Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
01-04-2004, 22:47
|
#1
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: East Midlands
Age: 48
Services: Rural BB - Radio Link via Virgin Fibre
Posts: 2,947
|
Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/xtreme/
Download the video if you're on anything less than 512/600k
Very impressive technology demo this.. i recommend you watch it all the way through
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 22:58
|
#2
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 38
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Fantastic
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:04
|
#3
|
|
cf.addict
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cambridge
Age: 40
Services: NTL Cable and Phone, Sky TV as NTL was (is) terrible!
Posts: 181
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by s1lv3r
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/xtreme/
Download the video if you're on anything less than 512/600k
Very impressive technology demo this.. i recommend you watch it all the way through
|
I think this software was mentioned before on these forums...looks amazing. The great thing is that it runs on top of your standard linux distro and all your applications work, but with the added effect of the 3D desktop environment.
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:06
|
#4
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 38
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Is it gonna be compatible for Windows?
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:12
|
#5
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Eglinton, Co. Derry
Posts: 7,640
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by WNA
Is it gonna be compatible for Windows?
|
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:12
|
#6
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,395
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...5&postcount=26
It's definately going to be a killer app, I just hope that they release it under a free software licence. For any X-windows users who want a small taste, try
this 3D workspace switcher, it's pretty cool
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:14
|
#7
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,395
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by WNA
Is it gonna be compatible for Windows?
|
No, it's built to run on top of X-windows so unless there's some amazing turnaround by Microsoft it won't. It's highly likely though that MS will release something similar.
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:29
|
#8
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 38
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by philip.j.fry
No, it's built to run on top of X-windows so unless there's some amazing turnaround by Microsoft it won't. It's highly likely though that MS will release something similar.
|
I bet you its not free
|
|
|
01-04-2004, 23:54
|
#9
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,395
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by WNA
I bet you its not free
|
The possible MS equivalent, or Sun's Looking Glass? For the former, that's not a bet I would like to take  For Sun I would imagine there would be at least a free binary version for home/educational uses going on some of their other offerings (i.e OpenOffice).
|
|
|
02-04-2004, 00:47
|
#10
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Reading
Age: 42
Services: Virgin Media Broadband Size M
Posts: 6,546
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
ooh! i want it!
|
|
|
02-04-2004, 09:19
|
#11
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Warrington ntl:81304 Altitude: 12m (and falling)
Posts: 4,499
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
Very flashy but what will it achieve?
All I want are applications that let me produce my work as easily and efficiently as possible. Most software designers seem to have enough trouble making user interfaces that work well in 2D - never mind 3D. And just think of all the extra bugs it's going to introduce......noooo!
A. Ludite.
|
|
|
03-04-2004, 12:19
|
#12
|
|
Inactive
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 40
|
Re: Sun 3D Desktop Preview.. looks very nice
http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P2441_0_1_0
Looks like us MS users may get it after all.
Quote:
|
Very flashy but what will it achieve?
|
I could say the same about your avatar.
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 05:41.
|