Hang on !
MS considering backward compatibility? Next we’ll be losing the Lotus inspired? 29th Feb 1900 from Excel date conversions. And be able to stop the throughput reducing, foreground process knackering - ‘background’ refresh of windows explorer folder displays. Maybe we’ll get taskbars back so we can park multiple ones as drop-down’s along the top of the screen. Or – Even a facility to install XP compatible drivers, so that I can use my reliable and very cheap-to-run Brother 1070 printer as well as my multi-purpose stills/web/video camera. Yes – I have a phone but why should I need to use it, or get a new webcam when all that is wrong with the old one is that there is no win8 driver for it! JimB From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melvin Backus Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Y2K all over again. -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Webster Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Someone posted on twitter yesterday a blog that showed code from the Java, Perl and Python libraries that used code like that. Webster From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Mediger Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Saw this posted earlier today: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AY796ccAy_E/VC0kHA3VK4I/AAAAAAAAEOk/68hNck0AtP8/w426-h299/p7eQQK3.png Not sure of the original source but it would make sense if true. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melvin Backus Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 8:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Windows 8.x was an anomaly. Well, OK, maybe a temporary return to anomalous behavior? Looking at what we’ve had there hasn’t been a numbered version except 7 and 8, at least that were actually true operating systems. Windows 1.0 (not really an OS, just an application specific environment running on DOS) Windows 2.0 (not really an OS, just an environment running on DOS) Windows 3.x (not really an OS, just an environment running on DOS) Windows 95 (not really an OS, just an environment running on DOS) Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT 4.0 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8.x And if you look at the version numbers from within the OS, XP was really 5, while 7, 8, 8.1, all report as version 6.x Has anyone loaded the preview yet? How does it report? I’m guessing it doesn’t report as 9, more likely 6.4.x. I’ve downloaded it but haven’t time to load it yet. -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hank Arnold Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 4:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Seriously, I suspect it was decided to make a virtual break from W8. W10 is not just a follow-on for W8. Regards, Hank Arnold MVP Logo_Small Consumer Security “There are 10 kinds of people in the world... Those who understand binary and those who don't.” My Blog: <http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Twitter: @Hank_PCDoc Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96> https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 1:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow As Scott Hanselman tweeted…. It had to be Windows 10… because 7 8 9 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Link Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] #windowsnext is the hashtag to follow Well, at least they didn't go with #wtf. On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: Actually, it’s been shortened. Now: #wth From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. 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