I disagree completely. I've got at least one of just about every PDA out there - several Palms, PocketPCs, even the Zaurus. Palm has a great collection of apps available, and it's much better at synchronizing with Outlook than is the PocketPC. PocketOutlook is awful compared to what's available on the Palm. Further, I get weeks of battery life out of my Palm.
The one feature that I really like on PacketPCs is the way the file system appears under Windows as a USB hard drive. That one feature was almost enough to make me use the PacketPC for daily work over the Palm. But not quite.
Larry
Yes, OSDL did have Caldera/SCO money. Caldera joined OSDL early on, and later let their membership expire sometime after the name change to SCO. So SCO has funded Linux kernel development projects through OSDL.
Larry
sco has amarket cap of $25M according to yahoo. figure a 50% acqiusition premium, so someone could probably acquire sco for something in the range of $37.5M
That's twice in the past week Slashdot has posted reviews of sub-par choices in PC Hardware.
I much prefer Lian Li cases. I have their PC-60USB and PC-62USB models. They have all the attributes expected of high-end cases: machined or rounded edges everywhere, thumbscrews, excellent airflow, lots of drive bays, etc. But they have nice touches like filters on the intake fans that can be easily removed for cleaning by unsnapping the front bezel. are a pleasure to work on. The dual front fans have a speed control, adjustable from the chassis front, that lets you set their speed to keep noise down. Combine that with noise limiting fans on the front and top exhaust ports, and you can make a nearly silent machine. The front also has 4 USB port connections behind a door that hinges back into the chassis when open. Its nice touches like that that make a big difference.
Finally, in spite of having more space (3 external, 5 internal 3.5" bays vs. the 2 and 4 of the CoolerMaster), it fits all this into a total package about the same size. So check out Lian Li if you are in the market for an aluminum chassis.
The interesting benchmark is Barracuda V w/ parallel ATA vs. Barracuda V w/ SATA. It would be intersting to see the performance difference due solely to SATA. In this benchmark we can't tell if the differences are due to the interface or to the drive mechanisms.
Adam, I apologize for the error in my statements about Starmedia. As you said, Starmedia just buys systems from us, not consulting. We are definitely not experts with FreeBSD. In my answers I unfortunately listed a set of customers without being specific about which buy just systems, just services, or both, with the implication being that Starmedia was a consulting customer as well as a systems customer. Larry
Ryan, I apologize for the error in my statements about Starmedia. Starmedia just buys systems from us, not consulting. I unfortunately listed a set of customers without being specific about which buy just systems, just services, or both. Maybe I should apply the Open Source model? Consider these release 0.1 of the answers. I'll accept patches and post the 0.2 release.:-) Larry
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I disagree completely. I've got at least one of just about every PDA out there - several Palms, PocketPCs, even the Zaurus. Palm has a great collection of apps available, and it's much better at synchronizing with Outlook than is the PocketPC. PocketOutlook is awful compared to what's available on the Palm. Further, I get weeks of battery life out of my Palm. The one feature that I really like on PacketPCs is the way the file system appears under Windows as a USB hard drive. That one feature was almost enough to make me use the PacketPC for daily work over the Palm. But not quite. Larry
Yes, OSDL did have Caldera/SCO money. Caldera joined OSDL early on, and later let their membership expire sometime after the name change to SCO. So SCO has funded Linux kernel development projects through OSDL. Larry
sco has amarket cap of $25M according to yahoo. figure a 50% acqiusition premium, so someone could probably acquire sco for something in the range of $37.5M
I much prefer Lian Li cases. I have their PC-60USB and PC-62USB models. They have all the attributes expected of high-end cases: machined or rounded edges everywhere, thumbscrews, excellent airflow, lots of drive bays, etc. But they have nice touches like filters on the intake fans that can be easily removed for cleaning by unsnapping the front bezel. are a pleasure to work on. The dual front fans have a speed control, adjustable from the chassis front, that lets you set their speed to keep noise down. Combine that with noise limiting fans on the front and top exhaust ports, and you can make a nearly silent machine. The front also has 4 USB port connections behind a door that hinges back into the chassis when open. Its nice touches like that that make a big difference.
Finally, in spite of having more space (3 external, 5 internal 3.5" bays vs. the 2 and 4 of the CoolerMaster), it fits all this into a total package about the same size. So check out Lian Li if you are in the market for an aluminum chassis.
The interesting benchmark is Barracuda V w/ parallel ATA vs. Barracuda V w/ SATA. It would be intersting to see the performance difference due solely to SATA. In this benchmark we can't tell if the differences are due to the interface or to the drive mechanisms.
Adam, I apologize for the error in my statements about Starmedia. As you said, Starmedia just buys systems from us, not consulting. We are definitely not experts with FreeBSD. In my answers I unfortunately listed a set of customers without being specific about which buy just systems, just services, or both, with the implication being that Starmedia was a consulting customer as well as a systems customer. Larry
Ryan, I apologize for the error in my statements about Starmedia. Starmedia just buys systems from us, not consulting. I unfortunately listed a set of customers without being specific about which buy just systems, just services, or both. Maybe I should apply the Open Source model? Consider these release 0.1 of the answers. I'll accept patches and post the 0.2 release. :-) Larry