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Windows Longhorn: A Blast from the Past Redux
Having some fun making these videos and all, I decided to cook up another one. This time, I’ve included a full-screen version of the log in animation that wasn’t fully in the original. There has been a screenshot or two out there, but that’s it. Along with posting the video here, I’ve included a high-resolution download of the video. Likewise, I’ve updated my previous post here to include a high-resolution download of it. Enjoy!
HD Download (45 MB): Longhorn Days Video 02
-Stephen Chapman
http://www.msftkitchen.com
Fluid and awesome, but perhaps too crowded.
Oh well. We can still dream.
It looks sweet, however I didn't like seeing the MSN butterfly on the home button on the browser. The interface was awesome though. 9/10
does anyone know which version of longhorn is shown in the video? and if there were any leaks @ that time? thanks fpr that post! good to see some old stuff!
Now, if someone can actually code that login screen for Vista or 7.
@chris strodt: This is from a flash demo that was created by the user interface team prior to Longhorn dev. The builds that looked the most like this were 3xxx builds (3683, 3706, 3718, etc.) and early 4000 builds which were a departure from the Plex theme in the 3xxx builds, but still similar.
Unfortunately, any effects present from that time are either non-functional or half-implemented.
-Stephen
Steph, this is a great feature. Thanks for letting it surface after so many years.
Who wouldn't want to run the .swf/.exe themselves, like, now? lol ;p