We support large numbers of T-series ThinkPads and I can state categorically that the GPU issue is constrained only to the T40 insofar as it can be considered a common fault on that model. The T41, T42, and T43 all do not suffer from this problem except in very rare cases and thus cannot be called a common fault.
As far as the T40 goes, IBM admitted to the fault and continued to repair even well after the warranty had expired, just as they did with the early T30 series with the memory slot problem. Name another PC company that would do such a thing.
AFAIK Lenovo bought IBM PC Division in its entirety. In other words the ThinkPads are still being made by the same entity.
In our experience, maybe things have changed in terms of design choices on the newer models, but the service level and DOA rate has not changed all that much at all. In some territories support is still being outsourced by Lenovo to IBM.
Some people seem to have difficulty grasping patents, copyright and trademarks. I guess that is what the people who exploit this group of concepts really want anyway.
This whole thread is based in circular logic. "How do I run Windows only applications without running Windows?" You can't!
But I think it is pretty obvious that as the market begins to turn, and there is wider adoption of standards based, commodity operating systems, niche software vendors will naturally write software for those platforms.
Don't have much Windows eXPerience, but I don't think its fair to lump MS in there. I think they've generally done well to provide a cool hacker looking desktop... what with the white monospaced text on a blue background and all...
with a Laser Guided Missile Launcher. You might need to do a bit of hacking to get it to figure when to fire and where to aim, but that should be fairly straightforward. I think this is the simplest solution to your problem.
Karam is an Arabic word, but derived from the Sanskrit "karma" actually. It means the fruits of our actions.
I guess it pays to be FOS on slashdot, but FYI in Arabic "karam" means "to be noble, high-minded, noblehearted, magnanimous, generous, liberal, munificent" [The HANS WEHR Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic]. Also, I don't need a dictionary to tell me what it means.
"karma" is (apparently) a Sanskrit word, but I have no first-hand experience using it natively so I won't comment on it. Although one may have derived from the other, "karam" and "karma" are two different words from two different languages with (apparently) two different meanings.
But go ahead and mod parent Informative I don't want your freaking mod points.
"Piracy"? IANAL, but if anyone here is, could you let us know if that term is in fact used in legislative text anywhere in the world with regards to copyright infringement?
Morals have nothing do to with lawfulness of it. Correct. But if these laws are not here for moral reasons, then they should exist only to provide some overall net benefit to society. Many would argue that patent laws, which were conceived to stimulate innovation, do the exact opposite in the software industry. Many would also argue that copyright infringement laws of today with regards to the sharing of artistic works do nothing to contribute to the net artistic output of society.
Giving someone a copy of a book is not like giving 3,000,000 other people a copy of a book. You can't eat your cake and still have it. It is either illegal by the letter of the law or it is not.
Why on earth would ThinkPad users want or need this? Integrated Intel Extreme graphics are more than sufficient for portable use. Heck, they can even run popular modest games reasonably well. For the savings in size, power use, money, going with Intel integrated graphics is the CORRECT design decision.
I'm starting to wonder if I really want to associate with a Slashdot crowd that would mod parent insightful.
In other words, if you need to consume 160 GB/month perhaps what you need is a dedicated line, not residential cable. If you're paying for 160 GB/month, then 160GB/month is exactly what you are entitled to without malicious shaping of your data. If they can't offer that then they should not advertise it. If they advertise plans that "are not usable for p2p file sharing" I wonder how that will affect sales.
I can't believe that do this day large ISPs haven't nutted out a deal with MS to mirror updates. Bigpond (Australia's ex-monopoly telco ISP) has "broadband" plans starting at only 200 MB download limit. At one stage they were actually officially advising users to turn off automatic updates so as not to exceed the limit and then get slugged $0.14 on top per MB over.
This story is another example of what Linus was talking about the other week. Every little thing comes with a PR spin to make it seem like the next big thing.
Slashdot Mirror
More FUD. Can you substantiate this?
We support large numbers of T-series ThinkPads and I can state categorically that the GPU issue is constrained only to the T40 insofar as it can be considered a common fault on that model. The T41, T42, and T43 all do not suffer from this problem except in very rare cases and thus cannot be called a common fault.
As far as the T40 goes, IBM admitted to the fault and continued to repair even well after the warranty had expired, just as they did with the early T30 series with the memory slot problem. Name another PC company that would do such a thing.
This is FUD. I can see why you posted as AC.
AFAIK Lenovo bought IBM PC Division in its entirety. In other words the ThinkPads are still being made by the same entity.
In our experience, maybe things have changed in terms of design choices on the newer models, but the service level and DOA rate has not changed all that much at all. In some territories support is still being outsourced by Lenovo to IBM.
There was no ??? phase.
1. Launch rocket
2. Excite spinning sound waves in rocket
3. ???
4. Profit!
Some people seem to have difficulty grasping patents, copyright and trademarks. I guess that is what the people who exploit this group of concepts really want anyway.
This whole thread is based in circular logic. "How do I run Windows only applications without running Windows?" You can't! But I think it is pretty obvious that as the market begins to turn, and there is wider adoption of standards based, commodity operating systems, niche software vendors will naturally write software for those platforms.
Should it actually read "Totally Unique Two-star System Discovered"?
Don't have much Windows eXPerience, but I don't think its fair to lump MS in there. I think they've generally done well to provide a cool hacker looking desktop... what with the white monospaced text on a blue background and all...
They did. They're just waiting for that machine to finish booting before they benchmark.
I think GP was referring to the proliferation of crap on the Web rather than spam emails.
with a Laser Guided Missile Launcher. You might need to do a bit of hacking to get it to figure when to fire and where to aim, but that should be fairly straightforward. I think this is the simplest solution to your problem.
I guess it pays to be FOS on slashdot, but FYI in Arabic "karam" means "to be noble, high-minded, noblehearted, magnanimous, generous, liberal, munificent" [The HANS WEHR Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic]. Also, I don't need a dictionary to tell me what it means.
"karma" is (apparently) a Sanskrit word, but I have no first-hand experience using it natively so I won't comment on it. Although one may have derived from the other, "karam" and "karma" are two different words from two different languages with (apparently) two different meanings.
But go ahead and mod parent Informative I don't want your freaking mod points.
I notice that they are not requiring retro-fitting of existing fleets. Out of curiosity, how much does one of these things cost an airline?
You mean strings?
Well, there goes my karma.
Why on earth would ThinkPad users want or need this? Integrated Intel Extreme graphics are more than sufficient for portable use. Heck, they can even run popular modest games reasonably well. For the savings in size, power use, money, going with Intel integrated graphics is the CORRECT design decision.
I'm starting to wonder if I really want to associate with a Slashdot crowd that would mod parent insightful.
cough. android. cough cough
I take "nuclear terror" to include anyone exploding a nuclear device anywhere with the aim of killing.
Its about twice the thickness of our galaxy! no wait....
What you might have been hearing is just an aliased (lower-frequency) version of the tone.
I can't believe that do this day large ISPs haven't nutted out a deal with MS to mirror updates. Bigpond (Australia's ex-monopoly telco ISP) has "broadband" plans starting at only 200 MB download limit. At one stage they were actually officially advising users to turn off automatic updates so as not to exceed the limit and then get slugged $0.14 on top per MB over.
This story is another example of what Linus was talking about the other week. Every little thing comes with a PR spin to make it seem like the next big thing.