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Tom's Hardware Looks At WinFS

Posted by timothy on from the straight-to-the-nsa dept.

Alizarin Erythrosin writes "Tom's Hardware Guide has an article about the new WinFS file system. The article talks first about some of the problems and advantages with FAT[16|32] and NTFS, then talks briefly about WinFS. Here is the summary: 'Microsoft is breaking new ground with Longhorn, successor to XP. The upcoming WinFS file system will be the first to be context-dependent, and promises to make long search times and wasted memory a thing of the past. Today, THG compares it to FAT and NTFS.' Personally, I still have reservations about using a relational database to keep track of files. Unless they can keep the overhead to a minimum, I can't see it being as efficient as a file system should be."

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  1. SCO by Michael+Crutcher · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wasn't this supposed to be an SCO story? We're falling behind our quota today.

  2. Windows Explorer by Scoria · · Score: 3, Funny

    The upcoming WinFS file system will be the first to be context-dependent, and promises to make long search times and wasted memory a thing of the past.

    Well, yes; we must preserve those system resources for the most recent incarnation of explorer.exe.

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  3. Re:other FSs are out there by Hes+Nikke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorta like running XP in 2K mode

    you can get WindowsXP to run in 2 KibiBytes of ram?!

    or

    Sorta like running XP in 2K mode

    not that that's a bad thing....

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  4. Re:I can almost guarantee you.... by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'll even get a paperclip to help me manage my files!!!

    How about Clippy? "I see you're looking for your work files. You're fscked."

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  5. Re:This article is bullshit by more+fool+you · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome to the marketing revolution. A 6-page ad, made mostly of smaller ads. Why do I suddenly have the urge to purchase Longhorn & more memory?

  6. Be proud mate. by hayden · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's every slashdotters dream to get a "Score:5 Troll" post.

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  7. Backards(w) by pyrrho · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we'd be better off replacing the relational database with a file system.

    Just a joke SQLiers, just a little joke. I know they are indispensible. Really. I believe you.

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  8. Microsoft Marketing 101 by stox · · Score: 4, Funny

    3 years before release: Product will do everything for everyone.

    2 years before release: Product will do everything for the majority of users.

    1 year before release: Product will do many things for many users.

    Release: Well it does something.

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