I just wanted it for playing DVDs & (like you) MP3s. It's also nice to look up the TV schedule, or sometimes imdb.com, without getting up from the couch. I know, I'm lazy.
There are systems available called BookPCs that are perfectly suited for this. It has integrated video & sound on a Micro ATX board. It has RCA & S-Video outputs, 56K modem, 10/100 ethernet, 2 USB, & 1 parallel port.
They're mostly sold as barebone, so you'll need a CPU (Celeron socket 370), RAM (PC66 or PC100 SDRAM), & harddisk (3.5" IDE).
Make sure you get the one with DVD-ROM & wireless keyboard.
You can get them new at Directtron, or find them on eBay.
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I bet there are 100s - maybe even 1000s - of Linux hackers that would buy a Linus action figure!
LinuxMall, Linux Central, Cheap Bytes or some other Linux retailer could get them made & sell them. They all sell stuffed Tux dolls already.
I agree that software version numbering has been really screwed up recently. But I like Linux kernel numbering. It makes sense! Take x.y.z for example. If y is even, it's a stable kernel. If it's odd, it's a development kernel.
Linux jumped from the 1.3 dev kernel to 2.0 because there was a large conceptual difference. Since then it went 2.1->2.2 & 2.3->2.4. If 2.5 has some revolutionary new concepts, Linus might decide to call it 3.0 when it gets stable. If it's mostly just an evolutionary step-up from 2.4, he'll probably call the stable release 2.6.
Here are examples of some screwed up software versioning:
NT's first release was 3.1, then 3.5x, 4.0 (+many service packs), then 2000.
Windows: 1, 2, 3.x, 95x, 98, 98SE, Me.
Word:...6, 7, 8, 2000.
Excel:...4, 5, 7, 8, 2000.
Access: 1, 2, 7, 8, 2000.
PowerPoint:...3, 4, 7, 8, 2000.
AutoCAD: 1.0-1.4, 2.0-2.6, 9-14, 2000, 16.
Solaris:...2.0-2.6, 7, 8.
What I meant was that Evolution is free software; i.e. you get the source code, can make changes, redistribute your changes, etc. Outlook Express is available binary only (free as in beer), and only runs on Windows (maybe Mac too?). If you want to run Outlook Express (or IE), Microsoft has already over-charged you for Windows, and possibly Office, so you really are paying for it. You don't have to pay Helix Code a cent to use Evolution, or Helix Code Gnome or anything else for that matter. I believe all their software is GPLed.
Outlook Express is not free in the sense Miguel is talking about (free as in speech). The cost of development was absorbed from the profits from Windows & Office, same as Internet Explorer.
I really like Thief. Thief 2 was even better. They were among the first 3D first-person games that involved more than killing everything in sight. As other posts in this thread have mentioned, System Shock 1 & 2 had similar elements, yet in a space environment. Half Life was somewhat more involved than standard first-person shooters too. I think there's going to be a lot more games in the future influenced by Thief. Just yesterday I downloaded the Hitman: Codename 47 demo. It's pretty fun & it definitely takes more thought than Doom, Quake, etc.
There are even a few Canadian officers routinely posted to the NORAD facility in Cheyenne Mountain
Actually, there are lots of Canadian military posted there. In fact, the Deputy Commander in Chief of NORAD & Vice Commander of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center are always Canadian Generals (by treaty). Check it out at NORAD.
Maintaining 2 households is probably pretty expensive, but all job-related travel is paid for by the government. That also includes all their staffers travelling with them.
The Atari 2600 is older than 1986. The auction is listed as systems back to then.
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IIRC, this is the chip they're developing with ELSA's help. It's being designed to replace their Quadro2 chip for high end workstation grahics cards. These won't end up in consumer or gaming cards, but some of the technology will probably find its way into future GeForce chips.
95 just sucks. No Windows 98 user would go back to 95 just for increased stability
I don't know why any (informed) 95 user would upgrade to 98, it was basically just added bloat. Most of the "innovations" in 98 were available as free downloads from M$. About the only useful thing added that wasn't downloadable was using multiple monitors. Which affects maybe 0.01% of users. Anyone needing multiple monitors (& windoze) was probably already using NT anyways. Most (windoze) software released recently works fine on 95.
Of course, I think ALL flavors of windoze suck. I keep a 95 partition for playing an occasional game.
"We used to call it the golf club but then we turned it upside down and it looked like a bird," said Hubble scientist Keith Noll of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
I'm sure everyone agrees that being in the position of "threefold duplication of effort" as he puts it, is not a good one.
Microsoft does this themselves. I've read several articles about M$ pitting different internal groups against each other, to come up with a software solution.
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Dude... A viola is bigger than a violin & smaller than a cello (violincello if you're picky).
Unfortunately, I run Win98 so it can play DVDs. The MP3s are stored on a Linux box and shared using Samba.
I just wanted it for playing DVDs & (like you) MP3s. It's also nice to look up the TV schedule, or sometimes imdb.com, without getting up from the couch. I know, I'm lazy.
There are systems available called BookPCs that are perfectly suited for this. It has integrated video & sound on a Micro ATX board. It has RCA & S-Video outputs, 56K modem, 10/100 ethernet, 2 USB, & 1 parallel port.
They're mostly sold as barebone, so you'll need a CPU (Celeron socket 370), RAM (PC66 or PC100 SDRAM), & harddisk (3.5" IDE).
Make sure you get the one with DVD-ROM & wireless keyboard.
You can get them new at Directtron, or find them on eBay.
I bet there are 100s - maybe even 1000s - of Linux hackers that would buy a Linus action figure!
LinuxMall, Linux Central, Cheap Bytes or some other Linux retailer could get them made & sell them. They all sell stuffed Tux dolls already.
Or maybe a co-op buy like the Webplayer Co-op could work.
I agree that software version numbering has been really screwed up recently. But I like Linux kernel numbering. It makes sense! Take x.y.z for example. If y is even, it's a stable kernel. If it's odd, it's a development kernel.
...6, 7, 8, 2000.
...4, 5, 7, 8, 2000.
...3, 4, 7, 8, 2000.
...2.0-2.6, 7, 8.
Linux jumped from the 1.3 dev kernel to 2.0 because there was a large conceptual difference. Since then it went 2.1->2.2 & 2.3->2.4. If 2.5 has some revolutionary new concepts, Linus might decide to call it 3.0 when it gets stable. If it's mostly just an evolutionary step-up from 2.4, he'll probably call the stable release 2.6.
Here are examples of some screwed up software versioning:
NT's first release was 3.1, then 3.5x, 4.0 (+many service packs), then 2000.
Windows: 1, 2, 3.x, 95x, 98, 98SE, Me.
Word:
Excel:
Access: 1, 2, 7, 8, 2000.
PowerPoint:
AutoCAD: 1.0-1.4, 2.0-2.6, 9-14, 2000, 16.
Solaris:
Witness the murders in Mass. He wasn't even fired, they were just going to garnish his wages for back taxes.
What I meant was that Evolution is free software; i.e. you get the source code, can make changes, redistribute your changes, etc. Outlook Express is available binary only (free as in beer), and only runs on Windows (maybe Mac too?). If you want to run Outlook Express (or IE), Microsoft has already over-charged you for Windows, and possibly Office, so you really are paying for it. You don't have to pay Helix Code a cent to use Evolution, or Helix Code Gnome or anything else for that matter. I believe all their software is GPLed.
I agree about the 2.4 kernel, but OS X is another story. The latest public beta isn't even feature complete yet!
Outlook Express is not free in the sense Miguel is talking about (free as in speech). The cost of development was absorbed from the profits from Windows & Office, same as Internet Explorer.
I really like Thief. Thief 2 was even better. They were among the first 3D first-person games that involved more than killing everything in sight. As other posts in this thread have mentioned, System Shock 1 & 2 had similar elements, yet in a space environment. Half Life was somewhat more involved than standard first-person shooters too. I think there's going to be a lot more games in the future influenced by Thief. Just yesterday I downloaded the Hitman: Codename 47 demo. It's pretty fun & it definitely takes more thought than Doom, Quake, etc.
Actually that was the id Software president, although I don't recall his name. It was a business decision, John Carmack still hacks on Linux & UNIX.
Alternative Computer Designs has some pretty interesting cases. Some are downright ridiculous.
Not to mention the fact that Larry Wall first came up with Perl when he was working on a NSA project for Burroughs.
Actually, there are lots of Canadian military posted there. In fact, the Deputy Commander in Chief of NORAD & Vice Commander of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center are always Canadian Generals (by treaty). Check it out at NORAD.
Maintaining 2 households is probably pretty expensive, but all job-related travel is paid for by the government. That also includes all their staffers travelling with them.
The Atari 2600 is older than 1986. The auction is listed as systems back to then.
IIRC, this is the chip they're developing with ELSA's help. It's being designed to replace their Quadro2 chip for high end workstation grahics cards. These won't end up in consumer or gaming cards, but some of the technology will probably find its way into future GeForce chips.
I don't know why any (informed) 95 user would upgrade to 98, it was basically just added bloat. Most of the "innovations" in 98 were available as free downloads from M$. About the only useful thing added that wasn't downloadable was using multiple monitors. Which affects maybe 0.01% of users. Anyone needing multiple monitors (& windoze) was probably already using NT anyways. Most (windoze) software released recently works fine on 95.
Of course, I think ALL flavors of windoze suck. I keep a 95 partition for playing an occasional game.
Mandrakesoft isn't the only member of both. Compaq, HP, IBM, & TurboLinux are also in both.
There's more info on Microwindows & ViewML here, including the obligatory /. screens hot .
This article is a repeat of this one from last September.
I think you meant to say "imperial" system.
Not quite. They still use miles for long distances and measure weight in stone (14 lbs) and pounds.
Isn't science great!
Microsoft does this themselves. I've read several articles about M$ pitting different internal groups against each other, to come up with a software solution.