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  1. Re:Platform standardization? - Not likely. by brunascle · · Score: 1 · on AMD Ships First DTX Form Factor Prototypes

    you can actually test the PSU by shorting two pins. this describes which ones. yes, it's not user friendly but you can do it.

    i havent tried this myself, and the site says "do this at your own risk".

  2. Re:The monkey man screeches by Glooty-Us-Maximus · · Score: 2, Informative · on Ballmer on Innovation

    The concept of relational databases definitely came from IBM (http://www.acm.org/classics/nov95/toc.html). They were also the creators of the first disk drive (http://www.duxcw.com/digest/guides/hd/hd2.htm). Those are the only two that I can verify off of the top of my head.

    To say that IBM hasn't out-innovated Microsoft is ludicrous. To say they haven't out-innovated them in the software market is an entirely different matter (and one that I don't know enough about to delve into).

  3. IBM kick ass again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful · on 'Millipede' Prototype Shown at CeBIT

    I'm really glad that there are still American companies around that are doing fundamental technological research that will improve our lives in the future. Sure IBM may be huge and somewhat evil in it's own way, but at least they know how to actually invent useful things, rather relying on lawsuits and dubious claims of "intellectual property" and whatnot to extract wealth from others.

  4. Re:infiniband? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Linux Kernel 2.6.11 Released

    That depends on manufacture date of the hard drives.

  5. Re:Store is too big. by hab136 · · Score: 2, Informative · on Walmart Stored Value Cards Compromised
    Wal-Mart's maximum allowed length for twisted-pair cable runs is 325 feet, following the ceiling beams (i.e. no going diagonally). Some switches are close enough, some aren't. All switches are connected via fiber at 100mbit (switches will possibly be upgrade to gigabit in the future), even the switches that are in the same room.

    It's not Wal-Mart's maximum.. it's copper ethernet's maximum. http://www.duxcw.com/faq/network/cablng.htm

  6. Re:As of today 120 gb of photographs.... by blair1q · · Score: 1 · on Panasonic's Blu-ray Recorder To Hit Market In July

    Swap, schmop.

    Put them all in the box and get a RAID running on them and USE THE ERROR CORRECTION modes (R1 or R5 depending on whether you want to keep the most speed or space).

    You'll never have to "back up" again, because your data is backed up automatically with every read or write.

    RAID is also available for Windows.

  7. Re:What about a USB 2.0 Drive tower? by Curtman · · Score: 2, Informative · on Home-brewing a 1.2TB IDE to Firewire Monster

    Yep

  8. Re:Far more practical by jdray · · Score: 1 · on Hard Drives Instead of Tapes?
    That used to be the case. Not for the last, oh, 20 years or so, since hard drive manufacturers started using "voice coils" for the head controllers.

    To quote the link: In the early 80's, the first 5 1/4" hard disks with voice coil actuators (more on this later) started shipping in volume, but stepper motor drives continued in production into the early 1990's.

    The heads only come out of the parking zone when there's power to the drive. You can shake the hell out of them when there's no power with no ill effects. And the more recent drives can even stand several gees of shock when powered, though I wouldn't bet my company on it.

    JD