actually the PII was the major set back. The PPro was optimized to run 32bit. Intel spent years developing it thinking that 32bit software would be the standard by then. With the half-assed WIn9x release from MSFT, intel was forced to re-do the ppro as the PII to run MS junk.
It was MSFT, with their crappy OS that put intel behind in development. AMD just took advantage of it.
Yeah. except for that minor problem of being under a contract to ONLY make the CD's the record company says they can make. Smashing Pumpkins can NOT make a CD w/o their permission. If their current contract does not expire for years, Napster/MP3 are the only way for them to get music out w/o violating their contract. That's why it's called a "record contract". IF they did convince the label to make the CD they wanted, the label would own it, and they didn't want that either.
Since it is from MS #1 competition in the squeaky department, this will never be part of windows, so it will never get dev support so it is dead already. Wait 5 years for the patents to expire, and than MS will "invent" it for us. We will be oh so happy and thrilled when they do! Proof that they are innovating!
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dual tray home audio cd-r components already do this. they have an internal D-A-D converter.
so
1) just like the original home cd-r's
2) just like both original and dual deck cdr's
Shrug, what's the diff?
JKL
too cool. So the hackers who hacked the cards graduated college and were hired by....hughes. clever
actually the PII was the major set back. The PPro was optimized to run 32bit. Intel spent years developing it thinking that 32bit software would be the standard by then. With the half-assed WIn9x release from MSFT, intel was forced to re-do the ppro as the PII to run MS junk.
It was MSFT, with their crappy OS that put intel behind in development. AMD just took advantage of it.
JON
So they will probably be switching to BB corporate POS system. And since BB sells a lot of MSFT PC's...it won't be linux. Still got Home Depot though.
Yeah. except for that minor problem of being under a contract to ONLY make the CD's the record company says they can make. Smashing Pumpkins can NOT make a CD w/o their permission. If their current contract does not expire for years, Napster/MP3 are the only way for them to get music out w/o violating their contract. That's why it's called a "record contract". IF they did convince the label to make the CD they wanted, the label would own it, and they didn't want that either.
Since it is from MS #1 competition in the squeaky department, this will never be part of windows, so it will never get dev support so it is dead already. Wait 5 years for the patents to expire, and than MS will "invent" it for us. We will be oh so happy and thrilled when they do! Proof that they are innovating!
quit dreaming people!
JON