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Tuesday Trivia 2/5/2019 (former post)


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Tuesday Trivia


Hello and welcome to this week’s Tuesday Trivia. Each week we ask you a question, and you have a week to answer before the answer gets added to the thread. Don’t look up the answer! This is trivia for you, not Google. ;)

What was the original code name of Windows?


If you think you know the answer, go ahead and use the link below to give it a go.

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Jasper_The_Rasper
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I got it wrong but I knew as I pressed it that it was wrong and knew what I should pressed 😅

NicCrockett
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I should have paid attention to my gut.

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I got it right by guessing. After I did a search and still couldn't find it so it's a tough one.

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Got it right...something that I learned many, many years ago and never thought would come in handy...just shows how wrong one can be...😁

LLiddell
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Correct answer: Interface manager

NicCrockett
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Only 10 people played and 5 said MS-DOS. We got to step-up our game!

NicCrockett
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It would be interesting if there was a way for us to create these polls and after x number of days they ended showing the correct answer and how many people voted for each.

LLiddell
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Yeah, if there was a more automated way to do that, I'd be all for it.

NicCrockett
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Any chance we could have a Trivia forum. I'd like to subscribe to a Trivia forum so I know when they come out. However, I don't want to subscribe to the entire Water Cooler forum.

LLiddell
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Hmm, that's an interesting idea. Let me run it by the team and see what they think.

NicCrockett
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Thanks @LLiddell, I'll await your response. 😴

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LLiddell wrote:



Correct answer: Interface manager

Interesting: https://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Software/Windows.html

LLiddell
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Yeah, that's why I labeled it as "code name".

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LLiddell wrote:
Yeah, that's why I labeled it as "code name".

But after I got it right by guessing I couldn't find any info and today I was looking again and found something.

And more info of codes names for newer Windows OS's and right now Windows 10 is still codename Redstone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_codenames

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Windows 10 was Redstone, that's interesting. Minecraft has had so many influences it's crazy.

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Really surprised so many people were tricked into voting for "MS-Dos". Suppose people from my generation are old enough to remember MS-Dos, and to know that that isn't the right answer. Also interesting to hear that the original codename for Windows was "Interface Manager". Very appropriate!

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LLiddell wrote:
Windows 10 was Redstone, that's interesting. Minecraft has had so many influences it's crazy.

Still is as Build 1809 is called RS5 = Redstone 5

Windows 10 October 2018 Update name

While Redstone 5 is what it was called during development, the actual name is going to be the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. It’s not as catchy as past launches like the ‘Anniversary Update’, or the ‘Creators Update’, but at least it has a very clear title, we guess.

https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-10-redstone-5-rumors-release-date

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The next Insider builds are called (19H1)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-home/whats-new-wip-at-home

Microsoft will be moving to a new codename format starting in 2019 with what would be Redstone 6, now known internally as 19H1.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-move-away-windows-10-redstone-codenames

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Whatever you do, don't hurt yourself on that 30 MB hard drive and 300 KB of RAM. 😏

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NicCrockett wrote:
Any chance we could have a Trivia forum. I'd like to subscribe to a Trivia forum so I know when they come out. However, I don't want to subscribe to the entire Water Cooler forum.

Done. You all should be able to see the new dedicated section from the home page.

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Oh, and starting next week I'll keep track with a point system, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placeholders will be sent a prize at the end of each quarter. This week and all weeks prior do not count.

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LLiddell wrote:

NicCrockett wrote:
Any chance we could have a Trivia forum. I'd like to subscribe to a Trivia forum so I know when they come out. However, I don't want to subscribe to the entire Water Cooler forum.
Done. You all should be able to see the new dedicated section from the home page.


Awesome, and subscribed! 😎

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LLiddell wrote:
Oh, and starting next week I'll keep track with a point system, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placeholders will be sent a prize at the end of each quarter. This week and all weeks prior do not count.


Cool idea! Something else that would be cool, would be all time stats. In particular for the user to see how they do for a tech category over time. i.e. I got 67% of Security questions correct and 87% of Networking questions correct. This would be something the user would only be able to see about themselves, not something that everyone sees.

You could use the same idea on the Leaderboard, showing these stats for all Community users. i.e. All Community users got 48% of Security questions correct and 36% of Networking questions correct.

I suggest keeping these separate and specific user stats only visible to the user for a reason. As much as I hate to say it, there are those who would shame others in the Community. Whether it's just to be mean or to get back at someone who wrote something they disagreed with.

Obviously, your call if you can or want to implement this. Just thought it would be another cool addition.

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Ok yeah, good idea! I'll look back at this comment when building the structure next week.

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LLiddell wrote:
Ok yeah, good idea! I'll look back at this comment when building the structure next week.


Not that you have to do it this way, but here's how Spiceworks does their dashboard. If anything, it might give you some ideas.


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