I agree with you on this one. Here is the evidence.
a) A letter posted on tomshardware.com indicates the following... In addition, we will favor sites that provide "integration" with our banner efforts . http://www4.tomshardware.com/releases/99q1/990226/ index1.html
b) They have been consistantly loosing out the reviews against NVIDIA's TNT2 based boards. Again a review posted on Tom's site can be seen on http://www4.tomshardware.com/releases/99q1/990312/ index.html
I am a proud owner of one of the original Voodoo boards and was seriously considering getting a new Voodoo 3 for my new PC. However, this episode and their virtual refusal to support OpenGL ICDs has convinced me to wait till I can find a good stable NVIDIA based board.
I am not sure of the legal framework that goes into "making a virus" and propagating it, a federal crime. However, here are my observations on how this thing went about spreading itself in the company I work for.
a) My company is a respected and technical organisation with about 2000 people in it. We tend to work mainly with Fortune 500 type outfits.
b) Unfortunately, we are a microsoft centric company. This is true in development and also very true in our companies sales organsation. Everyone without exception has to rely on Word and Exchange for their correspondance, document creation. i.e. MS software is core to our business.
c) We were hit quiet badly, but luckily enough, the media had created enough of a frenzy on TV and in the local newspapers that we escaped the consequences.
Now onto an brief analysis of what I see as a growing problem, which a lot of linux folks are oblivious to, or tend to have an elitist attitude towards.
It is easy for a corporation to select MS products. In the good old days no one got fired for selecting IBM, these days no one gets fired for selecting MS products. This in my opinion has happend because of the "dummification" of the industry overall.
Most of the people in organisations like mine DO NOT have a choice in terms of what software they use. MS Office and Backoffice are corporate standards, for which licenses have been purchased for every luser. Given that there is every spectrum of IQ in our organsation, from Management to Intelligent and savvy users;). What the author of the virus did was essentially created a "gun, which replicated itself everytime someone fired a shot". Imagine a weapon like that let loose on our streets.
Happened to find this in my mail a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps its new.. perhaps not. Enjoy.
Shri
Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named-BOOK.
BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere-even sitting in an armchair by the fire - yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD- ROM disc.
Here's how it works:
BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs. Experts are divided on the prospects for further increases in information density; for now, BOOKS with more information simply use more pages. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet.
BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though, like other devices, it can become damaged if coffee is spilled on it and it becomes unusable if dropped too many times on a hard surface. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which pin-points the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.
An optional "Bookmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK has been closed. Bookmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single Bookmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous BOOK markers can be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once. The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with optional programming tools, Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Styli (PENCILS).Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave
BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking to invest. Look for a flood of new titles soon.
BUT, with the FBI (and possibly several other departments of the govt), major partners of Microsoft (Intel, Compaq), major customers etc involved. I would doubt MS would be that moronic. Not that they have a good track record, considering their trial performance, but I doubt it.
This is what I would recommend too. Due to various reasons I need to dual boot between NT and Linux. Use both a Toshiba Tecra 8000 and a Libereto, depending on the time of day and what I need to do. System Commander with the two operating systems works fine for me. There are a couple of very good Laptop HOW-TO documents out there a bunch of good linux laptop compatibility sites. Search Yahoo for them and post on there. No offense, but/.'s users tend to be a bit too much on the esoteric side of technology at times:-) Cheers, Shri
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Plenty of countries have their own home grown developed encryption products.
excellent.... considering that there is no way I can get some of my corporate apps to run on Linux (don't get me started on this, many of them are even non MS apps) it would be cool to run Linux apps, if nothing else, as a "isnt this so cool" item.
Actually we don't have enough "Electroicity" to run spell checkers.. causes too much of an overload on the national power grids. We are unfortunately forced to learn how to spell:-)
Sorry, I just find a lot of irony in posts about other people stealing jobs, from folks who can't really err... spell.
Not really "new" news. The adoption rate of Linux in China, India and a lot of the developing countries is VERY high. Linux is replacing SCO which was once the most pirated OS, as the OS of choice by many institutions who cannot pay up the US$$$$ for the software.
There just might be people who care. I know a few of my friends use their digital cameras and printers on the road with IrDA. Having said that I am a happy Toshiba user, using RedHat 5.2 with the 2.2.2 kernel. Not a problem for me at all of the steekin deathray thingy does not work.
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Just forwarded the URL and the definition of "Open Source" (from opensource.org) to Gore's site.
Just forwarded the URL and the definition of "Open Source" to Gore's site.
a) A letter posted on tomshardware.com indicates the following... In addition, we will favor sites that provide "integration" with our banner efforts . http://www4.tomshardware.com/releases/99q1/990226/ index1.html
b) They have been consistantly loosing out the reviews against NVIDIA's TNT2 based boards. Again a review posted on Tom's site can be seen on http://www4.tomshardware.com/releases/99q1/990312/ index.html
I am a proud owner of one of the original Voodoo boards and was seriously considering getting a new Voodoo 3 for my new PC. However, this episode and their virtual refusal to support OpenGL ICDs has convinced me to wait till I can find a good stable NVIDIA based board.
Time to start shorting their stock :->
Shri
a) My company is a respected and technical organisation with about 2000 people in it. We tend to work mainly with Fortune 500 type outfits.
b) Unfortunately, we are a microsoft centric company. This is true in development and also very true in our companies sales organsation. Everyone without exception has to rely on Word and Exchange for their correspondance, document creation. i.e. MS software is core to our business.
c) We were hit quiet badly, but luckily enough, the media had created enough of a frenzy on TV and in the local newspapers that we escaped the consequences.
Now onto an brief analysis of what I see as a growing problem, which a lot of linux folks are oblivious to, or tend to have an elitist attitude towards.
It is easy for a corporation to select MS products. In the good old days no one got fired for selecting IBM, these days no one gets fired for selecting MS products. This in my opinion has happend because of the "dummification" of the industry overall.
Most of the people in organisations like mine DO NOT have a choice in terms of what software they use. MS Office and Backoffice are corporate standards, for which licenses have been purchased for every luser. Given that there is every spectrum of IQ in our organsation, from Management to Intelligent and savvy users ;). What the author of the virus did was essentially created a "gun, which replicated itself everytime someone fired a shot". Imagine a weapon like that let loose on our streets.
Shri
Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named-BOOK.
BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere-even sitting in an armchair by the fire - yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD- ROM disc.
Here's how it works:
BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs. Experts are divided on the prospects for further increases in information density; for now, BOOKS with more information simply use more pages. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet.
BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though, like other devices, it can become damaged if coffee is spilled on it and it becomes unusable if dropped too many times on a hard surface. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which pin-points the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.
An optional "Bookmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK has been closed. Bookmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single Bookmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous BOOK markers can be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once. The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with optional programming tools, Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Styli (PENCILS).Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave
BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking to invest. Look for a flood of new titles soon.
BUT, with the FBI (and possibly several other departments of the govt), major partners of Microsoft (Intel, Compaq), major customers etc involved. I would doubt MS would be that moronic. Not that they have a good track record, considering their trial performance, but I doubt it.
This is what I would recommend too. Due to various reasons I need to dual boot between NT and Linux. Use both a Toshiba Tecra 8000 and a Libereto, depending on the time of day and what I need to do. System Commander with the two operating systems works fine for me. There are a couple of very good Laptop HOW-TO documents out there a bunch of good linux laptop compatibility sites. Search Yahoo for them and post on there. No offense, but /.'s users tend to be a bit too much on the esoteric side of technology at times :-) Cheers, Shri
Plenty of countries have their own home grown developed encryption products.
excellent.... considering that there is no way I can get some of my corporate apps to run on Linux (don't get me started on this, many of them are even non MS apps) it would be cool to run Linux apps, if nothing else, as a "isnt this so cool" item.
One thought though.. when will they have a vmware for NT .. to allow folk to run linux apps *grin* (run.. duck ... hide). Shri
Actually we don't have enough "Electroicity" to run spell checkers.. causes too much of an overload on the national power grids. We are unfortunately forced to learn how to spell :-)
Sorry, I just find a lot of irony in posts about other people stealing jobs, from folks who can't really err... spell.
Not really "new" news. The adoption rate of Linux in China, India and a lot of the developing countries is VERY high. Linux is replacing SCO which was once the most pirated OS, as the OS of choice by many institutions who cannot pay up the US$$$$ for the software.
There just might be people who care. I know a few of my friends use their digital cameras and printers on the road with IrDA. Having said that I am a happy Toshiba user, using RedHat 5.2 with the 2.2.2 kernel. Not a problem for me at all of the steekin deathray thingy does not work.
Shri