BIOS is ALWAYS hooked into 8086 mode (real mode) so at boot time you are limited by it's calls (such as 13h for disks) and that's hard and expensive to emulate on a non-x86 system (such as most Intel/AMD processors).
I was refering to the death of installed games.. The summary makes me feel that they are referring to Windows 8. Portal 3 was just an example, I assumed it should come out in a year or 2 considering that both 1 and 2 were massive hits
Stopping at a redlight can be considered a loophole to avoid paying the fine. Thus you should pay a royalty Not stopping at a red light can be considered as a loophole to avoid paying the royalty, thus you should pay a royalty.
Floppies last at least as long as cheap writable CDs, in my experience, as long as you store them in a nice metal box with a tight-fitting lid. Don't leave them in the sun, on top of a speaker magnet, or in the baby's diaper bag - treat 'em just like 1600 bpi 9-track streamers.
Commercial music CDs, though, those things seem to last forever. Or at least, I've never had one wear out unless it was physically damaged. I've got CDs from the 1980s and early 90s that play fine.
"Call me precious I don't mind 78s are hard to find You just can't get the shellac since the war" --"Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands", Richard Thompson
I have lost commercial game CD's to corrosion though.
A game CD from around 2002 or 2003 is almost black on the outer half, and unreadable
Floppies last at least as long as cheap writable CDs, in my experience, as long as you store them in a nice metal box with a tight-fitting lid. Don't leave them in the sun, on top of a speaker magnet, or in the baby's diaper bag - treat 'em just like 1600 bpi 9-track streamers.
Commercial music CDs, though, those things seem to last forever. Or at least, I've never had one wear out unless it was physically damaged. I've got CDs from the 1980s and early 90s that play fine.
"Call me precious I don't mind 78s are hard to find You just can't get the shellac since the war" --"Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands", Richard Thompson
Similar experience with 3.5" floppies here, often I would write to a floppy, I was unable to read it anywhere Put it back into the same PC and it was readable
The full-screen Metro Style apps are likely to be web apps; the kind you would typically expect to find on a tablet. Things such as Twitter clients, video players and news readers, rather than full-blown desktop software such as Office or Photoshop.
Although they can be coded in conventional programming languages such as C and C++, they can also be created using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript (but not, rather controversially, Microsoft’s own Silverlight). And because they are based on web technologies, they are the only applications that can be used across both the x86 and ARM-based versions of Windows 8 without any recompiling.
By lasted I meant security patches and driver support. Even 1-2 year old laptops seem to have Windows XP driver support. Though I agree that its more of a decision on the Laptop manufacturer than Microsoft, but the market support is there.
This version can actually mean the year of Linux on the desktop.
If Windows XP had not lasted so long, or 7 had not come so soon, Ubuntu would have a non insignificant marketshare as of now
Having the same interface from 4 inch to 40 inch screens --- I really dont see how they can make something that scales SO well, will wait and watch, but I have serious doubts regarding the success
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I had an app under development that would mail you whenever someome unfriends you..
not needed now i guess
BIOS is ALWAYS hooked into 8086 mode (real mode) so at boot time you are limited by it's calls (such as 13h for disks) and that's hard and expensive to emulate on a non-x86 system (such as most Intel/AMD processors).
Arent all Intel/AMD processors x86?
I have a very serious question. Exactly when?
If this is the right thread then I have no clue as to what you are refering to when you say "when"
(ru sure u didnt want to post in http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/09/22/085251/Game-Devs-Predict-Death-of-Flash-Installed-Games ?)
ohk..
I had read somewhere that the desktop is just an app like other apps, so assumed that it would be present on the tablets as well
Gamers?
I was able to download and install Firefox in the DP without any issue.
Why would this be an issue for the final version?
I was refering to the death of installed games.. The summary makes me feel that they are referring to Windows 8.
Portal 3 was just an example, I assumed it should come out in a year or 2 considering that both 1 and 2 were massive hits
Its intended for windows 8, so 1-1.5 years...
Dont see myself getting multi megabit internet (even wired) by then
Portal 3 will run in my browser, or will be obsolete?
Stopping at a redlight can be considered a loophole to avoid paying the fine. Thus you should pay a royalty
Not stopping at a red light can be considered as a loophole to avoid paying the royalty, thus you should pay a royalty.
Extend for non binary decisions and enjoy!!
The fact that tax loopholes were patentable is disturbing in itself..
Laptops?
Floppies last at least as long as cheap writable CDs, in my experience, as long as you store them in a nice metal box with a tight-fitting lid. Don't leave them in the sun, on top of a speaker magnet, or in the baby's diaper bag - treat 'em just like 1600 bpi 9-track streamers.
Commercial music CDs, though, those things seem to last forever . Or at least, I've never had one wear out unless it was physically damaged. I've got CDs from the 1980s and early 90s that play fine.
"Call me precious I don't mind
78s are hard to find
You just can't get the shellac since the war"
--"Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands", Richard Thompson
I have lost commercial game CD's to corrosion though.
A game CD from around 2002 or 2003 is almost black on the outer half, and unreadable
Floppies last at least as long as cheap writable CDs, in my experience, as long as you store them in a nice metal box with a tight-fitting lid. Don't leave them in the sun, on top of a speaker magnet, or in the baby's diaper bag - treat 'em just like 1600 bpi 9-track streamers.
Commercial music CDs, though, those things seem to last forever. Or at least, I've never had one wear out unless it was physically damaged. I've got CDs from the 1980s and early 90s that play fine.
"Call me precious I don't mind
78s are hard to find
You just can't get the shellac since the war"
--"Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands", Richard Thompson
??
Similar experience with 3.5" floppies here, often I would write to a floppy, I was unable to read it anywhere
Put it back into the same PC and it was readable
The only time I worked with floppies was 2004-2005, so I guess I never experienced the good ones.
My (short) experience with floppies has been that being near even a mobile phone or speaker kills the data on them.
The floppies mentioned are 20yrs old, how come they havent gone bad yet?
Never used an iPad, but in my college, Cheap Thinkpads last 5+ years.
(My own one is 3+ years old)
Note that this is in a college environment.
iPads being a premium product and being used in an office environment should last longer I would guess
From the article:
The full-screen Metro Style apps are likely to be web apps; the kind you would typically expect to find on a tablet. Things such as Twitter clients, video players and news readers, rather than full-blown desktop software such as Office or Photoshop.
Although they can be coded in conventional programming languages such as C and C++, they can also be created using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript (but not, rather controversially, Microsoft’s own Silverlight). And because they are based on web technologies, they are the only applications that can be used across both the x86 and ARM-based versions of Windows 8 without any recompiling.
Guess I misinterpreted it
Is there a text transcript anywhere? Dont have enough bandwidth for watching the entire video
I only read through the linked articles
I just read through the linked articles
Is there a text transcript anywhere? Dont have enough bandwidth for watching the entire video
By lasted I meant security patches and driver support.
Even 1-2 year old laptops seem to have Windows XP driver support.
Though I agree that its more of a decision on the Laptop manufacturer than Microsoft, but the market support is there.
Using 10.04, never tried those.
Perhaps I should give them a try
I dont see any significant mention of .Net except the fact that silverlight apps wont work.
Any ideas on if .Net will work on/will be advanced in Windows 8?
This version can actually mean the year of Linux on the desktop.
If Windows XP had not lasted so long, or 7 had not come so soon, Ubuntu would have a non insignificant marketshare as of now
Having the same interface from 4 inch to 40 inch screens --- I really dont see how they can make something that scales SO well, will wait and watch, but I have serious doubts regarding the success