TGE and Cirrus Skies on Windows7
by Steven Peterson · 01/15/2009 (9:39 pm) · 10 comments
Happy New Year!
I'm way overdue for my annual "been too busy to accomplish anything this year" blog... Actually I *did* accomplish a lot this year, and have some big GG-Community news waiting in the wings. In fact I might have a product-release announcement any day. You'll all just have to wait and see!
In the mean time, I DO have a screenshot of Torque running on Microsoft's Window's 7 (beta)!
Screenshot: Tge and Cirrus Skies on Windows7
see watermark in lower-right corner
So there it is, your first look at TGE running on Windows 7, it worked out-of-the-box. Only been running the beta 1-day, but *so far* I have to say I'm impressed. In fact I'm going to go on a limb and say Windows-7 has the *potential* to become the best release of Windows since Windows98. Since I have to use the OS every day, I'm ecstatic at the thought of doing Torque development, without wanting to *jump out* my Windows(tm). Just wanted to share the good-vibrations, before I click back to reality. ;-)
I'm way overdue for my annual "been too busy to accomplish anything this year" blog... Actually I *did* accomplish a lot this year, and have some big GG-Community news waiting in the wings. In fact I might have a product-release announcement any day. You'll all just have to wait and see!
In the mean time, I DO have a screenshot of Torque running on Microsoft's Window's 7 (beta)!
Screenshot: Tge and Cirrus Skies on Windows7
see watermark in lower-right corner
So there it is, your first look at TGE running on Windows 7, it worked out-of-the-box. Only been running the beta 1-day, but *so far* I have to say I'm impressed. In fact I'm going to go on a limb and say Windows-7 has the *potential* to become the best release of Windows since Windows98. Since I have to use the OS every day, I'm ecstatic at the thought of doing Torque development, without wanting to *jump out* my Windows(tm). Just wanted to share the good-vibrations, before I click back to reality. ;-)
#2
01/15/2009 (9:44 pm)
Cool! I'm anxious to try W7 myself. Probably will look to move when it's released. 
#3
01/16/2009 (12:36 am)
Cool indeed. But recognizing your name (long time fan of Enviro-Torque) and seeing Quote:In fact I might have a product-release announcement any day. You'll all just have to wait and see!is what caught my eye.
#4
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree there, personally I find XP to be a much better and more rigid operating system to use, I don't miss DLL hell, Fat32 and regular crashes that were seen all too often in 98.
Great news that TGE runs fine on Windows 7 though, it is a platform I'm looking forward to
01/16/2009 (1:40 am)
Quote:best release of Windows since Windows98
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree there, personally I find XP to be a much better and more rigid operating system to use, I don't miss DLL hell, Fat32 and regular crashes that were seen all too often in 98.
Great news that TGE runs fine on Windows 7 though, it is a platform I'm looking forward to
#5
Agree with you there. But remember XP was a disaster when it released, causing Server-2003 to be postponed for two years and Windows-98 EOL to be extended until July of 2006. Those who put XP on a pedestal now are neatly forgetting it took YEARS to mature.. Thus I cited win98.
01/16/2009 (9:18 am)
Quote:I find XP to be a much better and more rigid operating system to use, I don't miss DLL hell, Fat32 and regular crashes that were seen all too often in 98.
Agree with you there. But remember XP was a disaster when it released, causing Server-2003 to be postponed for two years and Windows-98 EOL to be extended until July of 2006. Those who put XP on a pedestal now are neatly forgetting it took YEARS to mature.. Thus I cited win98.
#6
Can't find the damn post now :(
I'm kinda liking Windows 7.. or Vista 2.0 as most are calling it :)
01/16/2009 (10:04 am)
I posted 2 screenshots of TGE and TGEA running on windows 7, about 2 weeks ago.Can't find the damn post now :(
I'm kinda liking Windows 7.. or Vista 2.0 as most are calling it :)
#8
01/16/2009 (10:12 am)
Sweet! Where did you get the system-mon gadgets? 
#9
01/16/2009 (10:52 am)
They are gadgets that you get from the gadget add-on site from Microsoft.com They work with both vista and windows 7 and in both Oses you can have them float anywhere on the desktop you want.
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