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Sphere XP Makes GUI 3D

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-believe-it-when-i-can-use-it dept.

Cypherus writes "I came across a link for a 3d desktop environment. "The SphereXP is a 3D desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows XP. Taking the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such a icons and applications. Check the videos and screenshots to get the idea.""

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  1. Walk Thru? by dkaimal · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does a 3D Gui mean I can walk through my spreadsheet?

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  2. /. effect by Professor+Cool+Linux · · Score: 3, Funny

    IMAGES & VIDEOS!!!
    Let the melting begin...

    1. Re:/. effect by gujo-odori · · Score: 1, Funny

      it's already toast. They must really be running it on XP :-)

    2. Re:/. effect by Curtman · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hrmm. So is 3Dwm's page. Is this the first sympathetic slashdotting?

  3. Dade Murphy... by Seoulstriker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, the technology of the 1995 movie "Hackers" meets the present. ;-)

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  4. Uh Oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Videos and screenshots in a slashdot article. Sure. That's going to work.

  5. Apple did it before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's called Expose.

  6. Superstring XP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next comes Superstring XP, which works in 26 dimensions.

    1. Re:Superstring XP by two_stripe · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know this was supposed to be a joke, but come on, M-Theory (and subsequently superstring theory) is 9+2 dimensions. Here i was trying to convince my housemate that slashdotters do have a life, and then he read this. You just set me back 3 years.

  7. That says it all... by PhuckH34D · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Please keep in mind that project is more of a vision. Due to the limitations of Windows I'm not able to do everything as I would like to."
    That says it all...

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  8. 3d? by Zazi · · Score: 0, Funny

    You don't need a 3d viewer to see that that site has been slashdotted!

  9. I Have a 3-D desktop at work and at home! by JoeCommodore · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I wonder if the digital version has the same problem of all the piles of documents spilling to the floor now and again?

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  10. Re:Not impressed by whig · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, what I definitely want to happen is that when I make a selection, a little marble gets imprinted and rolls down a chute, which then conveys the response.

    How's that for a 3D interface?

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  11. Re:Not impressed by panaceaa · · Score: 2, Funny

    No increase in productivity?!

    Say that after you can turn your monitor around during Solitaire and see where the aces are hiding! That's what I call productivity!

    Sheesh.

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  12. Re:I used it last week... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    yeah, no shit. what the hell kind of software is this guy used to.

  13. heh by krappie · · Score: 4, Funny

    some major bugs
    some missing features
    a slow memory leak that requires you to stop and start it every hour or so
    But very usable.

    BAHAHAHHAHAHAHhahahahhahahahhahahaha :D

  14. Oh neato! by NeoGeo64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This new interface reminds me of Minority Report!

    *Starts making quick hand motions in front of screen*

    Dammit, it doesn't work...

  15. Re:Old != Bad by rishistar · · Score: 3, Funny
    It really depends on what kind of work you do. If you have dozens of widows with

    If I had dozens of widows I'd be a dead bigamist.

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  16. A 3D version of Windows XP? So it has to have... by Polaris · · Score: 2, Funny

    The BSOD: Blue Sphere Of Death

  17. Re:Not impressed by pigeon768 · · Score: 2, Funny
    In Minority Report, T.C. was wildly waving his arms about. I would be very tired after a few hours of that.

    Yes, but you're not Tom Cruise. Fatty.

  18. Oh Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    As if Windows didn't want to make you puke already.