the real reason is they want to go back to making single die processors, which I think is a good idea. rather than having this stupid slot thing with multiple chips for the core and cache and processor serial numbers, they'll just have one chip that will run faster, with no high capicitance interconnects between separate chips.
Why use a cheezy microcontroller that you program in BASIC?
ARM7's are cheap. Specifically the Cirrus Logic ARM "system on a chip" series of embedded processors. Sound support, runs linux, up to 70MHz or so. Super cheap (around $20 in large quantities). And they probably use less power than these basic stamp module uprocs.
Don't count on it. I'm betting that nVidia got bought by Micros~1. They're going to be selling Micros~1 millions of graphics chips for the X-Box.
Now, they'll do whatever Micros~1 wants them to do. And if Micros~1 wants them to delay the Linux drivers indefinately, they'll do it. No matter how many GeForce cards they'd sell to linux users if they made good Linux drivers, they'll sell a whole lot more to Micros~1 and the X-Box users.
oooh. cool hack idea. for a server machine, you'd just put more memory in it.
however, we're probably talking about a game machine in which that 128M of graphics card memory is only being used when you're dual-booting into windows and playing a game. When you're in linux, you might want to have X with 16 virtual screens and 12 Netscape windows and 10 emacs frames and the Gimp editing 20 high resolution files. That extra memory might come in handy.
This reminds me about a hack my friend told me about where Playstation developers would use extra frame buffer memory for scratch space. (The Playstation only had 3 megs of memory, and 1 meg of it was the framebuffer).
The reason they were all called "Rage" is because they were all based on the "Rage" extensions to the Mach64 chipset. Note that all the 2D XFree86 drivers for these cards were using the Mach64 driver, that's because the 2D core was the same. The Rage extensions just did some texture mapping for 3D.
The Ati 128 chip used a different core, and thus required new 2D XFree86 drivers.
Anyway, enough of this boring ATI history. The reference to the Linux drivers probably only means
2D support.:-(
Most motherboard modern BIOS setup programs have settings for the PCI bus voltage.
Watts is in simple physics/EE terms, IIRC, roughly "volts" (potential) times "amps" (current).
The amount of current a circuit will draw through itself is dependant on the voltage applied to it. A complicated circuit (like a microprocessor or a 3D video card) will need more current to run correctly, thus the voltage may need to be raised.
Note that the voltage applied is not actually the voltage recieved... When a circuit draws power (current) from a power supply, if you measure the voltage output on the power supply under this load, you will notice that the voltage will drop.
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It's all about the Pentiums.... BABY
Nord Lead 2, definately.
yeah, i get that too. it only works if you're running windows.
Oh yeah... now I can make that PSX port of NetHack.
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Okay, so the point of probation is to hinder the rehabilitation of a recovering criminal.
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oooh. that's what I want. ruri-ruri naked but not petrified.
the real reason is they want to go back to making single die processors, which I think is a good idea. rather than having this stupid slot thing with multiple chips for the core and cache and processor serial numbers, they'll just have one chip that will run faster, with no high capicitance interconnects between separate chips.
Why use a cheezy microcontroller that you program in BASIC?
ARM7's are cheap. Specifically the Cirrus Logic ARM "system on a chip" series of embedded processors. Sound support, runs linux, up to 70MHz or so. Super cheap (around $20 in large quantities). And they probably use less power than these basic stamp module uprocs.
however, we're probably talking about a game machine in which that 128M of graphics card memory is only being used when you're dual-booting into windows and playing a game. When you're in linux, you might want to have X with 16 virtual screens and 12 Netscape windows and 10 emacs frames and the Gimp editing 20 high resolution files. That extra memory might come in handy.
This reminds me about a hack my friend told me about where Playstation developers would use extra frame buffer memory for scratch space. (The Playstation only had 3 megs of memory, and 1 meg of it was the framebuffer).
The Ati 128 chip used a different core, and thus required new 2D XFree86 drivers.
Anyway, enough of this boring ATI history. The reference to the Linux drivers probably only means 2D support. :-(
Boot time? That's one of those Windows customs isn't it?
Watts is in simple physics/EE terms, IIRC, roughly "volts" (potential) times "amps" (current).
The amount of current a circuit will draw through itself is dependant on the voltage applied to it. A complicated circuit (like a microprocessor or a 3D video card) will need more current to run correctly, thus the voltage may need to be raised.
Note that the voltage applied is not actually the voltage recieved... When a circuit draws power (current) from a power supply, if you measure the voltage output on the power supply under this load, you will notice that the voltage will drop.