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Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone
chadwick writes "It seemed like a sure thing: the iPod mobile phone. What could be more irresistible than a device combining the digital-music prowess of Apple Computer (AAPL) with the wireless expertise of Motorola (MOT)? Motorola sent its buzz machinery into overdrive in January when it leaked word that the product would debut at a cellular-industry conference in New Orleans in mid-March. Well, hold the phone. At the New Orleans confab, a frustrated Edward Zander, Motorola's chief executive, stood before a roomful of analysts and reporters and said the handset's debut would have to wait. "
First Post after being back from bannage!
With all of these free ads, I think Apple should be buying us all subscriptions to Slashdot, don't you think?
Hey, Duke Nukem Forever may finally have some competition now. After all, I see DN:F going through 10 more total rewrites before I see the baby bells allowing a product that DOESN'T completly overcharge for the extras.
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See the thing is that your girlfriend would have to memorize the pattern of her best friend's number and translate it to the sensations 'down south'.
;) )
I would only assume this would take practice, which means your girlfriend may in fact have one of her own (which isn't such a bad thing
SUMMARY
/dev/sda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 1) /dev/sda2 501 522 176715 82 Linux swap (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 2)
This article explains how to remove the Linux operating system from your computer and install Windows XP. This article assumes that Linux is already installed on your computer's hard disk, that Linux native and Linux swap partitions are in use (which are incompatible with Windows XP), and that there is no free space left on the hard disk.
NOTE: Windows XP and Linux can coexist on the same computer. For additional information, refer to your Linux documentation.
MORE INFORMATION
To install Windows XP on a computer on which Linux is currently installed (and assuming that you want to remove Linux), you must manually delete the partitions used by the Linux operating system. The Windows-compatible partition can be created automatically during the installation of Windows XP.
IMPORTANT: Before you follow the steps in this article, verify that you have a bootable disk or bootable CD-ROM for the Linux operating system, because these steps completely remove the Linux operating system from your computer. If you intend to restore the Linux operating system at a later date, verify that you also have a functional backup of all the information stored on your computer. Additionally, you must have a full release version of Windows XP to use during this installation. If you intend to use a Windows XP upgrade CD-ROM, a CD-ROM of a qualifying Windows product must be available. Setup from the Windows XP upgrade CD-ROM will prompt you for this CD-ROM.
Linux file systems use a superblock at the beginning of a disk partition to identify the basic size, shape, and condition of the file system.
The Linux operating system is generally installed on partition type 83 (Linux native) or 82 (Linux swap). The Linux boot manager (LILO) can be configured to start from either of the following locations: The hard disk Master Boot Record (MBR)
-or-
The root folder of the Linux partition
The Fdisk tool included with Linux can be used to delete the partitions. (There are other utilities that work just as well, such as Fdisk from MS-DOS 5.0 and later, or you can delete the partitions during the installation process.)
To remove Linux from your computer and install Windows XP, follow these steps: 1. Remove the native, swap, and boot partitions used by Linux:a. Start your computer with the Linux Setup floppy disk, type fdisk at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: For help with using the Fdisk tool, type m at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
b. Type p at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to display partition information. The first item listed is hard disk 1, partition 1 information, and the second item listed is hard disk 1, partition 2 information.
c. Type d at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. You are then prompted for the partition number that you want to delete. Type 1, and then press ENTER to delete partition number 1. Repeat this step until all the partitions have been deleted.
d. Type w, and then press ENTER to write this information to the partition table. Some error messages may be generated (because information is written to the partition table), but they should not be significant at this point because the next step is to restart the computer and then install the new operating system.
e. Type q at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to quit the Fdisk tool.
f. Insert either a bootable floppy disk or the bootable Windows XP CD-ROM, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your computer.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows XP.
The installation process assists you in creating the appropriate partitions on your computer.
Sample Linux Partition Tables
Single SCSI Drive
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Multiple SCSI Drives
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
A couple of months ago two of my friends who both got WiFi phones were telling me that WiFi VoIP phones will replace cell phones one day, starting in large cities. I was laughing at them.
After I eventually replaced my landline with VoIP(check out pulver or broadvoice) a couple weeks ago I thought I'd give it a try, get one of those WiFi phones, and see what all that hype is about.
Now I can't live without my WiFi phone anymore! It is awesome. I have worldwide unlimited phone wherever there is WiFi access. Most of the time the quality is crystal clear and you don't get any dropped calls anymore. Cell phones don't even come close to this!
I love that technology so much I even set up a second open access point so others who are in the neighborhood can use it with their notebooks or WiFi phones. If everyone does this we'll have near 100% coverage pretty soon. WiFi phones are simply the future available today.
When the price of a company's stock goes up, how does that benefit the company directly? The stock market is a secondary market -- only the IPO actually earns money for the company. After that, it's just stockholders buying and selling from each other. Unless I misunderstand.
Oh yeah? Bring it!
My enemy^h^h^h^h^h name is Steve, and I live at 692 Thurston Dr., Spokane WA, and I've got a jimmy joke about your mom that you might not like. What!
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most people would call me very conservative (hell, i call myself very conservative) but martha gor railroaded. i can't stand her, limosine liberal she is, but she is a prime example of federal law enforcemnet abuses. hopefully she'll be a case study in law school sin years to come, about never ever say a damn thing without a lawyer. it would be easy to blame bush, but the justice dept. is got lots of careerists and they are mostly apolitical, but power hungry. scary really. that's why i post AC!!!