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An FS that supported indexing and querying of files through metadata was a key feature of BeOS, actually. And yes, MS claimed their project, 'WinFS', would be
by julio_the_squid 17y ago
An FS that supported indexing and querying of files through metadata was a key feature of BeOS, actually.
And yes, MS claimed their project, 'WinFS', would be a key part of Vista (aka Longhorn), but then dropped it in 2006.
- agbell 17y agoSeems like MS has had go at this problem many times since 1990 and never cracked it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS#Development http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS#Development
- shawndumas 17y agoI thought of BeOS immediately. Then iTunes, actually. I can always quickly find what I am looking for in itunes on account of the column browser.