Longhorn SDK, Dev Preview 2

DonXML notes :

“Ask, and you shall receive.  The build 4074 SDK is now on the MSDN Universal Site.  Thanks Chris and Dave. “

Nathan Dunlap also gives the link to an initial glance at the Avalon 3D classes:

http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/graphicsmm/overviews/basic3d.aspx

Actually, Nathan's whole post is chock full of fun info -- the post title says it all: “Hooray for WinHEC Bits!” The screenshots of opacity effects have me drooling...