If your system locks up during a Win98SE install, then your hardware has a problem. No problem you ever have with your PC can ever be reliably blamed on the software, at least until you fix what is wrong with your hardware. While I haven't tried any Mandrake newer than 6.1, I've done maybe 75 installs of Win98SE, and never had a problem. *shrug* I'm sure my Mandrake friends will be happy to hear about this release, but I'll stick to Debian for now.
Well, it's not exactly the same as giving out the code for the engine itself. Don't get me wrong, it's still excellent.. Just don't compare the code they're releasing for UT to what id released for Quake1.
The PPro had the L2 cache integrated into the CPU package, but it wasn't actually etched onto the same wafer as the CPU core. All of the disadvantages, but none of the advantages.
Ever since the 486/66, I've been a straight Intel user.. The K6 was completely disappointing, as was the K6-2. However, I recently dropped my P3 and switched over to Athlon. Wow.. It's great to be able to overclock again without altering the PCI/FSB clock speeds.. I've got my Athlon 500 running at 800MHz, and it smokes. Some of these new Coppermines show good overclocking promise, but your shiny new AGP card is unlikely to work when you have your FSB up there at 150MHz.. Most of these Coppermine reviews are using unlocked engineering samples.. Nice benchmarks, but in the real world, you'll be setting your sound card on fire if you try them.
1024x768, 32bit color, 60fps.. (By the time this is feasible, you can expect MUCH higher resolutions and frame-rates than this.) Since I wouldn't tolerate any lossy compression on my Quake3 video signal, that requires 1440Mbits/sec. That's 960 T1s per user.. For a decent game of CTF, the server would have to be a large cluster of powerful workstations, and have more bandwidth than the entire east coast of the U.S.
Quake shipped with a dedicated server mode. You're mis-remembering. QuakeWorld introduced such things as client-file CRC checking, and client-side prediction.
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The problem with your concept is this: Our interface to our computers is, at best, 2D.. Keyboards input 1-dimensional data, and mice do 2D.. How would selecting a telnet client from my "inventory" be easier than merely clicking on it? The 2D GUI exploded because it allowed people to avoid learning complex syntax and rules.. Moving to a 3D GUI is not the same kind of leap.. It's just 2D that requires more complex interaction. If you need a network monitor that uses a 3D metaphor, why not just pop one up in a window?
If you look through the back-stories of The Register, you'll find that basically everything they've ever said has turned out to be a lie, or unproveable. I'd take this story, and the one about the 1GHz copper Athlons in January, with more than a little grain of salt. Also, those SpecINT numbers are much, much worse than even a P3 overclocked to the same speed would post. I think The Register can't even be bothered to lie convincingly.
In the past you have suggested that after the final licensee of the Quake engine had shipped, you might release the source. As far as I can tell, Daikatana is the last, and we ought to see that on the market by Christmas.
Do you have any idea when we might see a GPL release of Quake1?
Has your favorite distribution become too popular? Looking for something a little more obscure to feed your self-loathing and solitude?
Well, look no further than RedHeaded Linux! Packed with features, it really satisfies: ** Complicated installation routines will leave your imaginary friends in awe of your prowess. ** Ultimate security via "Locked in Bedroom" mode. Actually disables all network adapters! Hack-proof! ** Have the usual commands become too easy to remember? Replace "kill" with "beltwhip" and "shutdown" with "grounded." ** Edit your users' "restrictions" and keep them from going outside for two weeks, or even more!
If you long for the days before others joined your little world, you owe it to yourself to try RedHeaded Linux.. The next wave in anti-social distributions!
(Note, this is not a slam against RedHat, or any other distro.)
While I lament Kermit being used as a tool of censorship, I can't bring myself to be scared of the V-Chip. Maybe a 3000 node cluster of V-Chips, though. See? I didn't even use the word 'Beowulf' Doh!
My Windows 98: SE box has not crashed or needed a "maintenence" reboot since I installed it on May 9th, 1999. I've currently had it running for three weeks without a reboot, when I powered it up after returning from vacation. People who whine about how unstable Windows is ought to gain some expertise before posting.
Also, explain to me how a Macintosh is easier to upgrade than a PC? Here's how I install a new hard drive in my machine. Open case, plug HDD in, reboot into Windows and pick my partition settings. Just because a Macintosh has fewer configuration options doesn't make it better, or easier. --Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
There has been a longstanding rumor that Kubrick was working on this movie for almost twenty years, shooting footage of a child actor as he grew up. Who knows how true that is? What I do know is that Spielberg is the only man with any insight into directing a Kubrick film. Here is a list of the films Spielberg has been involved in. Any man who had something to do with making Empire of the Sun can't be all bad. --Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
You're thinking of Telomerase, and the number of times a cell can divide is called the "Hayflick Limit." Nanotech is the horse I'm betting on for immortality. Throne of Skulls here I come! --Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
Wouldn't that be: "Twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder what you're at, up above the world you fly, like a teatray in the sky." Sorry to be a pedant.
We have a couple of these at work. It was the only thing that could handle the level of data warehousing we wanted to throw at it. You don't buy a new one of these every two years.. And individuals certainly don't buy them.
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The P3-450 can handle real-time MPEG-2 DVD quality compression if the application supports SSE, and the higher clock-speed versions can handle it without SSE.
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Then your mother wasn't a rational thinker. Nothing new here..
If your system locks up during a Win98SE install, then your hardware has a problem. No problem you ever have with your PC can ever be reliably blamed on the software, at least until you fix what is wrong with your hardware.
While I haven't tried any Mandrake newer than 6.1, I've done maybe 75 installs of Win98SE, and never had a problem. *shrug*
I'm sure my Mandrake friends will be happy to hear about this release, but I'll stick to Debian for now.
Well, it's not exactly the same as giving out the code for the engine itself. Don't get me wrong, it's still excellent.. Just don't compare the code they're releasing for UT to what id released for Quake1.
You're right.. I'd forgotten about the TAG RAM controller.. Aah, memories! ;)
The PPro had the L2 cache integrated into the CPU package, but it wasn't actually etched onto the same wafer as the CPU core. All of the disadvantages, but none of the advantages.
Ever since the 486/66, I've been a straight Intel user.. The K6 was completely disappointing, as was the K6-2. However, I recently dropped my P3 and switched over to Athlon. Wow.. It's great to be able to overclock again without altering the PCI/FSB clock speeds.. I've got my Athlon 500 running at 800MHz, and it smokes. Some of these new Coppermines show good overclocking promise, but your shiny new AGP card is unlikely to work when you have your FSB up there at 150MHz.. Most of these Coppermine reviews are using unlocked engineering samples.. Nice benchmarks, but in the real world, you'll be setting your sound card on fire if you try them.
He means blank CDs.
1024x768, 32bit color, 60fps.. (By the time this is feasible, you can expect MUCH higher resolutions and frame-rates than this.)
Since I wouldn't tolerate any lossy compression on my Quake3 video signal, that requires 1440Mbits/sec. That's 960 T1s per user.. For a decent game of CTF, the server would have to be a large cluster of powerful workstations, and have more bandwidth than the entire east coast of the U.S.
Quake shipped with a dedicated server mode. You're mis-remembering. QuakeWorld introduced such things as client-file CRC checking, and client-side prediction.
The problem with your concept is this:
Our interface to our computers is, at best, 2D.. Keyboards input 1-dimensional data, and mice do 2D.. How would selecting a telnet client from my "inventory" be easier than merely clicking on it? The 2D GUI exploded because it allowed people to avoid learning complex syntax and rules.. Moving to a 3D GUI is not the same kind of leap.. It's just 2D that requires more complex interaction. If you need a network monitor that uses a 3D metaphor, why not just pop one up in a window?
If you look through the back-stories of The Register, you'll find that basically everything they've ever said has turned out to be a lie, or unproveable. I'd take this story, and the one about the 1GHz copper Athlons in January, with more than a little grain of salt. Also, those SpecINT numbers are much, much worse than even a P3 overclocked to the same speed would post. I think The Register can't even be bothered to lie convincingly.
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
In the past you have suggested that after the final licensee of the Quake engine had shipped, you might release the source. As far as I can tell, Daikatana is the last, and we ought to see that on the market by Christmas.
Do you have any idea when we might see a GPL release of Quake1?
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
Has your favorite distribution become too popular?
Looking for something a little more obscure to feed your self-loathing and solitude?
Well, look no further than RedHeaded Linux! Packed with features, it really satisfies:
** Complicated installation routines will leave your imaginary friends in awe of your prowess.
** Ultimate security via "Locked in Bedroom" mode. Actually disables all network adapters! Hack-proof!
** Have the usual commands become too easy to remember? Replace "kill" with "beltwhip" and "shutdown" with "grounded."
** Edit your users' "restrictions" and keep them from going outside for two weeks, or even more!
If you long for the days before others joined your little world, you owe it to yourself to try RedHeaded Linux.. The next wave in anti-social distributions!
(Note, this is not a slam against RedHat, or any other distro.)
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
This got moderated UP?
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
While I lament Kermit being used as a tool of censorship, I can't bring myself to be scared of the V-Chip. Maybe a 3000 node cluster of V-Chips, though.
See? I didn't even use the word 'Beowulf'
Doh!
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
"Serious oomph with ass-kicking potential" and "iMac" are not particularly synonymous in my mind.
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
My Windows 98: SE box has not crashed or needed a "maintenence" reboot since I installed it on May 9th, 1999. I've currently had it running for three weeks without a reboot, when I powered it up after returning from vacation. People who whine about how unstable Windows is ought to gain some expertise before posting.
Also, explain to me how a Macintosh is easier to upgrade than a PC? Here's how I install a new hard drive in my machine. Open case, plug HDD in, reboot into Windows and pick my partition settings. Just because a Macintosh has fewer configuration options doesn't make it better, or easier.
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
There has been a longstanding rumor that Kubrick was working on this movie for almost twenty years, shooting footage of a child actor as he grew up. Who knows how true that is?
What I do know is that Spielberg is the only man with any insight into directing a Kubrick film.
Here is a list of the films Spielberg has been involved in. Any man who had something to do with making Empire of the Sun can't be all bad.
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
You're thinking of Telomerase, and the number of times a cell can divide is called the "Hayflick Limit." Nanotech is the horse I'm betting on for immortality. Throne of Skulls here I come!
--Conquering the Earth Since 1978.
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Wouldn't that be:
"Twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder what you're at, up above the world you fly, like a teatray in the sky."
Sorry to be a pedant.
Show me a benchmark.
Does your 333MHz iMac do 1.6Mkeys per second of RC5? My P3 does..
We have a couple of these at work. It was the only thing that could handle the level of data warehousing we wanted to throw at it. You don't buy a new one of these every two years.. And individuals certainly don't buy them.
The P3-450 can handle real-time MPEG-2 DVD quality compression if the application supports SSE, and the higher clock-speed versions can handle it without SSE.
Ok.. You can ruin Java, but stay away from my Perl!