Chan said,:
Wouldn't they then be referred to generally as ubiquitous computers?
Ubiquitous computing is usually thought of as computers placed ubiquitously throughout our environments, but not worn, and interacting with us. This would work well in combination with wearable computing since the wearable and the ubiquitous computers would likely each gain much by interacting with each other.
gargle wrote:
No. Higher sampling frequencies allow you to get away with fewer number of bits per sample, and this usually simplifies the electronics. e.g. With delta sigma modulation, the signal is sampled with 1 bit per sample at a very high sampling rate.
This is what Sharp's new 1-bit digital amplifier does (coincidentally, a piece of equipment that would be necessary to hear the quality of the subject of this/. article).
Most folks here probably haven't heard of 1-bit amplifiers, but almost everyone reading this will own one in 10 years.
darkwiz said:
At and around 1/2 sampling freqency, the wave forms become basically nothing but square waves [alternating between a single high, and a single low point]. In order to deal with this, some sound decoders will attempt to interpolate the waves, but they cannot reproduce the original sound accurately.
An accurate reproduction of the original sound wave would be a pure sine. This is because any departures in the original wave from pure sine have to be harmonics (at much higher frequencies, but sine waves themselves with any aberations in their shapes from pure sine in turn further harmonics which are themselves sine waves, and so on...) and therefore out of the range of frequencies that we are concerned with.
Now, you could argue that reproducing these higher frequency sine waves is important for the pure reproduction of sound, but that is another subject. To the question of whether interpolation can accurately reproduces waves of any given frequency simply by creating pure sine waves, the answer is "yes" since there is no such thing as a sound wave that is not a pure sine wave.
yamutt said:
even if the chips you can buy RIGHT NOW don't do it, it would require VERY minor changes in design and fabrication to "tune" the Crusoe to, say, a Sparc-emulating version. "Very minor" as opposed to the amount of effort required for Intel or AMD to design and fabricate chips to do the same.
I'll meet you half-way right here (though not to be an extremist of the middle -- and there are many of those around) and say that my knowledge isn't suffuent to disallow that it may be the case that the Crusoe could be modified to non-x86 use in a future iteration. (Sorry for the wordiness, but I'm trying to be precise.) In fact I have no direct knowledge of how the Crusoe works -- I'm analyzing what people say about it. I think it's important for the IT community to be realistic about the capabilities of individual technologies -- and self-destructive to be unrealistic.
What I read into Pratt's comment's about Crusoe's having an 80-bit FPU was that Crusoe would never be able to emulate anything else and that people saying that it could were jumping to uninformed conclusions about the possibilities of its code-morphing on the Crusoe platform. Perhaps I read too much into Pratt's comments and it's simply the case that the FPU can easily be changed -- not as easily as the software but easily enough.
Thanks for the interesting exchange. More is welcome.
The page says:
Transmeta's Code Morphing technology is obviously not limited to x86 implementations. As such, it has the potential to revolutionize the way microprocessors are designed in the future.
SO as soon as they build a chip that isn't the Crusoe (a chip limited to x86 emulation) they can take advantage of the flexibility of their code-morphing software.
Kendall said:
I can't follow the link you provided... I was fixing it, didn't finish, then did something else, forgot about it and posted. He's a wearble-computers researcher and invented the matchboxpc/server which he took commercial and now markets as the Tiqit.
yamutt said,
...it's the code-morphing abilities of
the chip. This chip has the ability to emulate any processor that TransMeta puts its mind to emulate.
That is true...as long as the processor T$ wants to emulate is an x86. According to Professor Vaghan Pratt of Standford University, the Crusoe series is only capable of emulating the x86 processor architecture as it's wired into the chips.
Stephen Samuel wrote:
One of the questions I have is: Is energy density per volume or per weight?
Energy density is energy per volume. Specific energy is energy per weight.
These batteries don't have high energy density or specific energy compared to Lithium-ion/lithium-polymer, but they do have high power density/specific power. Therefore they would be useful in conjunction with lithium-ion/polymer batteries in applications like wearable computing that occasionally require high current (because of hard drive accesses, etc.).
...*ALL* windows 2000 bluescreens are caused by faulty memory....
Memory modules fried by static electricity coming off of the fingertips of arrogant oafs.
Mushkin Memory is trying to educate the, in my opinion, uneducatable on this subject. Good luck to them.
I took my brand new Asus mobo I was having trouble setting up to a local computer shop. The owner, standing on carpet with sneakers on, starts handling it with his hands all over it, clearly touching the solder-points on the bottom. Uuugh. I hate shit like that. And you know if you say something intelligent you'll get shot down because otherwise he would have to admit to his ignorant multi-decade career of electro-static destruction.
I just got a KDS AV-21TF, from onvia.com for ~$760, shipping included.
2048x1536 @80hz max resolution.
1600x1200 @85hz recommended resolution.
.24 dot pitch.
Flat Sony trinitron screen.
The Gimp is mind-blowing on this thing. Text looks decent, too. Really shows off enlightenment. If you're jealous of those 1600x1200 e.themes.org screenshots, this one might be the ticket. Not too heavy, either -- only about 60 lbs.
(Note, the price dropped right after I got it -- $733 now. Hint for shoppers: you have to consider the shipping which is usually $40 for a large item like this and can run to $80. soft4u.com seems to have the best price right now at $733.53 and free shipping.)
You can get the 1600SW for around $1500 - $1800 on eBay. Just serch for *1600SW*. Number Nine Revolution IV T2R cards are on there, too.
Buy.com has brand new 1600SWs with the multilink adapter included (expensive item -- lets you hook up a number of different video cards) for $1900 and change.
C. Reginald Taco wrote:
This was our biggest mistake: the password (God/Pete) was never changed on the test site. From there, it was a cake walk.
From the Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Cakewalk
couple dance that became a popular stage act for virtuoso dancers as well as a craze in fashionable ballrooms around 1900. Couples formed a square with the men on the inside and, stepping high to a lively tune, strutted around the square. The couples were eliminated one by one by several judges, who considered the elegant bearing of the men, the grace of the women, and the inventiveness of the dancers; the last remaining pair was presented with a highly decorated cake.
The cakewalk originated earlier among American black slaves who, often in the presence of their masters, used the dance as a subtle satire on the elegance of white ballroom dances. It contributed to the evolution of subsequent American and European dances based on jazz rhythms, and its music influenced the growth of ragtime.
From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
Main Entry:
cakewalk Pronunciation: 'kAk-"wok Function: noun
Date: 1879
1 : a black American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking
2 : a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt
Survival Research Laboratories was conceived of and founded by
Mark Pauline in November 1978. Since its inception SRL has operated as an organization of creative technicians dedicated to re-directing the techniques, tools, and tenets of industry, science, and the military away from their typical manifestations in practicality, product or warfare. Since 1979, SRL has staged over 45 mechanized presentations in the United States and Europe. Each performance consists of a unique set of ritualized interactions between machines, robots, and special effects devices, employed in developing themes of socio-political satire. Humans are present only as audience or operators.
/.ers probably won't get over their obsessions with mentally-deficient jock humor, though, so expect continued stories about watered-down, apolitical SRL rip-offs.
Re:Kinda fun actually... I should know, I'm doing
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Gambit Thirty-Two wrote:
Just so you know, as i write this, right next to me is a stash. Ive been putting it together for a week. 2gallon bucket.
Bad bucket choice. Use an army surplus ammo canister. They come in various shapes and sizes and are totally waterproof. Uh, although they might rust eventually.
decaym wrote:
...and a small implant inside the ear cannal for sound....
Symphonix recently received FDA approval for their Vibrant Soundbridge ear implant. It has better sound than a hearing-aid and is less visible.
from the site:
The Vibrant Soundbridge is a medical prosthesis--not a hearing aid. Hearing aids take sounds and make them louder. The Soundbridge takes sound and converts it to mechanical vibrations inside the middle ear. Because the Soundbridge does not sit in the ear canal, many problems associated with conventional hearing aids, such as soreness and feedback are potentially avoided. Also, the Soundbridge can be worn under most hair styles making it possible for the system to be hidden from casual observers.
And here's highlights from a recent report from The Gray Sheet:
Results from the Phase III trial, conducted at 10 U.S. sites, demonstrated significant improvements in both hearing level compared to conventional acoustic hearing aids, and in degree of patient satisfaction.
Data derived from 54 individuals showed that 86% of Soundbridge implant patients expressed satisfaction in improved sound quality and clarity versus 31% of those fitted with a hearing aid....
...In addition, labeling states that "a majority (86%, or 42/49) of patients reported significantly improved sound clarity and overall sound quality" with the Soundbridge, compared to their own hearing aids.
Labeling also notes that the Soundbridge "significantly" reduced acoustic feedback and improved patients' perceived benefit in many listening situations, such as familiar talkers, ease of communication, reverberation, reduced cues, background noise, aversiveness of sound and distortion of sound, compared to conventional hearing aids....
...Launched immediately following approval, the devices are being marketed in the U.S. by Symphonix' six sales reps and six clinical sales specialists. Promotional activities will initially target otologists who have experience implanting the devices.
A next-generation, totally implantable device is under development, the San Jose, California firm reports. In addition, product enhancements to the semi-implantable audioprocessor are also being researched. A PMA supplement could be filed early next year, according to the firm....
Assuming you're using it to drive a 1600SW, you should get rid of it and get a Formac ProFormance 3. According to the reports I've read on the net, using the RevIV with a Mac is just painful. (The ProFormance 4 is just coming out now , but I don't know if works with the 1600SW {it should since it has LVDS output and can handle well over 1600 x 1024}. If it does, that might be an even better choice, though spendy {~$600).)
I Metamod most positive moderations as unfair and almost all negative moderations as fair. When I have mod points, I sometimes spend hours wading through garbage posts looking for a single useful post. The mountain of garbage posts Slashdot has turne into is partially and indirectly thanks to the hard work done by meta-modder Pac. The problem with the moderation system is immature brats upmodding garbage comments and fairmetamodding garbage moderation, all of which encourages garbage postings.
I'm 30 y.o. If you are under 25 and care about the health of the moderation system do not moderate or meta-moderate. If you are under 25 and find yourself with mod points, throw them away by modding down offtopics.
The Life Extension Foundation Forum is a good place to go for science-based discussions of supplements. The main LEF website isn't so helpful. Either go to the main LEF website and click on "Forums" or simply go straight to the forums.
Please register and log in before posting.
The two best places to purchase supplements (something you shouldn't do until you have done substantial research at the LEF Forum and especially on MEDLINE) I have found are Beyond-a-Century (as in "live and be healthy over 100 years") and iherb.
Latrell Sprewell wrote:
"...there remains to be seen how little, if any, of these compounds are absorbed by the body when taken as a supplement. While they did not cite any studies, I have had Biochem profs and Human Phys profs scoff at these oral supplements. And who don't cite any studies, either...or if they did would cite selectively. Your profs have a religion to protect. Do your own research. It's fast and easy.
Database: MEDLINE
Author(s): Ronca F ; Palmieri L ; Panicucci P ; Ronca G
Address: Department of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
Title: Anti-inflammatory activity of chondroitin sulfate. Source: Osteoarthritis Cartilage (OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE) 1998 May; 6 Suppl A: 14-21 Journal Code: CCO
Additional Info: ENGLAND
Standard No: ISSN: 1063-4584
Language: ENGLISH
Abstract: The pharmacokinetics of chondroitin sulfate (CS, Condrosulf, IBSA, Lugano, Switzerland) were investigated in rats and in healthy volunteers using CS tritiated at the reducing end and CS labeled with 131I or 99mTc respectively. A rapid absorption of orally administered CS is observed in rats and in humans when the drug is dissolved in water. Lower and delayed absorption is observed when CS is administered in gastroresistant capsules. The absolute bio-availability is 15 and 12% for rats and humans respectively. The CS shows a tropism for cartilagineous tissues in rats and for knee tissues in humans as demonstrated by scintigraphic analysis with 99mTc-CS. Monomers, oligo and polysaccharides produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of CS appear in the blood and tissues together with native CS. The effects of partially depolymerized (m.m. 3 to 15 kD) and desulfated fractions on human leukocytes were investigated. CS and its fractions inhibit the directional chemotaxis induced by zymosan-activated serum, are able to decrease the phagocytosis and the release of lysozyme induced by zymosan and to protect the plasma membrane from oxygen reactive species. In rats the oral administration of CS significantly decreases granuloma formation due to sponge implants and cell migration and lysosomal enzyme release in carrageenan pleurisy. Compared with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (indomethacin, ibuprofen), CS appears to be more effective on cellular events of inflammation than on edema formation. It is noteworthy that CS is devoid of dangerous effects on the stomach, platelets and kidneys. In synovial fluid of patients requiring joint aspiration, treated orally for 10 days with CS (800 mg/day) the hyaluronate concentration and the intrinsic viscosity significantly increased, while collagenolytic activity, phospholipase A2 and N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) decreased. These results give an insight into the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective actions demonstrated by this drug in a number of clinical trials in patients with osteoarthritis.
The specifications in English...at the bottom of this article:
(BSNS WIRE) Sony's VAIO PictureBook First to Market With Transmeta's Crusoe Sony's VAIO PictureBook First to Market With Transmeta's Crusoe Processor
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000--
Sony Electronics today announced that its new VAIO(R) PictureBook C1VN notebook computer will feature the Crusoe(TM) processor, whose energy-saving capabilities will substantially enhance the popular notebook PC's battery life. With the new C1VN model expected to ship next month, Sony is slated to be the first to bring the benefits of the Crusoe processor to U.S. consumers.
"With Sony's VAIO PC line, we're constantly enhancing the consumer's PC experience by providing the world's most robust technologies in stylish, ultra-light and compact form-factors," said Mark Hanson, vice president and general manager for VAIO PC products at Sony Electronics.
"At just 2.2 pounds, the PictureBook is light weight. Couple that with the enhanced battery life Sony is experiencing with Crusoe and consumers get more productive mobile time and greater flexibility in how they use their notebooks. With this technology, there's no reason to be tethered to a power cord or searching for an AC adapter."
In addition to substantially improved battery life, the PictureBook features a new built-in progressive scan camera for better digital still and video images and a full complement of digital video editing software, making it one of the market's smallest, most powerful business computing and digital video editing systems.
Among the PictureBook's full suite of office and entertainment applications is Sony's MovieShaker(TM) -- a fun, simple application for producing digital home movies, complete with transitions, effects and music -- Intuit Quicken(R) 2000, QuickTime (TM), Microsoft(R) Word 2000 and Adobe's Photo Deluxe(R), Business Edition.
Also featured are additional Sony applications, including DVgate(TM) and PictureGear(TM), which allow users to capture full motion digital video and still photography for dynamic multimedia presentations -- or even video e-mail. PictureGear(TM) allows for enhanced management of digital content - both sound and video files. Users can visually organize and manage personal digital content collections including still images, digital video clips, MP3 files and much more.
In addition to the super-fast 600 MHz(b) Crusoe Processor and the new progressive-scan CCD camera, the VAIO PictureBook has a 12 GB(c) hard drive, 128 MB of SDRAM -- and a dedicated MagicGate(TM) Memory Stick(R) media slot for easy storage of downloadable SDMI-compliant music, high-resolution images and other data. The VAIO PictureBook features Sony's programmable Jog Dial(TM) control for easy application loading of a host of user-friendly applications.
The new PictureBook PC begins shipping in October with an estimated selling price of $2,299(d) The PictureBook will also feature Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition (Me) operating system. "It's no surprise that Sony, the company that created the ultralight notebook category, is first to market with Crusoe," said Dave Ditzel, chief executive officer, Transmeta. "Unlike other microprocessors, Crusoe uses an innovative 'smart layer' of software to perform functions normally done in hardware on a chip. This fundamental, unique design difference allows Crusoe to be smaller, run cooler and be more power-efficient than traditional microprocessors."
Key Specifications:
Sony VAIO C1VN PictureBook Computer
PCG-C1VN
CPU Crusoe(TM)processor
TM5600 600 MHz(b)
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LCD Display 8.9-inch UWXGA width (1024 x 480) TFT with
XWIDE(TM)display technology
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Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition
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Dimensions 1.14" Slim x 9.8" W x 6.0" / Lightweight -
only 2.2 lbs.!
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Built-in Camera Progressive Scan CCD Camera with 350K pixel
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Software Applications Adobe Acrobat(R) Reader
Adobe PhotoDeluxe(R) Business Edition
Intuit(R) Quicken(R) 2000 Basic
Microsoft(R) Word 2000
QuickTime(TM)
RealNetworks(R)RealPlayer(R) 7 Basic
Sony Media Bar(TM)
Sony MovieShaker(TM)
Sony DVgate(TM)
Sony Smart Capture Suite
Sony PictureGear(TM) 4.1
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Interfaces i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 interface
VGA Output (includes VGA Adapter + NTSC)
USB port; RJ-11 phone jack; Audio-In port;
Headphone output
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Standard RAM 128MB SDRAM
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Hard Disk 12 GB(c) HD
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Battery Lithium-Ion Battery (option for dual and
quad battery)
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Digital Video DVgate(TM) motion and DVgate(TM) still
MPEG1 Digital Video
Upgraded Video Chipset/Memory (8 MB video RAM
for running graphics apps.)
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Digital Audio Hardware MIDI
3D surround; Built-in stereo speakers
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Floppy Disk Drive External 1.44 MB, 3.5", sold separately
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Modem Integrated V.90 56K(e)
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Additional Features ATI RAGE MOBILITY graphics chip with
8.0 MB SDRAM PC Card Slot supports one type II
card CardBus support
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Optional Accessories PCGA-BP51A/Standard Capacity Battery $149.99(d)
PCGA-BP52A/Double Capacity Battery...$249.99(d)
PCGA-BP54/Quad Capacity Battery.....$499.99(d)
PCGA-CD51/A16X CD-ROM Drive..........$299.99(d)
PCGA-BC5/Battery Charger.............$199.99(d)
PCGA-UMS1/A USB Mouse.................$49.99(d)
PCGA-AC16V2/AC Adapter................$99.99(d)
PCGA-MM164/Memory....................$399.99(d)
Phaser777:
Would the Microdrive be any slower than the normal hard drive?
The new Microdrive is much faster than the old Microdrive (despite spinning at a lower RPM -- it has 3x+ the data density) but not as fast as the latest 2.5" hard drives.
And would there be any problems booting from the PCMCIA slot?
If it isn't a bootable slot then there would be major problems. Thanks for pointing that out.
Hey! Anyone out there booting off the PCMCIA slot on their Picturebooks?
To complement the Crusoe's power savings, I recommend dumping the built-in hard drive and sticking a 1GB Microdrive in on of the PCMCIA slots. (They just went on sale! $442 with the PCMCIA adapter and USB adapter, shipped!)
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Chan said,:
Wouldn't they then be referred to generally as ubiquitous computers?
Ubiquitous computing is usually thought of as computers placed ubiquitously throughout our environments, but not worn, and interacting with us. This would work well in combination with wearable computing since the wearable and the ubiquitous computers would likely each gain much by interacting with each other.
Well, they tried to make perfect 3-d models of the original post, but as you can see they're still trying to work the kinks out of the system.
gargle wrote:
/. article).
No. Higher sampling frequencies allow you to get away with fewer number of bits per sample, and this usually simplifies the electronics. e.g. With delta sigma modulation, the signal is sampled with 1 bit per sample at a very high sampling rate.
This is what Sharp's new 1-bit digital amplifier does (coincidentally, a piece of equipment that would be necessary to hear the quality of the subject of this
Most folks here probably haven't heard of 1-bit amplifiers, but almost everyone reading this will own one in 10 years.
darkwiz said:
At and around 1/2 sampling freqency, the wave forms become basically nothing but square waves [alternating between a single high, and a single low point]. In order to deal with this, some sound decoders will attempt to interpolate the waves, but they cannot reproduce the original sound accurately.
An accurate reproduction of the original sound wave would be a pure sine. This is because any departures in the original wave from pure sine have to be harmonics (at much higher frequencies, but sine waves themselves with any aberations in their shapes from pure sine in turn further harmonics which are themselves sine waves, and so on...) and therefore out of the range of frequencies that we are concerned with.
Now, you could argue that reproducing these higher frequency sine waves is important for the pure reproduction of sound, but that is another subject. To the question of whether interpolation can accurately reproduces waves of any given frequency simply by creating pure sine waves, the answer is "yes" since there is no such thing as a sound wave that is not a pure sine wave.
-Zoyd
yamutt said:
even if the chips you can buy RIGHT NOW don't do it, it would require VERY minor changes in design and fabrication to "tune" the Crusoe to, say, a Sparc-emulating version. "Very minor" as opposed to the amount of effort required for Intel or AMD to design and fabricate chips to do the same.
I'll meet you half-way right here (though not to be an extremist of the middle -- and there are many of those around) and say that my knowledge isn't suffuent to disallow that it may be the case that the Crusoe could be modified to non-x86 use in a future iteration. (Sorry for the wordiness, but I'm trying to be precise.) In fact I have no direct knowledge of how the Crusoe works -- I'm analyzing what people say about it. I think it's important for the IT community to be realistic about the capabilities of individual technologies -- and self-destructive to be unrealistic.
What I read into Pratt's comment's about Crusoe's having an 80-bit FPU was that Crusoe would never be able to emulate anything else and that people saying that it could were jumping to uninformed conclusions about the possibilities of its code-morphing on the Crusoe platform. Perhaps I read too much into Pratt's comments and it's simply the case that the FPU can easily be changed -- not as easily as the software but easily enough.
Thanks for the interesting exchange. More is welcome.
The page says:
Transmeta's Code Morphing technology is obviously not limited to x86 implementations. As such, it has the potential to revolutionize the way microprocessors are designed in the future.
SO as soon as they build a chip that isn't the Crusoe (a chip limited to x86 emulation) they can take advantage of the flexibility of their code-morphing software.
Kendall said:
I can't follow the link you provided...
I was fixing it, didn't finish, then did something else, forgot about it and posted. He's a wearble-computers researcher and invented the matchboxpc/server which he took commercial and now markets as the Tiqit.
yamutt said,
...it's the code-morphing abilities of
the chip. This chip has the ability to emulate any processor that TransMeta puts its mind to emulate.
That is true...as long as the processor T$ wants to emulate is an x86. According to Professor Vaghan Pratt of Standford University, the Crusoe series is only capable of emulating the x86 processor architecture as it's wired into the chips.
Stephen Samuel wrote:
One of the questions I have is: Is energy density per volume or per weight?
Energy density is energy per volume. Specific energy is energy per weight.
These batteries don't have high energy density or specific energy compared to Lithium-ion/lithium-polymer, but they do have high power density/specific power. Therefore they would be useful in conjunction with lithium-ion/polymer batteries in applications like wearable computing that occasionally require high current (because of hard drive accesses, etc.).
-Zoyd
...*ALL* windows 2000 bluescreens are caused by faulty memory....
Memory modules fried by static electricity coming off of the fingertips of arrogant oafs.
Mushkin Memory is trying to educate the, in my opinion, uneducatable on this subject. Good luck to them.
I took my brand new Asus mobo I was having trouble setting up to a local computer shop. The owner, standing on carpet with sneakers on, starts handling it with his hands all over it, clearly touching the solder-points on the bottom. Uuugh. I hate shit like that. And you know if you say something intelligent you'll get shot down because otherwise he would have to admit to his ignorant multi-decade career of electro-static destruction.
I just got a KDS AV-21TF, from onvia.com for ~$760, shipping included.
2048x1536 @80hz max resolution.
1600x1200 @85hz recommended resolution.
.24 dot pitch.
Flat Sony trinitron screen.
The Gimp is mind-blowing on this thing. Text looks decent, too. Really shows off enlightenment. If you're jealous of those 1600x1200 e.themes.org screenshots, this one might be the ticket. Not too heavy, either -- only about 60 lbs.
(Note, the price dropped right after I got it -- $733 now. Hint for shoppers: you have to consider the shipping which is usually $40 for a large item like this and can run to $80. soft4u.com seems to have the best price right now at $733.53 and free shipping.)
You can get the 1600SW for around $1500 - $1800 on eBay. Just serch for *1600SW*. Number Nine Revolution IV T2R cards are on there, too.
Buy.com has brand new 1600SWs with the multilink adapter included (expensive item -- lets you hook up a number of different video cards) for $1900 and change.
AC wrote:
Actually, acceleration is the derivative of velocity over time
Meaning if you are riding your bike at a constant 20 M.P.H. and take a 90 degree turn, maintaining your speed, you have accelerated.
This was our biggest mistake: the password (God/Pete) was never changed on the test site. From there, it was a cake walk.
From the Encyclopaedia Britannica:
From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
Has everyone forgotten Survival Research Labs, who put on shows in SF, and elsewhere?
I haven't. SRL invented this stuff -- in...guess when? 1978. And he (Mark Pauline) continues to innovate.
From the bio page
/.ers probably won't get over their obsessions with mentally-deficient jock humor, though, so expect continued stories about watered-down, apolitical SRL rip-offs.
Gambit Thirty-Two wrote:
Just so you know, as i write this, right next to me is a stash. Ive been putting it together for a week. 2gallon bucket.
Bad bucket choice. Use an army surplus ammo canister. They come in various shapes and sizes and are totally waterproof. Uh, although they might rust eventually.
Symphonix recently received FDA approval for their Vibrant Soundbridge ear implant. It has better sound than a hearing-aid and is less visible.
from the site:
And here's highlights from a recent report from The Gray Sheet:
Assuming you're using it to drive a 1600SW, you should get rid of it and get a Formac ProFormance 3. According to the reports I've read on the net, using the RevIV with a Mac is just painful. (The ProFormance 4 is just coming out now , but I don't know if works with the 1600SW {it should since it has LVDS output and can handle well over 1600 x 1024}. If it does, that might be an even better choice, though spendy {~$600).)
eBay has two Proformance 3s for sale at this time, one for $50. While you're there, you can sell your RevIV for $50 to $100, depnding on how good your ad is.
Yet-another-option(tm): Take advantage of Formac's trade-up-deal-for-unhappy-RevIV-owners(tm).
The only reason Inferno made it into this Slashback was the fact that Inferno can run on a Lego brick. Pathetic.
Pac:
I metamod ALL positive moderations as Fair.
Let me guess: You are under 25?
I Metamod most positive moderations as unfair and almost all negative moderations as fair. When I have mod points, I sometimes spend hours wading through garbage posts looking for a single useful post. The mountain of garbage posts Slashdot has turne into is partially and indirectly thanks to the hard work done by meta-modder Pac. The problem with the moderation system is immature brats upmodding garbage comments and fairmetamodding garbage moderation, all of which encourages garbage postings.
I'm 30 y.o. If you are under 25 and care about the health of the moderation system do not moderate or meta-moderate. If you are under 25 and find yourself with mod points, throw them away by modding down offtopics.
The Life Extension Foundation Forum is a good place to go for science-based discussions of supplements. The main LEF website isn't so helpful. Either go to the main LEF website and click on "Forums" or simply go straight to the forums.
Please register and log in before posting.
The two best places to purchase supplements (something you shouldn't do until you have done substantial research at the LEF Forum and especially on MEDLINE) I have found are Beyond-a-Century (as in "live and be healthy over 100 years") and iherb.
Latrell Sprewell wrote:
"...there remains to be seen how little, if any, of these compounds are absorbed by the body when taken as a supplement. While they did not cite any studies, I have had Biochem profs and Human Phys profs scoff at these oral supplements.
And who don't cite any studies, either...or if they did would cite selectively. Your profs have a religion to protect. Do your own research. It's fast and easy.
Database: MEDLINE
Author(s): Ronca F ; Palmieri L ; Panicucci P ; Ronca G
Address: Department of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
Title: Anti-inflammatory activity of chondroitin sulfate.
Source: Osteoarthritis Cartilage (OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE) 1998 May; 6 Suppl A: 14-21 Journal Code: CCO
Additional Info: ENGLAND
Standard No: ISSN: 1063-4584
Language: ENGLISH
Abstract: The pharmacokinetics of chondroitin sulfate (CS, Condrosulf, IBSA, Lugano, Switzerland) were investigated in rats and in healthy volunteers using CS tritiated at the reducing end and CS labeled with 131I or 99mTc respectively. A rapid absorption of orally administered CS is observed in rats and in humans when the drug is dissolved in water. Lower and delayed absorption is observed when CS is administered in gastroresistant capsules. The absolute bio-availability is 15 and 12% for rats and humans respectively. The CS shows a tropism for cartilagineous tissues in rats and for knee tissues in humans as demonstrated by scintigraphic analysis with 99mTc-CS. Monomers, oligo and polysaccharides produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of CS appear in the blood and tissues together with native CS. The effects of partially depolymerized (m.m. 3 to 15 kD) and desulfated fractions on human leukocytes were investigated. CS and its fractions inhibit the directional chemotaxis induced by zymosan-activated serum, are able to decrease the phagocytosis and the release of lysozyme induced by zymosan and to protect the plasma membrane from oxygen reactive species. In rats the oral administration of CS significantly decreases granuloma formation due to sponge implants and cell migration and lysosomal enzyme release in carrageenan pleurisy. Compared with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (indomethacin, ibuprofen), CS appears to be more effective on cellular events of inflammation than on edema formation. It is noteworthy that CS is devoid of dangerous effects on the stomach, platelets and kidneys. In synovial fluid of patients requiring joint aspiration, treated orally for 10 days with CS (800 mg/day) the hyaluronate concentration and the intrinsic viscosity significantly increased, while collagenolytic activity, phospholipase A2 and N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) decreased. These results give an insight into the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective actions demonstrated by this drug in a number of clinical trials in patients with osteoarthritis.
The specifications in English...at the bottom of this article:
.....$499.99(d)
(BSNS WIRE) Sony's VAIO PictureBook First to Market With Transmeta's Crusoe Sony's VAIO PictureBook First to Market With Transmeta's Crusoe Processor
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000--
Sony Electronics today announced that its new VAIO(R) PictureBook C1VN notebook computer will feature the Crusoe(TM) processor, whose energy-saving capabilities will substantially enhance the popular notebook PC's battery life. With the new C1VN model expected to ship next month, Sony is slated to be the first to bring the benefits of the Crusoe processor to U.S. consumers.
"With Sony's VAIO PC line, we're constantly enhancing the consumer's PC experience by providing the world's most robust technologies in stylish, ultra-light and compact form-factors," said Mark Hanson, vice president and general manager for VAIO PC products at Sony Electronics.
"At just 2.2 pounds, the PictureBook is light weight. Couple that with the enhanced battery life Sony is experiencing with Crusoe and consumers get more productive mobile time and greater flexibility in how they use their notebooks. With this technology, there's no reason to be tethered to a power cord or searching for an AC adapter."
In addition to substantially improved battery life, the PictureBook features a new built-in progressive scan camera for better digital still and video images and a full complement of digital video editing software, making it one of the market's smallest, most powerful business computing and digital video editing systems.
Among the PictureBook's full suite of office and entertainment applications is Sony's MovieShaker(TM) -- a fun, simple application for producing digital home movies, complete with transitions, effects and music -- Intuit Quicken(R) 2000, QuickTime (TM), Microsoft(R) Word 2000 and Adobe's Photo Deluxe(R), Business Edition.
Also featured are additional Sony applications, including DVgate(TM) and PictureGear(TM), which allow users to capture full motion digital video and still photography for dynamic multimedia presentations -- or even video e-mail. PictureGear(TM) allows for enhanced management of digital content - both sound and video files. Users can visually organize and manage personal digital content collections including still images, digital video clips, MP3 files and much more.
In addition to the super-fast 600 MHz(b) Crusoe Processor and the new progressive-scan CCD camera, the VAIO PictureBook has a 12 GB(c) hard drive, 128 MB of SDRAM -- and a dedicated MagicGate(TM) Memory Stick(R) media slot for easy storage of downloadable SDMI-compliant music, high-resolution images and other data. The VAIO PictureBook features Sony's programmable Jog Dial(TM) control for easy application loading of a host of user-friendly applications.
The new PictureBook PC begins shipping in October with an estimated selling price of $2,299(d) The PictureBook will also feature Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition (Me) operating system. "It's no surprise that Sony, the company that created the ultralight notebook category, is first to market with Crusoe," said Dave Ditzel, chief executive officer, Transmeta. "Unlike other microprocessors, Crusoe uses an innovative 'smart layer' of software to perform functions normally done in hardware on a chip. This fundamental, unique design difference allows Crusoe to be smaller, run cooler and be more power-efficient than traditional microprocessors."
Key Specifications:
Sony VAIO C1VN PictureBook Computer
PCG-C1VN
CPU Crusoe(TM)processor
TM5600 600 MHz(b)
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LCD Display 8.9-inch UWXGA width (1024 x 480) TFT with
XWIDE(TM)display technology
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Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition
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Dimensions 1.14" Slim x 9.8" W x 6.0" / Lightweight -
only 2.2 lbs.!
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Built-in Camera Progressive Scan CCD Camera with 350K pixel
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Software Applications Adobe Acrobat(R) Reader
Adobe PhotoDeluxe(R) Business Edition
Intuit(R) Quicken(R) 2000 Basic
Microsoft(R) Word 2000
QuickTime(TM)
RealNetworks(R)RealPlayer(R) 7 Basic
Sony Media Bar(TM)
Sony MovieShaker(TM)
Sony DVgate(TM)
Sony Smart Capture Suite
Sony PictureGear(TM) 4.1
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Interfaces i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 interface
VGA Output (includes VGA Adapter + NTSC)
USB port; RJ-11 phone jack; Audio-In port;
Headphone output
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Standard RAM 128MB SDRAM
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Hard Disk 12 GB(c) HD
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Battery Lithium-Ion Battery (option for dual and
quad battery)
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Digital Video DVgate(TM) motion and DVgate(TM) still
MPEG1 Digital Video
Upgraded Video Chipset/Memory (8 MB video RAM
for running graphics apps.)
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Digital Audio Hardware MIDI
3D surround; Built-in stereo speakers
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Floppy Disk Drive External 1.44 MB, 3.5", sold separately
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Modem Integrated V.90 56K(e)
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Additional Features ATI RAGE MOBILITY graphics chip with
8.0 MB SDRAM PC Card Slot supports one type II
card CardBus support
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Optional Accessories PCGA-BP51A/Standard Capacity Battery $149.99(d)
PCGA-BP52A/Double Capacity Battery...$249.99(d)
PCGA-BP54/Quad Capacity Battery
PCGA-CD51/A16X CD-ROM Drive..........$299.99(d)
PCGA-BC5/Battery Charger.............$199.99(d)
PCGA-UMS1/A USB Mouse.................$49.99(d)
PCGA-AC16V2/AC Adapter................$99.99(d)
PCGA-MM164/Memory....................$399.99(d)
Availability October 2000
ESP $2,299.99(d)
Note: A Photo is available.
Will it be Linux? After all, Crusoe does not yet run anything else
X86 CPUs -- like the laptop version of the Crusoe, for example -- are widely believed to run X86 OS's.
Phaser777:
Would the Microdrive be any slower than the normal hard drive?
The new Microdrive is much faster than the old Microdrive (despite spinning at a lower RPM -- it has 3x+ the data density) but not as fast as the latest 2.5" hard drives.
And would there be any problems booting from the PCMCIA slot?
If it isn't a bootable slot then there would be major problems. Thanks for pointing that out.
Hey! Anyone out there booting off the PCMCIA slot on their Picturebooks?
Another option would be to use an adapter to let you plug the Microdrive in the IDE interface. It has been speculated, but not yet proven, that you could use the tapr.org flash-to-IDE adapter for this if you bent the rails up to fit the larger Microdrive.
To complement the Crusoe's power savings, I recommend dumping the built-in hard drive and sticking a 1GB Microdrive in on of the PCMCIA slots. (They just went on sale! $442 with the PCMCIA adapter and USB adapter, shipped!)
Description of Microdrive Roadwarrior and Deluxe kits.