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August 30, 2005
More on WinFS
Microsoft has some more information on the new WinFS system. Click here to watch a video about it. A demo of WinFS starts about 11 minutes into the video. The full video runs about an hour in length.
I have watched about half of the video and I’m not sure I fully understand all the ramifications of WinFS. It looks like a totally new way of looking at what is on your computer. In the past I have always through about files and where they are located. It looks like WinFS sort of takes files apart and lets you see not only what’s inside but to find data there too. It’s sort like a database system that sits on top of the current file storage system.
I would guess it’s going to expand how much space everything takes on a hard drive. But it should make it much easier to find data you are looking for.
Take a view of the video and see if you can figure out what it does and is it a step or leap forward?
Posted by Ted at August 30, 2005 11:49 AM