Posted by: Charles Tryon
on March 15, 2006 07:52 AM
There are several problems with the demo CD
Video card support is limited. It worked great with two systems I have running GeForce4 cards, but not my ATI.
You pretty much get one and only one resolution -- 1024x768. If your flat panel doesn't like that resolution, you may have problems.
I have run into several bugs and display quirks. This is a demo, not a production ready distro.
Several key parts are missing, such as any support for NFS mounting drives, or an installer.
Documentation on the various hot-key combos is kind of sketchy.
All that being said however, this is an absolutely jaw-dropping demo on a capable system! Most of it (bouncing windows) is still "eye candy", but the transparency, live scaling of windows and 3D rotating desktop could be immediately useful, even in a "business" setting. This is a serious jump forward in how we look at user interfaces...
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Posted by: Charles Tryon on March 15, 2006 07:52 AMAll that being said however, this is an absolutely jaw-dropping demo on a capable system! Most of it (bouncing windows) is still "eye candy", but the transparency, live scaling of windows and 3D rotating desktop could be immediately useful, even in a "business" setting. This is a serious jump forward in how we look at user interfaces...
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