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The Real Reason there was no Windows 9
- Dave explains where there could NOT be a Windows 9 in this episode of ShopTalk!
- Tektronix 4014-1 terminal: Vector graphics, phosphor retention, plans to restore it.
- Tempest Super AI project: Switched to expert system + reinforcement learning, 10 instances running.
- Longhorn retrospective: MS evaluation system, Team 99, product vision vs. failure, WinFS, and Aero.
- Why Dave left Microsoft: Side business success, product activation comeback, financial trade-offs.
- Health update: Lost 40 lbs after back injury recovery.
- Managed code discussion: .NET performance, misconceptions, modern relevance.
- Windows 8, 9, and ME analysis: Touch-first UI, naming controversy, why ME flopped.
- Windows features nostalgia: Media Center, Spotlight vs. WinFS, start menu frustrations, missing search characters.
- Dave’s past work: Media Center origins, patents, indexing, buffer overruns, subsystem structure.
- Funny moments: Siri activation mid-rant, Minesweeper jokes, DVD “extender” confusion.
- Viewer Q&A: Hungarian notation, dogfooding builds, Cutler stories, DR-DOS, Cicada 3301, calculator nostalgia.
- Final tech insights: Fuzzing, Wine on Linux, kernel design, AI translating code.
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By Dave Plummer and Glen Hodges- Dave explains where there could NOT be a Windows 9 in this episode of ShopTalk!
- Tektronix 4014-1 terminal: Vector graphics, phosphor retention, plans to restore it.
- Tempest Super AI project: Switched to expert system + reinforcement learning, 10 instances running.
- Longhorn retrospective: MS evaluation system, Team 99, product vision vs. failure, WinFS, and Aero.
- Why Dave left Microsoft: Side business success, product activation comeback, financial trade-offs.
- Health update: Lost 40 lbs after back injury recovery.
- Managed code discussion: .NET performance, misconceptions, modern relevance.
- Windows 8, 9, and ME analysis: Touch-first UI, naming controversy, why ME flopped.
- Windows features nostalgia: Media Center, Spotlight vs. WinFS, start menu frustrations, missing search characters.
- Dave’s past work: Media Center origins, patents, indexing, buffer overruns, subsystem structure.
- Funny moments: Siri activation mid-rant, Minesweeper jokes, DVD “extender” confusion.
- Viewer Q&A: Hungarian notation, dogfooding builds, Cutler stories, DR-DOS, Cicada 3301, calculator nostalgia.
- Final tech insights: Fuzzing, Wine on Linux, kernel design, AI translating code.