Whistler discussion
This is a discussion about Whistler discussion in the Windows Hardware category; My question is: Now that the Whistler Beta program is in full swing and many people have obtained copies through one means or another, can we discuss issues etc on this board much the same as we discussed 2000 betas? I would be interested to know of others experiences and views on Whistler as, although it is only W ...
My question is:
Now that the Whistler Beta program is in full swing and many people have "obtained" copies through one means or another, can we discuss issues etc on this board much the same as we discussed 2000 betas?
I would be interested to know of others experiences and views on Whistler as, although it is only Windows 5.1, it would still be good to have an open forum to discuss issues and opinions.
What do the rest of you think?
Felix.
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Now that the Whistler Beta program is in full swing and many people have "obtained" copies through one means or another, can we discuss issues etc on this board much the same as we discussed 2000 betas?
I would be interested to know of others experiences and views on Whistler as, although it is only Windows 5.1, it would still be good to have an open forum to discuss issues and opinions.
What do the rest of you think?
Felix.
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Written on Win2000 using:
PII 300
Aopen AX6B
160mb RAM
i740 8mb
SBLive! Value
20gb Seagate
6gb WDCaviar
Pioneer 32x CD-R (Slot)
Lifeview FlyVideo '98 FM
Realtek RTL8029AS 10mbit
Accton EN1660 10mbit
Osborne MO117 17"
Using 100% Australian Made recyclable electrons
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You got that rigth CM LOL!!!!
well I can tell you that MS is only doing this because they want their OS to be customizable like that of Linux...I don't really care myself, I like the OS, it's stable, faster and overall better than Windows 2000 anyday...
News
According to Windows-Millennium.net is Build 2273 of Whistler internal released.
According to Windows-Millennium.net is Build 2273 of Whistler internal released.
i like the skinability (if thats a word heh), of it and i look forward to making my own skins and shell looks for it. I like litestep and other programs like that but i dont feel like taking the time to learn it all, even though it would be cool. I just wish that M$ would make the kernal and other companies would make the GUI for it like linux has.
Well..
How do you know if MS is making those skins or not? I mean...maybe they said to companies to make them but make sure you keep the Start Menu and Desktop looking the same, but change it anyway you can? I mean, it's too early into pre-beta to figure that out.
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How do you know if MS is making those skins or not? I mean...maybe they said to companies to make them but make sure you keep the Start Menu and Desktop looking the same, but change it anyway you can? I mean, it's too early into pre-beta to figure that out.
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CM do me a fav and just post links. I am on a 24 k connection here out in the middle of nowhere Vermont. Also it makes it a real pain to veiw posts when all of those pics are loading you loose your place cause everything gets shifted down as you are reading.
and to jdulmage I am not quite sure I understand what you mean about the skins! Of course MS is going to produce skins that is one of the main features of the new OS.
i know that...but maybe it isn't MS that is making them...maybe other companies or other affilates are making them and giving them to MS to use in future Whistler builds....
you never know
you never know
Sorry Four and Twenty. I forgot that not everyone has a fast cable modem. Those thread load here in just 5 secs
Well i just installed WinWhistler 2257. I used 2250 and this is even better than that. I cant wait to start making my own skins for the OS. Anyone else gotten napster to work on it i try to install it and all i get is errors.
yes....what is strange about it THC, is that Beta 5 of napster works, beta 7 is a no no...I don't know why...possibly the port 6699 or whatever that napsters uses or something...I don't know, but I have submitted the bug to MS already....*me hints that i'm a tester*
anyways...
that is a strange one
P.S: Atomic clock features in Whistler rule!!!!!
anyways...
that is a strange one
P.S: Atomic clock features in Whistler rule!!!!!
damnit jdulmage, why didn't you tell me about that before i formatted my hdd, i wanted to see some cool sh1t.
lol...
sorry
sorry
Whistler is no longer necessary
Quote:Whistler skin Posted Saturday, September 16, 2000There is a new skin for WindowBlinds available which make your current system look like Whistler.
I need only WindowBlinds
Quote:Whistler skin Posted Saturday, September 16, 2000There is a new skin for WindowBlinds available which make your current system look like Whistler.
I need only WindowBlinds
wtf are you talking about? whistler is going to be more than just skins, it's already on average benchmarked faster than windows 2000, there are a whole pile of custom features and new features such as built in Firewalls, Atomic Clock settings, etc.
Whistler is going to be the home/consumer STABLE operating system. It has more to do than with just changing the way it looks.
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Whistler is going to be the home/consumer STABLE operating system. It has more to do than with just changing the way it looks.
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LOL.. Sorry, this was only one of my bad jokes
Did't you saw that wink smilie?
Did't you saw that wink smilie?
yea, and do you know how fast Whistler 2257 boots? its like 3-4 times faster that win2k 2195. But thats just startup wait till you see how fast the rest of the OS is.
??? Windows 2000 Advanced Server boots up in 1m 5s from the time I press the Power button until it asks me to press Ctrl+Alt+del. Whistler 2250 didn't seem to boot up any faster.
Windows 2000 Professional takes me 40 seconds to boot from power on to "ready to use"...
in whistler professional, it takes me 15 to 20 to do the same thing
in whistler professional, it takes me 15 to 20 to do the same thing
my bootup times almost match jdulmage's
37sec win2k, 19sec whistler 2257.
37sec win2k, 19sec whistler 2257.
