This could have some really fantastic real life applications. The second prototype looks promising. I guess to really get this working (much like the Lego Mindstorms kit) you would need to have some sort of "brain" module that would serve as the master controller for all subsequent modules. The 2nd version having two motion axis realy makes a huge difference. If they were to add a rotational axis, just think of the future of automotive assembly lines, quickly re-tooling for different models of cars, on the fly. Then we could have just in time automotive plants like we do computer plants. The possibilities are endless!
I hope they are using some language other than g codes to program these things... g codes (used in cnc lathes and mills are okay for that purpose, but a bad idea for a robot (IMHO).
Do I see a future low bandwith comunications protocol, or will they set it up using tcp/ip so that with everything else it can be put online.
How long then would it take someone to configure one of these as a webserver (but I digres...)
My Comcast deal segments out I think its 9 bucks for the rental of the modem, if I choose to purchase mine ($350!!!) than that will be taken off my bill... I don't see me buying a modem any time soon, since after finally getting the modem installed, more and more people are bringing my bandwith down. I think its time to consider buisness class DSL with some CIR's.
Again this is a giant leap forward. WML is truly xml compliant. xHTML 1.0 is a full transitional version before all the static crap on the web now will become xml compliant requiring only transitions to decided what final formatting will do.
One huge drawback to this is expertise required to get a simple site up and running that you will be able to sell your thingymcbobs on, and some place like Amazon will have the staff with the expertise making the web an unlevel playing field. Gone are the days where someone with a great product could acheive national buisness as things shift from IE vs. Netscape to: IE vs. Netscape vs. Mozilla vs. WebTV vs. Palm vs. Motorola StarTAC vs. Dreamcast vs. WinCE vs. whateverNewContraptionComesDownThePike!
Its a sad day for designers as well, although they may enjoy the challenge. I guess its just a good thing that you really have 1-2 years before this technology really grabs hold.
Look like Windows! Yeah! Thats the idea. If everything confirms to the stanards that Bill Gates has set, Linux will be a viable desktop.
As much as I hate this, this is infact what it will take. Once people see that Linux and Windows are similar enough they will not care to pay Windows pricing.
Once Linux has infiltrated the desktop market, it can slowly show its strengths over windows and take over the market all together. We must simply break the mold slowly.
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Hey is that why I haven't been a moderator in a while?
It's like you said, not an end, but a blurring of lines. We will see the lines of PC and Console blur ever closer until they are different versions of the same hardware.
No it will not go the way of the 2600, the game systems of today (assuming they can keep up with Demand (SONY)) will not go the way of the 2600, because they are starting to offer so much more than systems like the 2600 did.
Not only are the games more interesting than Pong, Tank and even Donkey Kong, the systems are turning into all-in-one computers (Dreamcast surfing web, PS2 with USB support) Before much longer, I think we will see a paradigm shift from game console to WebTV/Tivo/Game Console computer type unit.
Desktop sales will dwindle as these consumer units increase, leaving only the geeks and hackers with desktops and servers in the home market.
Is there any way to get the "whole" list of companies using them?
They may not have an obligation to the card holders who have been comprimised, but they do to the merchants. I sincerly hope that _all_ merchants will take this as a lesson and ensure that in the future they will demand some sort of compensation for lost business (I'll never do business with thoes etailers.)
In this the information age, I think its important to distribute this information as quickly and farely as possible.
Am I alone in noticing that Slashsdot has been doing _lots_ of articles from Anandtech, and less and less from say Tom's Hardware and the like, almost like a small advertising campaign.
I hated this movie, the effects were terrible, the "future" was fiberglass covered present with sharp angles and lousy interfaces. (OnStar here we come). The thin disguse of a plot was saved only by arnold, but the lazer guns where a bit much. I would have like to have seen something more "belivable". Might have raised more questions for people walking out of the theater.
IBM claims that AIX is in fact the number 1 os, according to an add in the issue of WebTechniques I got today! (pg. 15). Its for the "new" pSeries 640 Unix Rack Servers (for thoes of you who wont read the magazine any quicker than you will follow a link!)
The fine print in the add goes on to say:
Rated #1 Unix operating system: D.H. Brown Operating System Scorecard, 3/24/2000.
Man, I remember my BBS, outland, it had fidonet echomail, pimpwars and some shareware on my ol' 8088, 640K, 2400Baud modem, and a 60Mb MFM HD. Thats what got me interested in code to begin with. Some of the fidonet scripts where written in Pascal, so I bought a book and started learning.
So perhaps the cult is not such a cult afterall! What would be nice is to see it used for more than cash registers (which is what b.c.f. did) and see it make it into a fortune 500 destop roll.
Nothing like having a hard copy of something so you don't have to install docs on the machine (save space) and its much faster to flip to page 50, than scroll through a man page or follow links to the exact piece of info that you want.
Because not everyone has money to throw into a state of the art dual/quad processor workstation to run software on, but would like to see what the web has to offer them without waiting 15 minutes for the browser to load.
Why do we care if we can change the skin on a software package?
Is it really necessary to put some akwardly designed UI over essentially functional package?
Why can't the UI be thought out from the get go?
Do I really need a skin to match my favorite superstar/sports team/softdrink?
Do I really have time to spend looking for all these "skins" or better yet should I stick with the branded one that will eventually come with my computer (gateway/dell/compaq/ibm)?
Why do we insist on throwing out all of the design research that has been put into things like "windowing" technology by Xerox, Apple and M$, in favor of things like ie's new "head" skin for viewing streaming media?
Perhaps we should focus on more important tasks such as security, speed and _actual_ functionality and stop developing fluff like see through windows, skins and all in one clients!
Again, "properly setup", I use a linux box as a firewall with IP Chains for my rig here in the house, and of course have more computers on my @home network than just the 1 ip I pay for, but for real security, for the average user (anyone running linux or knows that it is not a software package you install in windows is _not_ an average user.) something else has to give.
No user is really secure, regardless of what OS they use, this we all know, so why does anyone even mention NAT, firewalls etc. I would like to see an effective means of stopping script kiddies (which as a home broadband user are my biggest problem) and see applications which didn't open gapping holes in the OS. Functionality doesn't have to be a security risk.
And I thought the 5500 card was impressive with 2 processors and 64Mb RAM.
What I dont understand is why they feel this is cost prohibitive, people spend $350 on a video card, and a high quality ELSA or similar card might push you into the $1000's, how much could this card cost that the normal consumer should't be able to buy it?
Not only for use of web servers, but VPN's for buisnesses with multiple offices around a city, foget tie lines, make your own VPN with near LAN speeds for only a $1000 per office! Sounds like a great deal. I wonder if their backbone will support city to city that would allow national WAN's with solid fast access... Goodbye 128K Frame relays to remote offices, hello 100Mb!
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I hope they are using some language other than g codes to program these things... g codes (used in cnc lathes and mills are okay for that purpose, but a bad idea for a robot (IMHO).
Do I see a future low bandwith comunications protocol, or will they set it up using tcp/ip so that with everything else it can be put online.
How long then would it take someone to configure one of these as a webserver (but I digres...)
My Comcast deal segments out I think its 9 bucks for the rental of the modem, if I choose to purchase mine ($350!!!) than that will be taken off my bill... I don't see me buying a modem any time soon, since after finally getting the modem installed, more and more people are bringing my bandwith down. I think its time to consider buisness class DSL with some CIR's.
Again this is a giant leap forward. WML is truly xml compliant. xHTML 1.0 is a full transitional version before all the static crap on the web now will become xml compliant requiring only transitions to decided what final formatting will do.
One huge drawback to this is expertise required to get a simple site up and running that you will be able to sell your thingymcbobs on, and some place like Amazon will have the staff with the expertise making the web an unlevel playing field. Gone are the days where someone with a great product could acheive national buisness as things shift from IE vs. Netscape to: IE vs. Netscape vs. Mozilla vs. WebTV vs. Palm vs. Motorola StarTAC vs. Dreamcast vs. WinCE vs. whateverNewContraptionComesDownThePike!
Its a sad day for designers as well, although they may enjoy the challenge. I guess its just a good thing that you really have 1-2 years before this technology really grabs hold.
As much as I hate this, this is infact what it will take. Once people see that Linux and Windows are similar enough they will not care to pay Windows pricing.
Once Linux has infiltrated the desktop market, it can slowly show its strengths over windows and take over the market all together. We must simply break the mold slowly.
the chicken
Its one of the fir$t po$ters syndrome, press the button quick! This thread brought to you by lameness. If you have an opinion about it, you should Meta Moderate on a regular basis to be sure lame moderators get the axe.
Hey is that why I haven't been a moderator in a while?
It's like you said, not an end, but a blurring of lines. We will see the lines of PC and Console blur ever closer until they are different versions of the same hardware.
No it will not go the way of the 2600, the game systems of today (assuming they can keep up with Demand (SONY)) will not go the way of the 2600, because they are starting to offer so much more than systems like the 2600 did.
Not only are the games more interesting than Pong, Tank and even Donkey Kong, the systems are turning into all-in-one computers (Dreamcast surfing web, PS2 with USB support) Before much longer, I think we will see a paradigm shift from game console to WebTV/Tivo/Game Console computer type unit.
Desktop sales will dwindle as these consumer units increase, leaving only the geeks and hackers with desktops and servers in the home market.
Is there any way to get the "whole" list of companies using them?
They may not have an obligation to the card holders who have been comprimised, but they do to the merchants. I sincerly hope that _all_ merchants will take this as a lesson and ensure that in the future they will demand some sort of compensation for lost business (I'll never do business with thoes etailers.)
In this the information age, I think its important to distribute this information as quickly and farely as possible.
Now, can we convince a fortune 500 that this is a viable OS for use on the desktop?
OT Question...Advertising for Anandtech?
Am I alone in noticing that Slashsdot has been doing _lots_ of articles from Anandtech, and less and less from say Tom's Hardware and the like, almost like a small advertising campaign.
I hated this movie, the effects were terrible, the "future" was fiberglass covered present with sharp angles and lousy interfaces. (OnStar here we come). The thin disguse of a plot was saved only by arnold, but the lazer guns where a bit much. I would have like to have seen something more "belivable". Might have raised more questions for people walking out of the theater.
crack.com
Do you mean to say that the government isn't all over this for their drug distribution er, I mean enforcement departments?
IBM claims that AIX is in fact the number 1 os, according to an add in the issue of WebTechniques I got today! (pg. 15). Its for the "new" pSeries 640 Unix Rack Servers (for thoes of you who wont read the magazine any quicker than you will follow a link!)
The fine print in the add goes on to say:
What a long strange trip it's been - The dead.
So perhaps the cult is not such a cult afterall! What would be nice is to see it used for more than cash registers (which is what b.c.f. did) and see it make it into a fortune 500 destop roll.
Nothing like having a hard copy of something so you don't have to install docs on the machine (save space) and its much faster to flip to page 50, than scroll through a man page or follow links to the exact piece of info that you want.
Because not everyone has money to throw into a state of the art dual/quad processor workstation to run software on, but would like to see what the web has to offer them without waiting 15 minutes for the browser to load.
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Perhaps we should focus on more important tasks such as security, speed and _actual_ functionality and stop developing fluff like see through windows, skins and all in one clients!
</rant>
Again, "properly setup", I use a linux box as a firewall with IP Chains for my rig here in the house, and of course have more computers on my @home network than just the 1 ip I pay for, but for real security, for the average user (anyone running linux or knows that it is not a software package you install in windows is _not_ an average user.) something else has to give.
No user is really secure, regardless of what OS they use, this we all know, so why does anyone even mention NAT, firewalls etc. I would like to see an effective means of stopping script kiddies (which as a home broadband user are my biggest problem) and see applications which didn't open gapping holes in the OS. Functionality doesn't have to be a security risk.
And I thought the 5500 card was impressive with 2 processors and 64Mb RAM.
What I dont understand is why they feel this is cost prohibitive, people spend $350 on a video card, and a high quality ELSA or similar card might push you into the $1000's, how much could this card cost that the normal consumer should't be able to buy it?
I'm sure apple will pull the plug on the final os, and kill off any of the "enhancements" that are being pioneered now.
Just cause it looks good now, doesn't mean it will be later.
Not only for use of web servers, but VPN's for buisnesses with multiple offices around a city, foget tie lines, make your own VPN with near LAN speeds for only a $1000 per office! Sounds like a great deal. I wonder if their backbone will support city to city that would allow national WAN's with solid fast access... Goodbye 128K Frame relays to remote offices, hello 100Mb!
Not to mention, standards such as XML and XML Transformations will make any sort of switch to a different way of doing things _very_ difficult.