Longhorn 3D GUI Engine Quicktime movies

**Devlinite** · September 10th, 2003, 06:04 PM

Still alpha builds, this is not how longhorn will look. Just like whistler looked before Luna designe.

These movies simply show the raw power of the new engine. Nothing to do with transition effects.

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/0509/k1_4.htm

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/0509/k1_5.htm

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/0509/k1_6.htm

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/0509/k1_7.htm

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcas...review_2003.asp Info about the engine...

Longhorn will have 2 tier Guis.

Tier 1 is for low level computers, that runs a classic type of engine, like win2k, DX7 engine.

Tier 2 will be something like or more impressive than OSX. Here are the requirements for Tier 2:

The Minimum Requirements
- Stable Longhorn Graphics Driver
- GPU Scheduling (multiple clients are guaranteed)
- GPU Memory Management (video memory always available)
- Hardware V-Sync Interrupt
- Pixel Shader 2.0 (DX9-class GPU)
- 4x FSAA
- Bump & Environment Mapping with Luminance
- Hardware Transformation & Lighting
- 1024x768 with 32-bit color
- 64MB Video Memory (128MB recommended)
- AGP 8x or PCI Express

As we can see in the movies, the new GUI is really impressive... No slow downs, no or very little cpu process, multi-tasking is a breeze.

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/...n_winhec_12.png

**mr. k** · September 10th, 2003, 06:56 PM

And how long until longhorn is released? 2 years?
Oh, yeah, that's about it.

**Devlinite** · September 10th, 2003, 07:35 PM

Well that would account to OSX only being updated, not apple having an entirely new OS.

Longhorn is nothing we have seen from MS, it's totally new OS. So there is quite excitement in the coming months... Beta versions will arrive in 2004.

**Devlinite** · September 10th, 2003, 07:51 PM

Fixes, vast improvements, new features = It's called a service pack in MS terms, not a new OS.

Longhorn is made from scratch, while OS X is unix based, it's really demanding OS and sorry to say, the slowest unix based OS.

Maybe if they removed all those nonesense shadows and usless transitions. It could have been less harsh on lower end macs.

**Devlinite** · September 10th, 2003, 08:23 PM

You are right, you are getting improvments, that should have been in OSX in the first place.

Yet G4, G3s are still slow with mac os x and the G5 is incompatible nor optimised for the Jaguar.

Let's go with another update, which apple will charge you! While XP service packs are totally free.

HAHAHAHA!

**Devlinite** · September 10th, 2003, 08:53 PM

I would like to see a picture of OSX server running on a G5. Till then, I think you should research your own idol preying company.

Bashing something would mean, there is no substance to the argument... I have brought substance, you trying to ignore it or make your talented HAHAHAHA with preference and opinionated assumptions.

**sailgreg** · September 10th, 2003, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by Devlinite
You are right, you are getting improvments, that should have been in OSX in the first place.

Yet G4, G3s are still slow with mac os x and the G5 is incompatible nor optimised for the Jaguar.

Let's go with another update, which apple will charge you! While XP service packs are totally free.

HAHAHAHA!

Dude, you are a ****ing moron, Longhorn is not a 'new' os, it is built off of NT, just like 2k, XP, and 2003 are :P

Panther is a sweet OS, and it is loads faster, more stable (even in beta) and has a lot of great new features, something that service packs never provide :P

I have even read an article on ms.com how they don't add new features to service packs because it may 'confuse' users.

**melving8** · September 10th, 2003, 09:02 PM

Window box waving....oooohhh. Two words "genie effect" had it in OS X 3 years ago and it's coming to windows in the next 3 years. Oh and that's got to be the most nauseating GUI ever... definitely not looking forward to this crap. Move along nothing to see here...