USNRET Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 anyone watching the MS boys show off the new Windows "Surface"?http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/live-blog-microsoft-set-major-announcement-212504834.html?ugccmtnav=v1%2Fcomments%2Fcontext%2F74dae468-33ba-322e-a1ab-ebd89fdde324%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Too little... Too late. Can you say "Zune"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Behind door number 1: Model 1: OS: Windows RT 676 grams 9.3 mm thin 10.6" ClearType HD Display microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD video, 2x@ MIMO antenna Office Home and Student 2013 RT, Touch Cover, Type Cover VaporMg Case and Stand 32GB and 64 GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 and the door behind Carol Marrow (sp?): Model 2: Windows 8 Pro 903 grams 13.5 mm thick 10.6" ClearType HD Display larger battery microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block VaporMg Case & Stand 64 GB, 128 GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Any pricing mentioned? What about 3G or 4G connectivity? Who's network? Yes... I'm an iPad owner and VERY happy with it. That said I'd be tickled to move to a MS device that offers up a better experience at a lower price, both monthly and "out the door". I doubt that they'll do it though. I would LOVE to be wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Any pricing mentioned? What about 3G or 4G connectivity? Who's network?Yes... I'm an iPad owner and VERY happy with it.That said I'd be tickled to move to a MS device that offers up a better experience at a lower price, both monthly and "out the door".I doubt that they'll do it though. I would LOVE to be wrong about that. Nope they left everyone guessing time frame and pricing......sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ho hum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have one of the betas of Win8 running as a virtual machine on my Mac at work. It is obviously geared to a 'touch' interface'. I realize things can change rapidly from this to the release version, but I just found the whole thing lacking. I realize that Apple is probably moving more in the same direction where the interfaces on all devices will be very, very similar, but I mostly use a desktop. Win7 performs very well, and is a lot more elegant than XP, but to each his own. I just don't like the 'panes' they are using in Win8. Having started with CPM in the old days, I really like having more control over the way I do things... [] Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Anything that carries the Microsuck name is doomed! Too little... Too late. Can you say "Zune"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 but I just found the whole thing lacking. I Bruce, you are SO kind! Think "Vista + ME," then really mess it up... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I just see so many folks jumping onthe tablet bandwagon, but look at how the majority of work is done, how data flow works, and still see most things done with a keyboard. Maybe I'm too old fashioned, but I don't see that really changing a whole lot. Even though I hated WordPerfect, did you ever see someone who eally knew the program type. NO mouse, hands on the keyboard and FAST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Even Mr. Scott used a keyboard in one of the trek episodes. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Even though I hated WordPerfect, I loved it. REAL independent columns made it the choice for script writing and such back in the day. The DOS version would launch as fast as you would type "WP" and I wrote nearly 200 macros with pop up menus to customize if for storyboarding and scriptingwriting tasks. For similar reasons, the legal profession was the about the last holdout and they used WP well into the late 90s. Word still doesn't have true non-snaking columns and trying to get it to the point I had WP back there in the late 80s for speed and convenience would not be possible...at least for me. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale_s Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Both models from Microsoft can be used with a keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I could care less about this tablet myself. But I still use Wordperfect 5.1 in Dos on a 486 based machine for my report/invoice writing. Heck, I can have the invoice printed out before a typical GUI system gets booted. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Heck, I can have the invoice printed out before a typical GUI system gets booted. Glad SOMEBODY still exists who understands just how badly computers perform the majority of common tasks FAR slower today than before Windoze. Seems it was just too much trouble to remember to type "WP" at the command prompt... Or whatever. I used Software Carousel to paste between apps and multitask right before the iron boot came down, and it did 90% of what I do today while watching the Windoze "wait" cursor. Ever wonder just what is going on when Windoze says "discovering items" before a copy or delete? THERE IS NOTHING TO DO! Just flip those digits in microseconds like we used to. Sheesh "discovering..." [+o(] Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Remember Word Star : ) ? I still have it on floppies and a dos emulator somewhere. Did we really need anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not to stray too far off topic but I really like W7. That said, my DOS and WP go back 20 years so I have all that history just sittiing there at my fingertips. So if a customer calls me from the 90s I can see the report, what I did, and what it cost. [Y] KEWL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I thought the term "Surface" was the name for the Samsung computer seen on the new Hawaii Five-O TV show.http://www.samsunglfd.com/product/feature.do?modelCd=SUR40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmassey Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I am seeing this whole tablet craze as just a gimmick that will eventually pass. Sure, tablets have their places and are pretty convenient, but for me, at most, they will ever only be a toy. I could never imagine actually having to work on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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