What could be done is conversion to a new instruction set, while using the invalid instruction interrupt to emulate legacy instructions. This would be a good way to those extra instructions out of the core. While software is not as efficient, and would be very slow, it would allow the progression over to the new instruction set very easily. Windows has the ability to have drivers for the CPU, so this could simply be built into there. Linux could be recompiled - which fixes a lot of the problems. Clearly running 16bit segmented code would be very tricky, and would run abysmally slow, but it would still run, until updates were available.
maybe with the iPhone, they could display them. ipod's screen is currently too small to really use books nicely, and not many people want to read on laptops. Hopefully theywill introduce books available online through the itunes store.
That being said, if they were DRm'ed and unable to be copied, or -redownloaded I still woudln't go near them.
Also it will take a while before portable devices with screens suitable are produced. The first gen of e-ink ebook readers are very good, but when this technology grows and is incorporated we should see some very interesting improvements made.
I tend to agree. Apple have left a LOT of scope for features. Even the main menu screen has a lot of room for extra functions.
Yes 8gb isn't much - this is a 1st gen product - they don't want to kill all of their other products. I would like to see: Already has: 8gb Ipod phone etc
Not Yet: Wireless sync with windows and Mac samba file sharing via Wifi - like a wireless usb drive (without the usb of course) gps not just one carrier. ebook reader (.lit, pdf and the rest) decent battery life higher spec camera SD card slot then we would be talking.
Give it time though. I mean would you announce everyhting about the device required? I'm sure the FCC regulations would require only things that transmit for approval. which they have essentially done.
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What could be done is conversion to a new instruction set, while using the invalid instruction interrupt to emulate legacy instructions. This would be a good way to those extra instructions out of the core. While software is not as efficient, and would be very slow, it would allow the progression over to the new instruction set very easily. Windows has the ability to have drivers for the CPU, so this could simply be built into there. Linux could be recompiled - which fixes a lot of the problems. Clearly running 16bit segmented code would be very tricky, and would run abysmally slow, but it would still run, until updates were available.
maybe with the iPhone, they could display them. ipod's screen is currently too small to really use books nicely, and not many people want to read on laptops. Hopefully theywill introduce books available online through the itunes store. That being said, if they were DRm'ed and unable to be copied, or -redownloaded I still woudln't go near them. Also it will take a while before portable devices with screens suitable are produced. The first gen of e-ink ebook readers are very good, but when this technology grows and is incorporated we should see some very interesting improvements made.
I tend to agree. Apple have left a LOT of scope for features. Even the main menu screen has a lot of room for extra functions.
Yes 8gb isn't much - this is a 1st gen product - they don't want to kill all of their other products.
I would like to see:
Already has:
8gb Ipod
phone
etc
Not Yet:
Wireless sync with windows and Mac
samba file sharing via Wifi - like a wireless usb drive (without the usb of course)
gps
not just one carrier.
ebook reader (.lit, pdf and the rest)
decent battery life
higher spec camera
SD card slot
then we would be talking.
Give it time though. I mean would you announce everyhting about the device required? I'm sure the FCC regulations would require only things that transmit for approval. which they have essentially done.