If you take the fact that it is basically just a pc, there isn't much to learning how to use the system so the games we see are possibly as good as they may get? Where as with the GC and PS2, the tools and lib for development have a greater margin for improvement over the more abundant and familiar pc clone.
just a though...
Re:Not Everybody Learns Well in the Classroom!
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It sounds like the lectures you have experienced haven't impressed you, but lectures can be very helpful. While reading from a book or notes verbatim is both a waste of time and money (I have a professor doing this currently) I have also had the priviledge to be in a class where the lecturer discussed the material from the book as it matters today, in everyday life. Another professor used the materials as a starting point and forced you to look at the subject from a different point of view than the book presented. I guess what I am trying to get at is that the documentation students read is supposed to be a tool for the teachers that will give the student a base from which to expand upon. Few can read a book and understand something better than if they experience something, and the lecture - if you lucky - will not just repeat what the written material was, but expand upon it and open avenues of thought.
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I agree with this and would just like to add that you make the decision on what you learn. Schools are there to provide guidance and make it easier for you to find your answers. I myself failed to prepare for college, took the CIS course at Devry and found myself buy books and learning on my own what I though I needed to learn, simple as that.
Now i rant about devry, it is good if you have never touched a computer, or want to go in to electronic eng, but don't expect the classes to move at any normal speed. They cover the basics, then 3 semesters later they cover them again. The main positive is that you are always working in groups if possible, which simulates reality for 90% of the jobs out there.
I have heard of Plan 9 but think about this...who heard of Linux in 1990...did you? Just because it isn't the current hot topic doesn't mean that it isn't useful. Do you even know how Plan 9 differs from "their baby", probably not because this comment was obviously written without and forethought on your behalf.
some advise, think first...or keep quiet.
Think about html, its not tied to any one OS, and that is ( i think) what the.NET platform is all about, no need in creating software for the users OS, just create it to run on your setup, give them an interface to use ( which is why its a service, and not a product to own ) and viola, no more dependancies on OS. This is how I see microsoft using (not competing) Linux, and other OS's. Linux users would still have an interface, but nothing runs on their machine. Think about it for a business. Purchase the.Net server, and all your clients run from it. It actually sounds like a good solution for business, but I am confused about home use. Sounds like they are banking on broadband to help them?
Can you tell me what video feed your were watching, the one I saw was about 24 blocks that resembled Quake, granted it looked to run fine, I would say it was fluid, those blocks were pretty harsh.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but one point was the ability to upgrade the instruction set w/ a software upgrade. This means that all the opcodes and whatnot are not stored on the chip so what would stop anyone from just taking the instruction set from the tm3120 and load them up to the tm5400. So Linux on a 700mhz sounds very possible.
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If you take the fact that it is basically just a pc, there isn't much to learning how to use the system so the games we see are possibly as good as they may get? Where as with the GC and PS2, the tools and lib for development have a greater margin for improvement over the more abundant and familiar pc clone.
just a though...
It sounds like the lectures you have experienced haven't impressed you, but lectures can be very helpful. While reading from a book or notes verbatim is both a waste of time and money (I have a professor doing this currently) I have also had the priviledge to be in a class where the lecturer discussed the material from the book as it matters today, in everyday life. Another professor used the materials as a starting point and forced you to look at the subject from a different point of view than the book presented. I guess what I am trying to get at is that the documentation students read is supposed to be a tool for the teachers that will give the student a base from which to expand upon. Few can read a book and understand something better than if they experience something, and the lecture - if you lucky - will not just repeat what the written material was, but expand upon it and open avenues of thought.
I agree with this and would just like to add that you make the decision on what you learn. Schools are there to provide guidance and make it easier for you to find your answers. I myself failed to prepare for college, took the CIS course at Devry and found myself buy books and learning on my own what I though I needed to learn, simple as that. Now i rant about devry, it is good if you have never touched a computer, or want to go in to electronic eng, but don't expect the classes to move at any normal speed. They cover the basics, then 3 semesters later they cover them again. The main positive is that you are always working in groups if possible, which simulates reality for 90% of the jobs out there.
I have heard of Plan 9 but think about this...who heard of Linux in 1990...did you? Just because it isn't the current hot topic doesn't mean that it isn't useful. Do you even know how Plan 9 differs from "their baby", probably not because this comment was obviously written without and forethought on your behalf. some advise, think first...or keep quiet.
Think about html, its not tied to any one OS, and that is ( i think) what the .NET platform is all about, no need in creating software for the users OS, just create it to run on your setup, give them an interface to use ( which is why its a service, and not a product to own ) and viola, no more dependancies on OS. This is how I see microsoft using (not competing) Linux, and other OS's. Linux users would still have an interface, but nothing runs on their machine. Think about it for a business. Purchase the .Net server, and all your clients run from it. It actually sounds like a good solution for business, but I am confused about home use. Sounds like they are banking on broadband to help them?
Can you tell me what video feed your were watching, the one I saw was about 24 blocks that resembled Quake, granted it looked to run fine, I would say it was fluid, those blocks were pretty harsh.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but one point was the ability to upgrade the instruction set w/ a software upgrade. This means that all the opcodes and whatnot are not stored on the chip so what would stop anyone from just taking the instruction set from the tm3120 and load them up to the tm5400. So Linux on a 700mhz sounds very possible.
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