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3D Sphere Interface for XP

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-often-you-envy-windows dept.

Brian Brian writes "I found this super cool 3D, inside a sphere, desktop interface. The videos really demonstrate it. I would love this built into OS X but it is just for Windows right now. And if nothing else, the paradigm is the coolest way to handle multiple screens." Here are a collection of screenshots & videos. I'm skeptical that it wouldn't be very practical, but it sure looks fun.

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  1. A Few Things by the_mad_poster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    First of all, the modeling in OS X would be sorely stunted due to the limitations of the UNIX backend. Apple really took a step backwards when they made OS X because they tried to abandon the original interfaces and paradigms that so many of us loved from the original MacOS days. OS X is too limited for this in the same way Linux is - Windows just has better rendering and gaming capabilities, and it really shows with this.

    Secondly, I can see some practicality in it. For example, if you can read the slanted boxes, you can take advantage of some additional space on the desktop with some creative maneuvering of the windows. Whether it's worth it or not is another story, but at least it's a cool knick knack to play with for a while.

    Finally, anybody that uses "paradigm" really shouldn't be posting on a "news for nerds" site. It's... it's just unnatural :)

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  2. [tt]:What does this really do for me? by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    XP is slow? On what machine?
    He's complaining about the reboot times, or, more seriously, the time it takes to rewrite something because IE doesn't conform to standards, and something that SHOULD work, doesn't, and you have to redo it (oh, right, that's the Windows Experience).

    This is like, what, the 5th story in a row dealing with Microsoft and/or Windows. The f$cking borg have landed. Prepare to be assimulated.

    1. Re:[tt]:What does this really do for me? by SilentChris · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      "This is like, what, the 5th story in a row dealing with Microsoft and/or Windows. The f$cking borg have landed. Prepare to be assimulated."

      Stories about a software company on a "News for Nerds" site? A travesty! Seriously, though, calm down. Where's your Ritalin?

    2. Re:[tt]:What does this really do for me? by X0563511 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Also the fact that it typically takes about 30 seconds or more to enable/disable/repair a wireless connection. You know how long that takes on *NIX and OSX? Not even half that long.

      And it also drags ass if you are doing anything in the least bit memory intensive.

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    3. Re:[tt]:What does this really do for me? by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Flamebait
      If you notice, I said:
      ... or, more seriously, the time it takes to rewrite something because IE doesn't conform to standards, and something that SHOULD work, doesn't, and you have to redo it (oh, right, that's the Windows Experience). Also, don't forget that a few things have changed:
      1. You're probably running a faster machine than you were when you ran Win98
      2. The average linux distro does a lot more on boot than the average XP install
      Heck, if you want ultra-fast boot times, stick with Windows 3.1 or DOS. 3.1 boots from a dos promt in under a second on modern hardware, and still works fine. Heck, it'll boot off a cd faster than XP boots off a hard disk.