I think the reason that intel is still the bigger chip maker, they made x86. They aren't trying to immitate it like AMD is. True AMD makes some decent chips, but for copyright sake they can not make them exatly like intel which is the standard.
Now, I know people will dispute that. But intel was first neither amd nor Via/Cyrix can copy them 100%. AND for that fact, they are NOT 100% compatable with all hardware like intel is. I have worked with many people's AMD machines and I've also worked with them when they just would NOT work with some hardware.
Ex: This one machine would not see a network card, we replaced almost every bit of hardware with known working hardware. Just for the hell of it we tried an intel chip instead of the amd one, worked perfectly. That's just one example. I've had similar problems throught the years with various AMD chips. Sure, if you get everything working they work well. If you get everything working. I haven't had a fraction of the problems with intel chips as with all the AMD chips.
Yes, I have had systems that worked fine with AMD. But there have been TONS more than intel that did not work.
I'll choose intel anyday over AMD, even if it means a higer price and MAYBE a little bit lower speed. It's the reliability that makes a big diffrence.
Maybe slashdot should have a mirror like google does. No pictures... no java crap... no activex crap... no scripting crap... just the articles. Plain text.
It's not legal to go into someones house through their open window just to tell them it's open or to close it for them. It's their window, it's their responsiblity. If it were to become a problem for national security, the there would be some MP (Military Police) probably knocking on their door asking them to close the window. If they don't then the MP can go in and close it for them. There is no national security breach. You are not MP. You have no right to close it for them.
I checked out that sheet with the specs of all the computers. It really seems like in some of those "point" sections that he was pushing the mac, makeing up some reason why it should get points and the Windows machines didn't.
Example: for the os. He gave the mac 2 points and another machine that came with Windows ME 0 points. Granted Win ME sucks, but so does the mac os. At least it came with an os, that has to count for something.
I bet if this same situation was evaluated by a group of people and not a "mac addict" that the apple computer would probably be lucky to be just over 50 total points.
Mac's suck and so does their drugged up board of directors.
You want a good MP3 encoder? Look for a file called mplifier 0.52. I don't remember exactly what codec it uses but it's fast. On my old P-166 it could encode about 1MB / min. It takes about 1 min to encode a whole mp3 on my PII-400. I can't hear any differance in sound between that and other encoders that take 4 times loger.
Like I said, it really hard to find, but if you do it's like lighting how fast it can encode an mp3.
Well I bet that Microsoft will get more info than just the fact that "your program crashed". They probably will take the dump and notice that someone is changing parts of another program that is directly affecting your program.
In order for your program to crash, someone has to make it crash. It's not the hip thing to say around here, but Microsoft might just be smart enough to realize that and blacklist the other program and not yours.
The governmet and NASA have some of the most intelligent people in the world working for them, I'm sure that they have technology now, that we see as being viable in 10 years. I wouldn't be suprized if they had a device that could make it even more precise.
What we see now as being avaliable in 10-15years, they already have that and things that are better.
I think it was very possible that they had that kind of technology 30 years ago.
It all really depends on where on earth you are. The closer you get to the center of the earth, the more gravity there is going to be. Therefore making the number higher. If you were to stand on a tall mountian, however, that number would be less.
Portable mp3 player prices are quite high. I have an RCA Lyra, and getting another 64MB card for it would be about $125-175. But at that price, it's easy to understand that it's a new technology and people need to get paid.
Of course, if the RIAA wins it's battles and does do something to circumvent the mp3 situation... they will be destroying 100's, if not 1000's of jobs.
Hell, those people might be better off to go home and do some free enterprise and work with the free code that was just given out.
It will show companies that allowing people to add more functionality and compatibility to their products will make them better.
I think that if companies let the public make changes, and then look at what the public does, they will see that there are some really smart people out there. People might even be more creative and able to come up with some idea's that just blow companies away. Partly, I think, because people can work at their own pace and don't have pressure from the boss.
Of course, having that pressure can help. If one is lazy.
If things like this can be done with an old Apple case, just imagine the kinds of computers that you might be able to stash inside a TRS-80 or a Commodore 64.
Might even be more secure incase someone breaks into your house. They'll see the old case and thing that it's a piece of crap and take something else. When in fact you have a state of the art pc inside a case from 10years ago.
I guess the saying "It's not on the outside that counts, it's on the inside." really has a point here.
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Now, I know people will dispute that. But intel was first neither amd nor Via/Cyrix can copy them 100%. AND for that fact, they are NOT 100% compatable with all hardware like intel is. I have worked with many people's AMD machines and I've also worked with them when they just would NOT work with some hardware.
Ex: This one machine would not see a network card, we replaced almost every bit of hardware with known working hardware. Just for the hell of it we tried an intel chip instead of the amd one, worked perfectly. That's just one example. I've had similar problems throught the years with various AMD chips. Sure, if you get everything working they work well. If you get everything working. I haven't had a fraction of the problems with intel chips as with all the AMD chips.
Yes, I have had systems that worked fine with AMD. But there have been TONS more than intel that did not work.
I'll choose intel anyday over AMD, even if it means a higer price and MAYBE a little bit lower speed. It's the reliability that makes a big diffrence.
I just don't think it will last. Seems to cheesy.
No we don't.
Nope. Your too lame. Sucks to be you... Try again you stupid little mexican cotton worker....
Nope. Your too lame. Sucks to be you. Try again you stupid little mexican cotton worker..
Nope. Your too lame. Sucks to be you. Try again you stupid little mexican cotton worker!!!
Might try refreshing the page before the "Post Comment" page and see all the other posts before yours before posting.
Apple sucks, their board of directors doesn't know what they are doing. They smoke crack all day and get high. They need to go out of business.
Apple sucks. They really do. Sooner they go out of business the better.
Just a thought.
Hah, you actually believed it long enough to check. Wow.
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I don't think the hardware will last long
Right, like that's a real webserver. Nice to know that some people actually belive it.
Example: for the os. He gave the mac 2 points and another machine that came with Windows ME 0 points. Granted Win ME sucks, but so does the mac os. At least it came with an os, that has to count for something.
I bet if this same situation was evaluated by a group of people and not a "mac addict" that the apple computer would probably be lucky to be just over 50 total points.
Mac's suck and so does their drugged up board of directors.
Like I said, it really hard to find, but if you do it's like lighting how fast it can encode an mp3.
http://www.google.com/search?q=mplifier
In order for your program to crash, someone has to make it crash. It's not the hip thing to say around here, but Microsoft might just be smart enough to realize that and blacklist the other program and not yours.
What we see now as being avaliable in 10-15years, they already have that and things that are better.
I think it was very possible that they had that kind of technology 30 years ago.
Sounds like a great idea!
Seems everyone has a domain now. Soon everyone will be able to have their own top-level domain too?
... a couple months back I had a catalog (CDW I think) that had a Panasonic DVD recorder. Was around $599. Sure this is something new?
It all really depends on where on earth you are. The closer you get to the center of the earth, the more gravity there is going to be. Therefore making the number higher. If you were to stand on a tall mountian, however, that number would be less.
Next thing you know Pi will be able to be calculated to 24 decimal points.
Of course, if the RIAA wins it's battles and does do something to circumvent the mp3 situation... they will be destroying 100's, if not 1000's of jobs.
Hell, those people might be better off to go home and do some free enterprise and work with the free code that was just given out.
I think that if companies let the public make changes, and then look at what the public does, they will see that there are some really smart people out there. People might even be more creative and able to come up with some idea's that just blow companies away. Partly, I think, because people can work at their own pace and don't have pressure from the boss.
Of course, having that pressure can help. If one is lazy.
Might even be more secure incase someone breaks into your house. They'll see the old case and thing that it's a piece of crap and take something else. When in fact you have a state of the art pc inside a case from 10years ago.
I guess the saying "It's not on the outside that counts, it's on the inside." really has a point here.