Hasta la (Windows) vista, baby!

[LoganK]

Isn't the Xbox 360 a game console? Not an OS?

[Jason_Batten]

It still uses an OS, just like the dreamcast

[laserlight]

hmm... I wonder if one can compare this to the Mandrake Linux to Mandriva Linux rename.

I know there were lots of outcry against the choice of name, but recently I've seen comments like "it's more professional".

[LoganK]

Didn't realize that...although Microsoft doesn't exactly sell and market it like an os 🙂

[bubblenut]

The Mandrake Mandriva change did have a few very good reasons. The were forced to by the French Courts because magician had a tantrem and (in my opinion more relevant) they merged with the South American vendor Conectiva.

[laserlight]

The were forced to by the French Courts because magician had a tantrem and (in my opinion more relevant) they merged with the South American vendor Conectiva.

No, the point was that while a name change was inevitable, they could have chosen a better name.

[bubblenut]

Ah, I see. Yea, it is a little rubbish. Actually, until today I thought it was Mandrivia, which I thought sounded pretty cool, Mandriva I'm not even sure how to pronounce the i and I certainly can't make it sound good.

[edit]Aww, I just saw the "PHP Spellbook" link in your sig and was hoping for something a little more fun than the PHP manual, that's not fair 🙁

[LoganK]

"MAN" + "DREE" + "VAH" (and it's "VAH" as in "vulVAH" [sorry, couldn't find another suitable word], not as in "VAHt" [you know - a vat of liquid]).

I noticed before I clicked the link - it's called a status bar 😃

[bubblenut]

LoganK wrote:

"MAN" + "DREE" + "VAH" (and it's "VAH" as in "vulVAH" [sorry, couldn't find another suitable word], not as in "VAHt" [you know - a vat of liquid]).

I noticed before I clicked the link - it's called a status bar 😃

It could be man-driv-ar though as well, it could even be man-dry-var or man-dry-vah or man-driver.

I was going to try and make some witty comment about lynx not having a status bar but I can't be bothered, the same reason I didn't look at the status bar before clicking the link in fact. Besides, how boring would life be if you allways knew where you were going. 😃

[LoganK]

bubblenut wrote:

It could be man-driv-ar though as well, it could even be man-
dry-var or man-dry-vah or man-driver.

Yeah....ok...allright then

bubblenut wrote:

I was going to try and make some witty comment about lynx not having a status bar but I can't be bothered, the same reason I didn't look at the status bar before clicking the link in fact. Besides, how boring would life be if you allways knew where you were going. 😃

Easiest witty comment:

// Insert witty comment here

As long as you don't use it too often, it actually does become witty! Why are you using Lynx - get a real browser! And life wouldn't be boring - if I could see into the future and know what would happen, I'd be making big money at Las Vegas 😃 (plus the status bar is good for those links that try to take you to those shock sites, like goatse or TubGirl...or that site with the infinite JS alerts).

[BuzzLY]

NetNerd85 wrote:

I do hope that was a serious suggestion and not an attempt at being funny :bemused:

Oh, yes, forgive me. Humor is the last thing we want in the Lounge. :glare:

[planetsim]

Weedpacket wrote:

Besides, Microsoft's next Windows OS is Xbox 360.

Hmm I would have thought it was there new PC but then again I havent actually looked much at its features.

[Weedpacket]

Or whatever they're going to call the OS that the 360 will be running (just as the current XBox runs an OS branched off of Windows 2000 RC2).

[LoganK]

The server version or client? If it's server, I can have my Xbox be my backup domain controller! 😃

[Jason_Batten]

BuzzLY wrote:

Oh, yes, forgive me. Humor is the last thing we want in the Lounge. :glare:

But there was NOTHING funny about your post :bemused:

[BuzzLY]

All hail the levity vampire.

NetNerd, if you don't find my post entertaining or humorous, there really is no reason for you to share such an opinion, unless your intention is get under my skin. I have to say, you have a knack.

I have nothing more to say to you publicly, and I thank you to follow this policy yourself. If you have anything more to say to me personally, I would appreciate a PM rather than a public jab.

[vaaaska]

I just have to wonder...since MS says they are going to get with 'standards' and such, what pains will we have to endure (MSHTML, MSXML, MSCSS) in exchange for their generosity?

Edit...

As many may already know, MS patented CSS years ago. Ummm, WTF?!!! Yeah, I know...ridiculous and arrogant...

Patent #5960073

[leatherback]

Hm.. windoors 1.0 cool. But it should be locked windoors 1.0.. Or winblocked, or windows.uvscreen or..

No really. windows 2000 pro is not too bad. But all the fancy auto stuff after that.. Not for me.

Aaaah!! That's it!

Winnew notForme!

J.

[dalecosp]

leatherback wrote:

Hm.. windoors 1.0 cool. But it should be locked windoors 1.0..
J.

BuzzLY wrote:

Doors 1.0

It's so obvious, though.

BackDoors 1.0 . . . :eek:

Now, let's see who gets an*l about that... :p

And no, I don't start language wars. :glare:

O.S. wars, that's a different thing entirely! 😃

[leatherback]

Hey Dale,

Yeah, why be subtle? I did get a grin on my face wqhen I saw it.