Re: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
☑ Authentically Digital ☑ Alive in Motion (kind of) ☑ Content Not Chrome ☑ Clean, Open and Fast etc.. Win 3.11 in its day could have easily been passed off as "metro" under the design principles. So did we move forward or backwards... *burp* --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote: > Here's Win3.11 J Also have WinNT4, Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2k (and > Win3.51 somewhere) > > > -Original Message- > From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] > On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy > Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2012 11:41 AM > To: 'ozDotNet' > Subject: RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum) > > Wasn't that many years ago I had 3.1 running of a USB on my tablet PC. > Managed to play solitaire on it ;) But I missed Norton's desktop. > > Sadly last time I tried the USB stick it didn't boot to it properly. > > But yes it was a fast boot > > > |-Original Message- > |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- > |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh > |Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 12:19 PM > |To: 'ozDotNet' > |Subject: RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum) > | > |http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-us > |er- > |experience.aspx > | > |Creating the Windows 8 user experience > | > | > | > |This is an interesting history lesson and explanation of where they > |think > they're > |headed with Win8. I'm far more sympathetic after reading that. > | > | > | > |The screen shots take me back. I'd love to run Windows 3.1 on my > |current PC > and > |see how it performs (sadly I don't think it would install or run due to > hardware > |changes). I think I still have an MSDN CDs from the mid 90s with old > versions on > |it. Maybe Win95 will install and run in a VM. > | > | > | > |Greg > > > > <>
RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
Here's Win3.11 :) Also have WinNT4, Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2k (and Win3.51 somewhere) -Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2012 11:41 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum) Wasn't that many years ago I had 3.1 running of a USB on my tablet PC. Managed to play solitaire on it ;) But I missed Norton's desktop. Sadly last time I tried the USB stick it didn't boot to it properly. But yes it was a fast boot |-Original Message- |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet- |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh |Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 12:19 PM |To: 'ozDotNet' |Subject: RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum) | |http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-us |er- |experience.aspx | |Creating the Windows 8 user experience | | | |This is an interesting history lesson and explanation of where they |think they're |headed with Win8. I'm far more sympathetic after reading that. | | | |The screen shots take me back. I'd love to run Windows 3.1 on my |current PC and |see how it performs (sadly I don't think it would install or run due to hardware |changes). I think I still have an MSDN CDs from the mid 90s with old versions on |it. Maybe Win95 will install and run in a VM. | | | |Greg <>
RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
Wasn't that many years ago I had 3.1 running of a USB on my tablet PC. Managed to play solitaire on it ;) But I missed Norton's desktop. Sadly last time I tried the USB stick it didn't boot to it properly. But yes it was a fast boot |-Original Message- |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh |Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 12:19 PM |To: 'ozDotNet' |Subject: RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum) | |http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user- |experience.aspx | |Creating the Windows 8 user experience | | | |This is an interesting history lesson and explanation of where they think they're |headed with Win8. I'm far more sympathetic after reading that. | | | |The screen shots take me back. I'd love to run Windows 3.1 on my current PC and |see how it performs (sadly I don't think it would install or run due to hardware |changes). I think I still have an MSDN CDs from the mid 90s with old versions on |it. Maybe Win95 will install and run in a VM. | | | |Greg
RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
>The challenge: To boot the oldest os on contemporary hardware. :) It's too easy to cheat with VMs these days. I got Win95B OSR2 running overnight in a VMWare Player. I had to download a DOS 6.22 book disk IMG file, mount that in the VM to get a mock CD drive, run setup from the 1998 vintage CD and get Win95 installed. Then try to remember how to get networking going, which took an hour of stuffing around and only succeeded thanks to advice on the VMWare site about which fake adapter to install, then I had to configure TCP/IP gateway etc. Networking is going, but Internet Explorer 3.0 is hopeless with modern web sites and can only display the simplest html pages. Win95 sure does boot fast though! Greg
Re: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
The challenge: To boot the oldest os on contemporary hardware. :) On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: > http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx > > Creating the Windows 8 user experience > > > > This is an interesting history lesson and explanation of where they think > they’re headed with Win8. I’m far more sympathetic after reading that. > > > > The screen shots take me back. I’d love to run Windows 3.1 on my current PC > and see how it performs (sadly I don’t think it would install or run due to > hardware changes). I think I still have an MSDN CDs from the mid 90s with > old versions on it. Maybe Win95 will install and run in a VM. > > > > Greg -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
RE: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-ex perience.aspx Creating the Windows 8 user experience This is an interesting history lesson and explanation of where they think they're headed with Win8. I'm far more sympathetic after reading that. The screen shots take me back. I'd love to run Windows 3.1 on my current PC and see how it performs (sadly I don't think it would install or run due to hardware changes). I think I still have an MSDN CDs from the mid 90s with old versions on it. Maybe Win95 will install and run in a VM. Greg
Re: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
ROFL He'll be defending it soon... On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Scott Barnes wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome > > :P > > --- > Regards, > Scott Barnes > http://www.riagenic.com > > > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: >> >> FYI >> >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/final-thoughts-on-windows-8-a-design-disaster/20706 >> >> >> >> This article from June mirrors most of my initial feelings. Especially >> when he says “Even at this late stage in the game, it still feels to me like >> Windows 8 is two operating systems unceremoniously bolted together” and >> “It’s not just a massive gamble — it’s too much of a gamble”. >> >> >> >> After more days of fiddling with Win8 I’m getting won over yet, except >> perhaps for a few usability improvements. We’ll see... >> >> >> >> Greg > >
Re: Win8 Release Preview (addendum)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome :P --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Greg Keogh wrote: > FYI > > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/final-thoughts-on-windows-8-a-design-disaster/20706 > > > ** ** > > This article from June mirrors most of my initial feelings. Especially > when he says “Even at this late stage in the game, it still feels to me > like Windows 8 is two operating systems unceremoniously bolted together” > and “It’s not just a massive gamble — it’s too much of a gamble”. > > ** ** > > After more days of fiddling with Win8 I’m getting won over yet, except > perhaps for a few usability improvements. We’ll see... > > ** ** > > Greg >
