rtamesis opened this issue on Oct 26, 2001 ยท 19 posts
markdotcom posted Sat, 27 October 2001 at 6:21 PM
Incidentially, I'm holding out for Service Pack 1. It plans to integrate the missing letters in "XP", giving the user the benefit of having the full word "experience" in the title (or, arguably, "experienced"). They also are going to allow for further customizations, such as changing the Start Menu fonts exclusively and including a new animated helper, the "Internet Spider". Under the working title of "John", this animated spider spins dynamic real-time webs (openGL enhanced in 64-bit color) and provides EXTRA hyperlinks designated by Microsoft or "interested parties" that relate to the content you're browsing at any particular time. John the Spider will have two settings: 1) Pop up more often, and 2) Pop up less often, but still pop up. He can be disabled through regedit, but the HKEY reference will vary depending on what time of day you apply the service pack. Microsoft is also planning a Plus! Pack Plus! which will include the SP1 updates, plus (!) more hyperlinks to games on Microsoft's own Zone.com gaming area. So much to look forward to!