Windows FX?

[Mark Scott]

Have Microsoft already announced the name for Longhorn? I have seen 3
references to WinFX in relation to longhorn: there are a few new newsgroups
on the microsoft server and I have also seen the following page on Computer
Manuals' site in the UK:
http://www.compman.co.uk/cgi-win/browse.exe?ref=651390

 

[anonymous]

What's the hurry?....what ever it is it will not be out
for a year. Lots of things will happen before it is
released. Actually FX is too close to XP to make any
sense.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Mark,

Read up a bit here:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/longhorn.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

WinFX is a managed (CLR-based) API that extends the .NET Framework. However,
it is accessible via MC++ to unmanaged applications. It encompasses all of
the managed APIs that Microsoft will ship in Longhorn, including Avalon,
Indigo, and WinFS, and .NET Frameworks.

It is broken down in to interface/data/communication layers which are
Avalon/WinFS/Indigo respectively.

WinFX is the heart of Longhorn from which Avalon/WinFS/Indigo will all
follow.

 

[Mark Scott]

Thanks Rick. thats cleared things up!

Hi Mark,

Read up a bit here:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/longhorn.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone