing: November 1, 2001

Longhorn details first revealed on the SuperSite for Windows: January 14, 2002

Longhorn alpha build 3670 (internal release only): August 19, 2002

Longhorn alpha build 3683 (internal release only): September 23, 2002

Microsoft confirms Longhorn will be desktop release only: November 11, 2002

Longhorn alpha build 4008 (internal release only): February 19, 2003

Longhorn build 4008 leaks: February 28, 2003

Longhorn developer preview: March 2003

Longhorn graphics and security features revealed: May 6-8, 2003

Longhorn UI revealed: Expected October 2003

Longhorn Beta 1: Expected early 2004

Longhorn Beta 2: Expected late 2004

Longhorn final release: Expected 2005

http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/longhorn.asp

[jagnorm]

Thanks Steve R J. Did I uderstand the article from the link you posted right?
The Longhorn version will take 15 min. to start up from boot?

[Droppyale]

15min to install i understood...

[MatrixmaN]

Whats so special about this OS?

[Scott Tiger]

Originally posted by Droppyale
15min to install i understood...

Using what hardware?

[Droppyale]

Originally posted by Scott Tiger


Using what hardware?

I didn't say... read it

[jagnorm]

Ok, that makes a little more sence. I couldn't imagine an operating system that would sell that takes 15min to boot. But even 15min. to install sounds a little too good to be true.

[poopeyhed2]

What's so special -- well, AFAIK, Longhorn will use a 3-dimensional desktop, so what does that mean? Well, it'll be DX9, so if you don't have a DX9 compatible video card, you won't be able to use the 3-d desktop, however, you'll still be able to use Longhorn, not to worry, which will use a 2-d desktop where it'll use DX7.

Source: Extremetech.com - about a month or 2 or even 3 months ago.

[Bob The Great]

To add to what Poopeyhed said, Longhorn will have a 3D powered desktop. In other words it will operate much like OS-X does in that the GPU is taking most of the graphics related action that is happening on the desktop instead of the CPU taking the load. So for instance semi transparancy currently brings any version of windows to its knees because the CPU is taking the whole load. With Longhorn the GPU will do it all so your computer will continue to run smooth as butter!