It would get the programming info from the same place that a VCR does, from the person running it. That's why I said that. I don't need some lame service to tell me what is on tv, I already have a lame service that does that. It's called the tvguide/prevue channel.
Ok... here is what I want to know. Is anyone working on an open-source Tivo-like device which doesn't require a monthly service fee to access programming info, and instead you would program it in a similar fashion to a VCR? IMHO, I think this would be a much better, and more easily attainable application of linux + cheap hardware for a consumer device then something such as a gaming console. With a device like this, you might have the option of buying a prebuilt one, paying a bit more for the hardware in exhange for not needing to pay monthly service fees, or you could build your own using published specs and software. If done right, this is something that would appeal to both techies and non techies. People who frequent slashdot would more than likely build our own, but if the device was as simple to use as a VCR then non tech people would still be interested in buying prebuilt devices.
Im digging the Omniweb vibe too. Nice browser. One of my favorite features is the javascript control to get rid of the pop-up/under ads. You can set it so omni will always allow a new window to pop open, will never allow one to pop open, or only allows a new window to open when you click a link requesting it. That way, you dont get the annoying ads, but you can still use sites that have pop-up windows for things like navigation and extra info
I suggest you check out their site. Check out their timeline link... a few notable highlights: "09/11/1993: Rage headline sold-out Anti-Nazi League benefit, Brixton Academy, London, England. 10/14/1993: Rage begin headlining US tour with "Rock For Choice" benefit at The Palladium, Hollywood, California. 04/28/1994: Rage organize a benefit concert "For The Freedom Of Leonard Peltier.... A check for $75,235.91 is later presented to the Leonard Peltier Defense Fund." Just a small sampling. The rest of the links contain other activism information, all of it good.
I had one of these machines, and it had a touch-pad style keyboard. OMG it sucked. half he time you would brush across the wrong key. I ended up having to sell it and getting an Atari 800 with real keys.
Well, as far as using the mouse on the plane, well, yea. you can't really. And there you have a point. I think the linux distros that support ppc also support using the control and option keys as a modifier for clicks. While it isnt as convenient as a dedicated button to click on, it also isnt crippling. And you were right, the convo was about 3 button mice on linux... but that same 3 button mouse you bought for use in os9 or osx will work just fine in linux as well, if your running something with proper usb support
with the difference in price, he could also buy about 20 3 button mice! Of all the complaints people make about Apple 'I couldnt use a 1 button mouse' is the absolute lamest. Please.. here is my cluebag.. dig in. Now that you have one, walk to ANY computer store... buy a USB mouse, with 3 buttons, and even a scroll wheel if you want! If your running OS9 get usboverdrive. If your using OSX, just plug it in, it will work. A one button mouse is only a handicap if you cant figure out how to purchase a new mouse.
Im sure I will now be modded down into oblivion, but I still think you guys could find something better to complain about than lack of a 3 button mouse. I like Apple and even I can find better things to complain about as far as they are concerned.
"Another thing to note is that if you take a screenshot in OS 9 while playing a DVD you get a big magenta rectangle where the DVD screenshot is supposed to be. Is there a technical reason for this or are the MPAA really that paranoid?
" br.I have an older mac, from 96, with a tv tuner card. It does the same kind of thing when you try to take a screenshot. You end up with a black square basically I think. From what I understand tho, this has more to do with the way the card bypasses the normal system routines of drawing than any kind of copyright concerns. Of course this was 96, before dvds were real big and the mpaa was some kind of unstoppable force, so the reasons you cant take a screenshot may have nothing to do with the technical aspects anymore.
the PS2 doesnt have the jaggy problems... its the first generation games with the problem. The PS2 is fully capable of doing some nice anti aliasing, and you will be seeing more and more game without jaggies soon. The ones that had to make the launch date, didnt have time to take advantage of the majority of the PS2 power. This is no different that most other console releases. The coders will catch up to the hardware, give them a chance.
'Mods' The biggest thing that is missing from console fps, has been mods. There has never been a way to play mods with the game, unless they were included with the game. Who wants to play Q3 on the dreamcast or ps2 if you are just limited to actually playing... Q3? I don't. Most gamers want more, and mods sell games nowadays. Game companies know this, and console makers are hopefully starting to realize this as well. My biggest fear of hard drives and consoles coming together however, is fear of the 'release now and patch later' syndrome that seems all too frequent with pc games these days. Until now, console makers had to get it right the first time. There was no way to patch a game, and if a showstopper was found, the only thing that could be done was a recall. I have a serious fear that hard drives on consoles will lead to the same sort of problem. Hopefully it will be used more as an avenue for add-ons rather than a crutch when companies run out of time
Hope this anonymous coward checks for replies...
Game Developer Magazine: free! As far as Doctor Dobbs Journal, I had a free subscription at one point. I *think* I bought an issue, and the offer was on a card inserted into the mag, though I can't be sure anymore. I do remember that once I signed up, I was put on a waiting list to receive it, and had to wait a few months before my name came up. Anyway, enjoy the free game developers journal and good luck with the ddj.
Considering the film came out in 1994, and Clinton was the president, I seriously doubt that was a concern of theirs. Also, the movie was about George III, not IV... although I believe the part about American audiences wondering why we hadn't seen the first ones. Link to imdb listing here
The next question would be how much does the TOOL system cost, and how would a normal mortal go about getting on? More than likely though, if you have to ask those questions, you will never get one. such is life. Anyone have a yaroze they want to get rid of cheaply?
You hook the development box up to your network and access the tools under linux. Pretty neat. Web interface for administration, and everyone can share the same dev kit. You also have the option of using something like codewarrior under windows (and maybe mac os. you could do psx dev on mac, not sure about ps2) in combination with the dev kit.
Apple doesnt own the sorenson codec, so even if there is a linux quicktime player at some point (which i hope there is) that is still no guarantee that sorenson will play along. Hopefullu they can be convinced
the 286 was made with a different manufacturing process, and is a whole different story. I agree that the chips were bigger then. I was talking about using current fabrication techniques... there is no way to make it faster without making it bigger. The current chips are a large leap from that 286, all I'm saying is that these new chips will be a huge leap as well, because it will allow the chip sizes to get smaller again (so we can keep making them bigger and hotter while making them faster). What I said still stands, if you crank up todays processors to anywhere near the speed ibm claims, it would melt. just as if you cranked the 286 up to about 500 mhz it would surely melt too.
One of the main things holding back faster processors has been the heat/energy issue. 1ghz chips today need big fans, and good circulation. If you even got anywhere near to 210ghz using todays methods, it would likely melt a hole right out of your case, and then through your floor. Another issue has been size. A new pentium 4 or amd chip is pretty big. And as they get faster, they have of course been getting bigger and bigger, which just compounds the heat issue even more. New developments like this are what is going to take computing power forward. New designs and manufacturing processes have to be developed, and hopefully this is proof that chipmakers understand this.
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metal gear solid... mario64.... final fantasy.. all japanese. all on the list
A. I thought DVDs were a semi open standard.
B. I never mentioned DVD anyway, was just explaining some specs for the gameCube disc.
they use 'Gamecube' disks, based on Matsushita's optical disk tech. they hold 1.5 gigs and are proprietary
It would get the programming info from the same place that a VCR does, from the person running it. That's why I said that. I don't need some lame service to tell me what is on tv, I already have a lame service that does that. It's called the tvguide/prevue channel.
Ok... here is what I want to know. Is anyone working on an open-source Tivo-like device which doesn't require a monthly service fee to access programming info, and instead you would program it in a similar fashion to a VCR? IMHO, I think this would be a much better, and more easily attainable application of linux + cheap hardware for a consumer device then something such as a gaming console. With a device like this, you might have the option of buying a prebuilt one, paying a bit more for the hardware in exhange for not needing to pay monthly service fees, or you could build your own using published specs and software. If done right, this is something that would appeal to both techies and non techies. People who frequent slashdot would more than likely build our own, but if the device was as simple to use as a VCR then non tech people would still be interested in buying prebuilt devices.
Im digging the Omniweb vibe too. Nice browser. One of my favorite features is the javascript control to get rid of the pop-up/under ads. You can set it so omni will always allow a new window to pop open, will never allow one to pop open, or only allows a new window to open when you click a link requesting it. That way, you dont get the annoying ads, but you can still use sites that have pop-up windows for things like navigation and extra info
I suggest you check out their site. Check out their timeline link... a few notable highlights: "09/11/1993: Rage headline sold-out Anti-Nazi League benefit, Brixton Academy, London, England. 10/14/1993: Rage begin headlining US tour with "Rock For Choice" benefit at The Palladium, Hollywood, California. 04/28/1994: Rage organize a benefit concert "For The Freedom Of Leonard Peltier.... A check for $75,235.91 is later presented to the Leonard Peltier Defense Fund." Just a small sampling. The rest of the links contain other activism information, all of it good.
check out how many times 666 occurs. i stopped clicking 'next' after about 30 or so
yes. The ISP can contact the police, and send them to the address of the phone number. Easily
streaming quicktime rebroadcast of the stream can be seen here. enjoy
I had one of these machines, and it had a touch-pad style keyboard. OMG it sucked. half he time you would brush across the wrong key. I ended up having to sell it and getting an Atari 800 with real keys.
Well, as far as using the mouse on the plane, well, yea. you can't really. And there you have a point. I think the linux distros that support ppc also support using the control and option keys as a modifier for clicks. While it isnt as convenient as a dedicated button to click on, it also isnt crippling. And you were right, the convo was about 3 button mice on linux... but that same 3 button mouse you bought for use in os9 or osx will work just fine in linux as well, if your running something with proper usb support
with the difference in price, he could also buy about 20 3 button mice! Of all the complaints people make about Apple 'I couldnt use a 1 button mouse' is the absolute lamest. Please.. here is my cluebag.. dig in. Now that you have one, walk to ANY computer store... buy a USB mouse, with 3 buttons, and even a scroll wheel if you want! If your running OS9 get usboverdrive. If your using OSX, just plug it in, it will work. A one button mouse is only a handicap if you cant figure out how to purchase a new mouse.
Im sure I will now be modded down into oblivion, but I still think you guys could find something better to complain about than lack of a 3 button mouse. I like Apple and even I can find better things to complain about as far as they are concerned.
"Another thing to note is that if you take a screenshot in OS 9 while playing a DVD you get a big magenta rectangle where the DVD screenshot is supposed to be. Is there a technical reason for this or are the MPAA really that paranoid? "
br.I have an older mac, from 96, with a tv tuner card. It does the same kind of thing when you try to take a screenshot. You end up with a black square basically I think. From what I understand tho, this has more to do with the way the card bypasses the normal system routines of drawing than any kind of copyright concerns. Of course this was 96, before dvds were real big and the mpaa was some kind of unstoppable force, so the reasons you cant take a screenshot may have nothing to do with the technical aspects anymore.
the PS2 doesnt have the jaggy problems... its the first generation games with the problem. The PS2 is fully capable of doing some nice anti aliasing, and you will be seeing more and more game without jaggies soon. The ones that had to make the launch date, didnt have time to take advantage of the majority of the PS2 power. This is no different that most other console releases. The coders will catch up to the hardware, give them a chance.
'Mods'
The biggest thing that is missing from console fps, has been mods. There has never been a way to play mods with the game, unless they were included with the game. Who wants to play Q3 on the dreamcast or ps2 if you are just limited to actually playing... Q3? I don't. Most gamers want more, and mods sell games nowadays. Game companies know this, and console makers are hopefully starting to realize this as well.
My biggest fear of hard drives and consoles coming together however, is fear of the 'release now and patch later' syndrome that seems all too frequent with pc games these days. Until now, console makers had to get it right the first time. There was no way to patch a game, and if a showstopper was found, the only thing that could be done was a recall. I have a serious fear that hard drives on consoles will lead to the same sort of problem. Hopefully it will be used more as an avenue for add-ons rather than a crutch when companies run out of time
Hope this anonymous coward checks for replies... Game Developer Magazine: free!
As far as Doctor Dobbs Journal, I had a free subscription at one point. I *think* I bought an issue, and the offer was on a card inserted into the mag, though I can't be sure anymore. I do remember that once I signed up, I was put on a waiting list to receive it, and had to wait a few months before my name came up.
Anyway, enjoy the free game developers journal and good luck with the ddj.
Considering the film came out in 1994, and Clinton was the president, I seriously doubt that was a concern of theirs. Also, the movie was about George III, not IV... although I believe the part about American audiences wondering why we hadn't seen the first ones. Link to imdb listing here
The next question would be how much does the TOOL system cost, and how would a normal mortal go about getting on? More than likely though, if you have to ask those questions, you will never get one. such is life. Anyone have a yaroze they want to get rid of cheaply?
You hook the development box up to your network and access the tools under linux. Pretty neat. Web interface for administration, and everyone can share the same dev kit. You also have the option of using something like codewarrior under windows (and maybe mac os. you could do psx dev on mac, not sure about ps2) in combination with the dev kit.
Apple doesnt own the sorenson codec, so even if there is a linux quicktime player at some point (which i hope there is) that is still no guarantee that sorenson will play along. Hopefullu they can be convinced
The OS sells the boxes, the boxes keep Apple in business. Simple.
the 286 was made with a different manufacturing process, and is a whole different story. I agree that the chips were bigger then. I was talking about using current fabrication techniques... there is no way to make it faster without making it bigger. The current chips are a large leap from that 286, all I'm saying is that these new chips will be a huge leap as well, because it will allow the chip sizes to get smaller again (so we can keep making them bigger and hotter while making them faster). What I said still stands, if you crank up todays processors to anywhere near the speed ibm claims, it would melt. just as if you cranked the 286 up to about 500 mhz it would surely melt too.
One of the main things holding back faster processors has been the heat/energy issue. 1ghz chips today need big fans, and good circulation. If you even got anywhere near to 210ghz using todays methods, it would likely melt a hole right out of your case, and then through your floor. Another issue has been size. A new pentium 4 or amd chip is pretty big. And as they get faster, they have of course been getting bigger and bigger, which just compounds the heat issue even more.
New developments like this are what is going to take computing power forward. New designs and manufacturing processes have to be developed, and hopefully this is proof that chipmakers understand this.
Now maybe I can actually max out a GeForce3 card