I agree, the installer is very slick. However, it's not simply
something easy for beginners; of all the Linux distros I've tried, it
gave me the most options to configure (e.g. Reiserfs root in early
2001).
Moore's original proposition had the doubling period as 12 months, but AFAIK he changed it relatively soon to 24 months, then settled for 18 which probably seemed to give the best fit.
Web serving is probably the least CPU-intensive thing I do with my machines. I've done it on a 486-33. I'm sure you have better examples of making use of your P-333. For instance my fastest workstation is a P2-350 which is fine for watching (most) movies with software decoding.
I actually agree with this, though my immediate reaction was surprise. It's a lot like the proposition that spammers cannot and should not be punished, but people should be informed to not reply to spam. Similarly, people and organizations should be educated generally about computers and software, so that they could actually make decisions of their own instead of going the one Microsoft way.
Of course there are lots of problems where Microsoft is to blame, but in the end, nobody is forced to buy their products and there are real alternatives.
"Moneo can be incorporated onto their existing credit cards -- something that has never been tried outside of France."
We've had these 'cash chips' on credit cards, along with standalone cards, for years in Finland. The only problem is that the system is not used widely enough, so you still need real cash.
Based on this experience, I don't think this French equivalent will succeed much better. Not everyone who handles money can afford the necessary equipment (think about lending money to your friends, etc.)
I know VAIO is phonetically spelled, I'm Finnish. The point is that English speakers get into trouble because they're not used to phonetic spelling. Either they would pronounce VAIO as [veio] or try to spell [vaio] as 'viao'.
This seems to be a common confusion with the English-speaking world. The way VAIO is pronounced would have the spelling vi-oh in English. Hence VI at the start. Heck, it would be so much easier if everyone spelled things phonetically as we do in many other languages.
For almost everything except graphics work, I'd prefer a screen which is larger in the vertical direction. Reading text can be really fast when the window is quite narrow, then you can see one line at a time and just "scroll down" with your eyes. The higher the screen, the better.
For some reason it seems that every time a bigger resolution screen comes out, new applications are released with higher toolbars, keeping the usable vertical workspace constant. Of course I try and minimize the problem, using a windowmanager without any taskbars etc, but there's still work for application designers.
Then again, it might be that for most people the computer is a glorified game console and movie player, so a 16x9 screen makes sense. For the rest of us who actually work with computers, it's a lot different.
> By releasing solaris for the intel platform they are decreasing the value of their core sparc platform, because they are giving users the choice of going with cheaper hardware companies. All of sun's engineering talent and effort is going to waste.
Not necessarily. X86+Solaris isn't a fair match for a proper SPARC system. The x86 version is a nice teaser which might help new people migrate into the SPARC platform.
Many people have noted before (concerning BSDs and the like) that files appearing at ftp sites do NOT mean it's officially released. Opera 7.01 is still not officially released, and the files might still change.
For the alpha previews of their unix versions, go here.
Win 32/16 combination worked because the CPU could switch between 16-bit and 32-bit modes. This is one of the reasons why Win9x was horrible at multitasking -- it's a lot smoother to stay within the 32-bit protected mode all the time.
I'm not sure if the 32-bit operation in x86-64 and IA-64 work by mode switching, or by some kind of emulation. In any case I expect it's a lot different than the Win32/16 way.
IIRC, the '3' in 386 comes from 32 bits. At that point the consumer/marketing side had gotten used to the incremental logic, and the 486 was named without any technical reference.
DMCRA vs. DMCA issues aside, an acronym is really an abbreviation that can be
pronounced as a word, like SCSI or LASER. The only way I thought of
pronouncing DMCRA is DeMoCRA(cy), which is what this should be all about!
> all other licenses work the same, including the GPL. We all cover our asses, don't we?
Yes, but GPL does have some basis for trust. For example, you get to view and modify the source:-). It's more transparent in other ways too; if there was a GPL Clippy included in KDE or Gnome, you could find out who programmed it, and beat the shit out of him;-).
Besides, you can get GPL software for free, whereas you have to pay for the MS stuff, so it makes a difference what you should "legally" expect to get from it. I know zero price isn't required by the GPL, but in practice it's the case. And when you do pay for GPL software, you usually pay for some level of support.
The temperature in hell is proportional to the number of x86 PCs that took over the market, despite the technical and overall coolness of Amiga. The new Amigas need better marketing, no matter how technically advanced they are.
> I call that a scam, plain and simple. A scam that has - according to the various overblown estimates on virus and worm damage - done several trillions in damage.
Usual MS bashing aside, I've sometimes seriously considered the idea that Windows is an inside joke that's blown out of proportions. This would go in line with their EULAs that deny all responsibility. It's hilarious but sad that so many people and organizations entrust anything valuable to MS software, because there is no basis for trust in the license.
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I agree, the installer is very slick. However, it's not simply something easy for beginners; of all the Linux distros I've tried, it gave me the most options to configure (e.g. Reiserfs root in early 2001).
where BSD = Blue Screen of Death.
Oh, by the way, [micro]BSD is dead!
Moore's original proposition had the doubling period as 12 months, but AFAIK he changed it relatively soon to 24 months, then settled for 18 which probably seemed to give the best fit.
Web serving is probably the least CPU-intensive thing I do with my machines. I've done it on a 486-33. I'm sure you have better examples of making use of your P-333. For instance my fastest workstation is a P2-350 which is fine for watching (most) movies with software decoding.
Of course there are lots of problems where Microsoft is to blame, but in the end, nobody is forced to buy their products and there are real alternatives.
Does this involve the "hardware acceleration" of 9.81 m/s^2?
The price of the chip is not simply due to manufacturing, it's also to do with fixed costs like R&D. So the effect of lower yield is not that drastic.
On another geeky note, I wonder if you could somehow use this without any external RAM to run DOS...
It's probably the threat of war that makes investors focus on Europe rather than USA. Which is still Bush's fault...
It's a flash chip, not a magnetic stripe. Still, there's the potential problem of hacking into it, for example to add more money.
We've had these 'cash chips' on credit cards, along with standalone cards, for years in Finland. The only problem is that the system is not used widely enough, so you still need real cash.
Based on this experience, I don't think this French equivalent will succeed much better. Not everyone who handles money can afford the necessary equipment (think about lending money to your friends, etc.)
I know VAIO is phonetically spelled, I'm Finnish. The point is that English speakers get into trouble because they're not used to phonetic spelling. Either they would pronounce VAIO as [veio] or try to spell [vaio] as 'viao'.
And why do we even need X to play music?
This seems to be a common confusion with the English-speaking world. The way VAIO is pronounced would have the spelling vi-oh in English. Hence VI at the start. Heck, it would be so much easier if everyone spelled things phonetically as we do in many other languages.
For some reason it seems that every time a bigger resolution screen comes out, new applications are released with higher toolbars, keeping the usable vertical workspace constant. Of course I try and minimize the problem, using a windowmanager without any taskbars etc, but there's still work for application designers.
Then again, it might be that for most people the computer is a glorified game console and movie player, so a 16x9 screen makes sense. For the rest of us who actually work with computers, it's a lot different.
Not necessarily. X86+Solaris isn't a fair match for a proper SPARC system. The x86 version is a nice teaser which might help new people migrate into the SPARC platform.
For the alpha previews of their unix versions, go here.
I'm not sure if the 32-bit operation in x86-64 and IA-64 work by mode switching, or by some kind of emulation. In any case I expect it's a lot different than the Win32/16 way.
IIRC, the '3' in 386 comes from 32 bits. At that point the consumer/marketing side had gotten used to the incremental logic, and the 486 was named without any technical reference.
DMCRA vs. DMCA issues aside, an acronym is really an abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word, like SCSI or LASER. The only way I thought of pronouncing DMCRA is DeMoCRA(cy), which is what this should be all about!
Yes, but GPL does have some basis for trust. For example, you get to view and modify the source :-). It's more transparent in other ways too; if there was a GPL Clippy included in KDE or Gnome, you could find out who programmed it, and beat the shit out of him ;-).
Besides, you can get GPL software for free, whereas you have to pay for the MS stuff, so it makes a difference what you should "legally" expect to get from it. I know zero price isn't required by the GPL, but in practice it's the case. And when you do pay for GPL software, you usually pay for some level of support.
The temperature in hell is proportional to the number of x86 PCs that took over the market, despite the technical and overall coolness of Amiga. The new Amigas need better marketing, no matter how technically advanced they are.
Usual MS bashing aside, I've sometimes seriously considered the idea that Windows is an inside joke that's blown out of proportions. This would go in line with their EULAs that deny all responsibility. It's hilarious but sad that so many people and organizations entrust anything valuable to MS software, because there is no basis for trust in the license.
using the archive.