vista build 5456

How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message

How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:

You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

Yeah, it costs time and effort. You have to beta test some of the less glamorous apps, actually contribute bug reports, help support in the newsgroups, and otherwise show that you deserve to be in a limited group of dedicated beta testers.
Just to head off the snide remarks, NO, I am not a member of any of the TechBetas. I am still stuck on CPP Beta 2 just like the rest of (most of)you guys.

"DJ TECH" wrote in message

does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

thanx
"Zapper" wrote:

Yeah, it costs time and effort. You have to beta test some of the less glamorous apps, actually contribute bug reports, help support in the newsgroups, and otherwise show that you deserve to be in a limited group of dedicated beta testers.
Just to head off the snide remarks, NO, I am not a member of any of the TechBetas. I am still stuck on CPP Beta 2 just like the rest of (most of)you guys.

"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message

does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

Colin, half of the posters here lately don't remember cassette tapes and you're talking about DOS...
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

Funny you should mention cassette tapes. I used to load and save programs from a cassette recorder on my first PC. When I first turned on the PC the "splash" screen just said

Ready :)

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message

Colin, half of the posters here lately don't remember cassette tapes and you're talking about DOS...
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

yup, used them in college to save my COBOL programs.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

Funny you should mention cassette tapes. I used to load and save programs from a cassette recorder on my first PC. When I first turned on the PC the "splash" screen just said Ready :)
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message Colin, half of the posters here lately don't remember cassette tapes and you're talking about DOS...
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

I began with a Commodore 64 with a cassette drive and that was really slow. Then I purchased the 1541 disk drive and thought that was super fast compared to the cassette drive.
William "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Funny you should mention cassette tapes. I used to load and save programs from a cassette recorder on my first PC. When I first turned on the PC the "splash" screen just said

Ready :)

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message

Colin, half of the posters here lately don't remember cassette tapes and you're talking about DOS...
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

The software for the 1541 was adpated from the cassette software. It was faster but still very slow compared to Apple II drives.
I used to work in a computer store that sold 64's. One day a young guy came in and asked if we had a battery back up system for a 64 that could keep the system on for at least 24 hours. That one puzzled me so I asked why. It turns out he had stayed up all night programming and finally finished a program he wanted to send to a company on the west coast. The problem was he had forgotten to plug in the 1541 before powering up and had no way to save the program. He wanted to send the whole computer to the west coast running! "William R. Mosher" wrote in message I began with a Commodore 64 with a cassette drive and that was really slow. Then I purchased the 1541 disk drive and thought that was super fast compared to the cassette drive.
William "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Funny you should mention cassette tapes. I used to load and save programs from a cassette recorder on my first PC. When I first turned on the PC the "splash" screen just said

Ready :)

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message

Colin, half of the posters here lately don't remember cassette tapes and you're talking about DOS...
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message The TechBeta mostly includes developers, IT professionals, MVP's, and experienced beta testers, some of whom have been beta testing for MS since DOS.
"DJ TECH" wrote in message does that cost much?
"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
You have to be a member of the Technical Beta "DJ TECH" wrote in message How can I get Vista Build 5456? Do you have to be a member of something? I know of some people who already have it running.

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:28:59 -0700, "Zapper" wrote:

Just to head off the snide remarks, NO, I am not a member of any of the TechBetas. I am still stuck on CPP Beta 2 just like the rest of (most of)you guys.

Zapper, a lowly Windows Feedback Panel member beta 2 tester asks: What's a CPP?

Customer Preview Program. This. The beta program.
"DJ Bjorklund" wrote in message

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:28:59 -0700, "Zapper" <Zapper@uribe-mahler.com wrote:
Just to head off the snide remarks, NO, I am not a member of any of the TechBetas. I am still stuck on CPP Beta 2 just like the rest of (most of)you guys.
Zapper, a lowly Windows Feedback Panel member beta 2 tester asks: What's a CPP?

CPP is what Microsoft is calling the 2+ million people who signed up for and received the Beta 2.
"Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program"
"DJ Bjorklund" wrote in message

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:28:59 -0700, "Zapper" <Zapper@uribe-mahler.com wrote:
Just to head off the snide remarks, NO, I am not a member of any of the TechBetas. I am still stuck on CPP Beta 2 just like the rest of (most of)you guys.
Zapper, a lowly Windows Feedback Panel member beta 2 tester asks: What's a CPP?

LOL!!!
One of the most amazing histories I've heard about computers. Thanks for remember me those old C-64 days.
Regards, Angel. The software for the 1541 was adpated from the cassette software. It was faster but still very slow compared to Apple II drives.
I used to work in a computer store that sold 64's. One day a young guy came in and asked if we had a battery back up system for a 64 that could keep the system on for at least 24 hours. That one puzzled me so I asked why. It turns out he had stayed up all night programming and finally finished a program he wanted to send to a company on the west coast. The problem was he had forgotten to plug in the 1541 before powering up and had no way to save the program. He wanted to send the whole computer to the west coast running!

They were great days. Another time a lady came in complaining about a program I sold her for her 64. She said she couldn't get it in the drive. I asked to see the disk so she pulled it out of her purse. She handed me just the media (no paper cover) flopping around like a wet noodle. She added the comment that "that darned package was the hardest thing to open she ever saw." "Angel Massa" wrote in message LOL!!!
One of the most amazing histories I've heard about computers. Thanks for remember me those old C-64 days.
Regards, Angel. The software for the 1541 was adpated from the cassette software. It was faster but still very slow compared to Apple II drives.
I used to work in a computer store that sold 64's. One day a young guy came in and asked if we had a battery back up system for a 64 that could keep the system on for at least 24 hours. That one puzzled me so I asked why. It turns out he had stayed up all night programming and finally finished a program he wanted to send to a company on the west coast. The problem was he had forgotten to plug in the 1541 before powering up and had no way to save the program. He wanted to send the whole computer to the west coast running!