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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Rob Beard wrote: >> >>> bas wrote: >>> >>>> Grant Sewell wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Just playing around with Windows 7 since it'll be rolling out soon so >>>>> we'll start seeing (and having to support) it. One thing struck a >>>>> funny chord with me... the default styling is excellent! I don't mean >>>>> "wow, isn't that slick" either... the default login screen has a >>>>> distinct "drowning" feel to it, and the default wallpaper is fishy! >>>>> >>>>> Anyone else find that Windows 7 has been designed to give the user a >>>>> sense of foreboding and dread? >>>>> >>>>> Grant. :D >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> lol, yes, been playing with it also, love the way that they don't warn >>>> you that there is no anti virus installed like they did with the beta ! >>>> bas. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I thought that Microsoft were shipping their own basic Anti-Virus >>> software now? (something else for them to be taken to court about I guess). >>> >>> Rob >> I remember dos 6.2 coming with MSAV (microsoft anti virus) turnedf out >> it was actually central point anti virus, who didn't take too kindly to >> their software being renamed and sued MS hence they had to relese dos 6.21. >> >> can anyone comment or confirm this is what happened. >> >> LOl >> >> >> Paul >> >> > Actually I think you'll find it was to do with the Double Space > technology (disk compression) which infringed on Stac Technology patents > (the market leader at the time) who had Stacker. IIRC they released MS > DOS 6.21 without Double Space and then 6.22 with Drive Space (god knows > what the difference was). > > I do remember playing around with Stacker and compressing my dad's 400MB > hard drive to something crazy like 2GB, although that was estimated > compression, actual compression never really got above about 1.3:1. > > There's an article on Wikipedia about DriveSpace and DoubleSpace... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleSpace > > Rob > Ah may be it was that as well, hence they released dos 6.22. I remember the stac thing now you mention it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSAV is the article, looks like one of the issues with MSAV was that it thought the update program for win 95 was a virus. Looks like i got something mixed up. but hey the update = virus thing is funny Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Meetings 1st Saturday of the month - Shoreline, Paignton from 3pm Software freedom day 2009 - Saturday 19th September 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkpx/1MACgkQaggq1k2FJq3VCwCfeVdxeLzn9DTCDgy+eivOL5pJ 7FwAn36ojkLFPFw5NgXUZXlIMWa+AMpz =wtC/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html