Materials which are used in critical applications, surgical stainless steel for example, come with certs. If an instrument breaks off inside a patient due to flawed material, the company which provided the cert would be at least partially liable.
And just because you disagree with a statement doesn't make it inane.
But the RIAA would probably use their weight to force the p2p software vendors to supply overpeer with a version of the client which could spoof the preview.
the crystal only needs to be stable, not precise.
True, but crystals are not pefectly stable, at least not without temperature control.
How accurate do you think the 60Hz from your UPS is? Good point, but that's not what i was referring to:-P
The point a few others have made about line freq being accurate over the long term makes sense. I guess that fact might be useful somewhere for something.
Once the clock is synchronized, why rely on a relatively imprecise crystal to beat the drum? The 60hz AC line frequency is more accurate, or so i've been told.
How about spam, eggs, sausage and spam? It's only got a little spam in it.
But I don't want ANY SPAM. Which part of that can't you people understand? You're like the zombies in Night of the Living Dead. Just f*cking die already.
A friend of mine sells used cars. An old lady put him in his place one day when he tried to sell her a Taurus. "Ford sucks, i'll never buy one of those."
She happily purchased the Mercury Sable that was parked next to it.
A cartridge based home game system that predated the Atari 2600? Hint: It was made by a company that's still around and was founded by one of the inventors of the integrated circuit.
the good ol' days. When video games were still in cartridges
Why, in my day... we didn't need no fancy-schmancy cartridges cuz there was only one game to play and it was hardwired into the machine. Some called it pong and some called it hockey, but it didn't matter cuz it was all the same, and we liked it! We liked it fine.
I seem to recall it being about '72 when my Dad brought home the first Atari (Pong). It cost $100. It was n oddly shaped black box with the two controller knobs on the top. The only other controls were a power switch and a reset button. I think there was a compartment for D cells in the base of the unit and a jack for an AC adapter.
I remember that we opened it up to see what's inside. My dad, who was selling minicomputers in those days had a special interest in these newfangled microprocessor thingies.
I thought the $100 was a pretty good deal considering that i expected to play several thousand quarters worth of games on it. Dad declared it "highway robbery". He didn't mind selling those minis (crt, printer, 16k, 10MB disk) for $50k though.
He took the Atari back to the store about a week later because "All you kids do is fight over it!"
The government should have broken MS up into 3 or more pieces: system stuff, apps, services.
I don't see anything wrong with a company developing a system like this. The problem is that MS's monopoly allows them to appoint themselves as the "authority" for the PKI system.
If MS operated as separate companies, there would have to be an open interface between the system and the PKI authority.
Various market segments would then have the freedom to select their own gatekeepers. For example online music sales could rely on one signer (RIAA?), financial stuff could use a different signer. Military stuff would use yet another. Linux folks might elect to require a Linus sig for kernel modules.
No child should be forced to pledge allegiance to the U.S. My love for this country notwithstanding, there are many valid reasons for a person to not love it.
"Love it or leave it" would be a reasonable response to someone who has the ability to leave. Schoolage kids don't have that ability.
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Materials which are used in critical applications, surgical stainless steel for example, come with certs. If an instrument breaks off inside a patient due to flawed material, the company which provided the cert would be at least partially liable.
And just because you disagree with a statement doesn't make it inane.
Does this mean that your descendants will have 104 fingers?
But the RIAA would probably use their weight to force the p2p software vendors to supply overpeer with a version of the client which could spoof the preview.
Given the failure of Russian communism on earth, it's only natural that they would set their sights on a planet that's already red.
the crystal only needs to be stable, not precise.
:-P
True, but crystals are not pefectly stable, at least not without temperature control.
How accurate do you think the 60Hz from your UPS is?
Good point, but that's not what i was referring to
The point a few others have made about line freq being accurate over the long term makes sense. I guess that fact might be useful somewhere for something.
Once the clock is synchronized, why rely on a relatively imprecise crystal to beat the drum? The 60hz AC line frequency is more accurate, or so i've been told.
Why naturally Sherman, you have heard of "Critical Mass" haven't you?
-Peabody
How about spam, eggs, sausage and spam? It's only got a little spam in it.
But I don't want ANY SPAM. Which part of that can't you people understand? You're like the zombies in Night of the Living Dead. Just f*cking die already.
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Not to mention bootlegged 8-tracks.
How about "Night Driver" for a simple yet exciting game?
Night Driver!!!
No. I don't think those used cartridge. But isn't that the one that came with plastic tv overlays for the "advanced graphics"?
Fairchild is the one i was thinking of. You win a free game!
A friend of mine sells used cars. An old lady put him in his place one day when he tried to sell her a Taurus. "Ford sucks, i'll never buy one of those."
She happily purchased the Mercury Sable that was parked next to it.
The best games IMO were the fast but simple ones like Asteroids. Tetris is another simple but addictive game.
The only games that tickle my fancy these days are the p2p auto racing games. Nascar Heat rocks!
According to this, the home version came out in the fall of '74.
http://www.geekcomix.com/vgh/first/atpong.shtml
(picture and screenshot within)
A cartridge based home game system that predated the Atari 2600? Hint: It was made by a company that's still around and was founded by one of the inventors of the integrated circuit.
the good ol' days. When video games were still in cartridges
Why, in my day... we didn't need no fancy-schmancy cartridges cuz there was only one game to play and it was hardwired into the machine. Some called it pong and some called it hockey, but it didn't matter cuz it was all the same, and we liked it! We liked it fine.
OK, you asked. Here's what i remember.
I seem to recall it being about '72 when my Dad brought home the first Atari (Pong). It cost $100. It was n oddly shaped black box with the two controller knobs on the top. The only other controls were a power switch and a reset button. I think there was a compartment for D cells in the base of the unit and a jack for an AC adapter.
I remember that we opened it up to see what's inside. My dad, who was selling minicomputers in those days had a special interest in these newfangled microprocessor thingies.
I thought the $100 was a pretty good deal considering that i expected to play several thousand quarters worth of games on it. Dad declared it "highway robbery". He didn't mind selling those minis (crt, printer, 16k, 10MB disk) for $50k though.
He took the Atari back to the store about a week later because "All you kids do is fight over it!"
Now, does anyone remember the "Optigan"?
HEY SOMEONE'S DYING HERE, CALL 911!"
I'm not dead yet! I'm getting better, really.
Exactly. He's hinting at the old fallacy "What's good for GM is good for America". We see right thru you monkey boy.
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To see how well that GM theory worked out back then, take a look at this documentary:
http://www.newday.com/films/Taken_for_a_Ride.ht
Right, it's a poor business model.
A worse nightmare for them would be for a competitor to come out and say "buy our games and we'll give you the mod chip to run them on X-box".
Not only would MS be losing the $200/box, but it would be indirectly subsidizing the competition.
The government should have broken MS up into 3 or more pieces: system stuff, apps, services.
I don't see anything wrong with a company developing a system like this. The problem is that MS's monopoly allows them to appoint themselves as the "authority" for the PKI system.
If MS operated as separate companies, there would have to be an open interface between the system and the PKI authority.
Various market segments would then have the freedom to select their own gatekeepers. For example online music sales could rely on one signer (RIAA?), financial stuff could use a different signer. Military stuff would use yet another. Linux folks might elect to require a Linus sig for kernel modules.
No child should be forced to pledge allegiance to the U.S. My love for this country notwithstanding, there are many valid reasons for a person to not love it.
"Love it or leave it" would be a reasonable response to someone who has the ability to leave. Schoolage kids don't have that ability.