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How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved
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SF Team
Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work..
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- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Airbot 2.0
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
- CPU
- Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
- Motherboard
- Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
- Memory
- 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Zotac Geforce GTX 770
- Sound Card
- ASUS Xonar D2X
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080@60hz
- Hard Drives
- 1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
- PSU
- Corsair HX1000W
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF 932
- Cooling
- Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless MK700
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless MK700
- Internet Speed
- DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
- Antivirus
- None
- Browser
- Firefox Nightly
- Other Info
- Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
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Guru
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Great article...I loved the first concept of the logon screen
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
- Motherboard
- JFT02
- Memory
- 4GB Kingston DDR2-800
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
- Screen Resolution
- 1680*1050
- Hard Drives
- Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
- PSU
- Standard Laptop Power Supply
- Case
- Standard Laptop Case
- Cooling
- Standard Laptop Cooling
- Keyboard
- Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
- Mouse
- Synaptics Touchpad
- Internet Speed
- Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
R.I.P. August 13th 2014
SF Team
Good article but the logon image is the first thing I change, I dislike it immensley.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- * BFK Customs *
- OS
- W 7 64-bit Ultimate
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5Q Pro
- Memory
- 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI : XFX 5870
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio 7-1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX
- Case
- Cooler Master RC-690
- Cooling
- Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
- Keyboard
- Microsoft 500
- Mouse
- Razer Diamondback 3G
- Internet Speed
- 14 Mb/s
- Other Info
- 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
Stroke X3 Still Here
Guru
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Excellent article, thanks, it is always nice to have something interesting to read.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion a4302f
- OS
- Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11
- CPU
- AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz
- Memory
- 12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1. Dell 23" SP2307, 2. Mitsublishi 40" HDTV, Hannspree 25"
- Screen Resolution
- 1. 2048x1152, 2. 1920-1080, 3. 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- Int: 1 120 Gig SSD i
1 - 2.5" 500 USB External HDD
1 -1 Tb USB External HDD
- Case
- Mid Tower
- Cooling
- Standard Fans - 5 fans (very quiet)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wireless 2000
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
- Internet Speed
- 10 Mbit (realistically 500 Kbit - 1.2 Mbit)
- Other Info
- Speakers - Bose Desktop (Excellent Sound)
1 external CD|DVD\Blue-ray Recorders/Players (Sony)
