Re: A86: Windows 98
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Re: A86: Windows 98
>fat32 is upgradable from fat 16 in the beta 3. The icons look more
detailed
>in the beta, I don't know why, maybe there 16.7 mil colors instead of 256
of
>65336.
All the icons were originally drawn to look ok with 16 or 256 colors. They
probably just improved the graphics
because most computers have it set for 16 or 24-bit. I have 16-bit because
it is fastest and looks good, 24-bit
doesnt have any noticable improvement but simply slows down the GUI
Later,
Matt
>In order to upgrade to fat32 u click on the fat 32 converter icon in
>the system tools menu under accessories, it then runs a check on your hard
>drive, and then (if there are no incompatible programs) it runs the
>converter in dos. (first it runs scandisk, then the converter). The thing
>about beta 3, was that you had to do it one hd at a time, and then after
>that you couldn't transfer files over a network with a fat 16 system.
>
>ViRtUaL mAlFuNcTiOn
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> [mailto:owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Rabeler
>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 8:05 PM
>> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> Subject: Re: A86: Windows 98
>>
>>
>>
>> Matt2000 wrote:
>>
>> > >The full version isn't even out yet, it think. it doesn't come
>> out until
>> > the
>> > >25th (of June) maybe later, depending on the DOJ, but it isn't out
yet.
>> > >Only Beta 3.
>> >
>> > The full version has been released to the OEM's briefly, but is not
>> > officially out yet though. I managed to get my
>> > hands on the FULL version of both Win 98 and MS Plus 98, NOT
>> Beta 3. I know
>> > a guy who knows a guy who was roommates
>> > with a guy who... well never mind ;-)
>>
>> HAhahahaha......
>>
>> > BTW, It is more then just imbedded Internet Explorer. It has
>> FAT 32 which is
>> > cool and saves a lot of space, I had it earlier
>> > on OSR2 but not everyone has OSR2.. Uhh..., it has nicer icons, nicer
>> > display, neat smooth scrolling windows, appears to disk
>> fragment better, and
>> > hey, Outlook Express isnt crashing every 10 minutes! They must
>> have fixed
>> > that bug.
>>
>> Can you easily upgrade from FAT16? And how can icons be "nicer"?
>>
>> > Does everyone know about the IE easter egg?
>> >
>> > Select help, about
>> > Hold down control and select the E globe symbol, circle the world
>> > (counterclockwise I think), and then when something happens
>> press the unlock
>> > button, and drag the E globe on to the world and the credits come up
>> >
>> > Pretty cool ehh?
>>
>> Neat. I've always wondered why IE was so big and bloated...now I
>> know why.
>>
>> --
>> Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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