And we've all "heard from friends..." about the "wonderful" quality of screeners. The least the theater could do is provide a headphone jack so we can telesync it.
As far as I know, they are using NetSaint. Mr. Blank has written NetSaint plugins for a number of pieces of hardware.
If you sent him an email, I'd venture to guess that he'd point a finger in the direction of where ot find the code/software. You might even be able to find them on the Netsaint site?
I'm also a Frostburg Grad. I know Mr. Blank personally...we had classes together and still hangout when I get a chance to visit.
His work on the (both wireless and wired) network is a very cool thing...the plans for the future look even better. I know they are working on getting additional connectivity to the outside world...which should make the wireless net all the more usefull.
The newer AMD chips (the ones with the retarded rating system) run a bit cooler than previous t-birds. My 1600+ 's currently read 51c and 49c (~124f is well within spec)...so I figure I am getting enough cooling.
As far as those heatsync reviews...many I have read mention the fact that Zalman coolers are fine for a non-OC'd system (which mine is). If I were overclocking my stuff, I'd look into a different cooling solution...but I'd also be running a different motherboard (one with the mounting holes).
My previous system (ASUS A7M266 1.33/266) had a Globalwin CAK38 heatsync...with a (slower/quieter) replacement fan.
My Housemate has a Zalman on his 1.33/266 now...runs well within spec too. I kinda like the lack of noise now that the 7200RPM fan is not behind my head all day.
I'll take quiet and warm(er) over ultra cool and loud any day.
I just built (mom's christmas toy) a box with one of these ASUS barebone systems. It's pretty small, very quiet and expandable (provided you are ok with no AGP slot). The CD-ROM drive (when spinning) is the loudest thing in the box.
Not sure about how well Linux supports the SIS 630ET chipset tho.
I'm typing this from...
Tyan Tiger MP (S2460)
2x AMD MP 1600+ (1.4/266)
Cooled by Zalman CNPS3100-GP "flowers"
Infineon 512meg Registered ECC DDR (CAS2)
2x IBM 20gig ATA 100 IDE
LG CD-RW w/DVD read (GCC-4120B)
ASUS V8200 (GF3 64meg)
SB Audigy X-Gamer
Intel eePro NIC
random floppy
in an In Win IW-S508 case
...no problems.
Originally built the box with Volcano II's...they were kinda loud.
Currently, the PSU and hard drives are the loudest things in the box. Will prolly replace the PSU with one of the quiet ones from QuietPC or Zalman.
Here is at least one place...
http://ohtani.cup.com/...although the note at the bottom is kinda discouraging. Maybe you could find a friend in Japan who could buy and ship the parts on your behalf...I've done it with Mini4WD parts before.
The 4.5 release of CF looks like it will be a very stable release. Part of CF's stability problems were that it was an NT only product...and that it had to rely on a lot of M$ tech (leaky ODBC drivers and such).
As far as MOD not inplemented correctly...can you give an example? Works for me just fine.
As far as functions, Allaire took a slightly different path...not quite intuitive to those used to structured programming, but their custom tag implementation works very well...and is quite reusable.
That said, it really makes no difference to me what platform someone else finds best...cause we all know that the platform we are most familiar with tends to be the "best"...at least in our own minds.
PHP is great, CF is great, Perl is great...it just depends on who is using them...and what they have built (or will build) with them.
I understand the whole business/growth/decay side of things, but at this point, there is so internet application development work out there, there is really room for more than one (or ten) platform(s). There are some people out there that "require" a certain platform for their project...but there are just as many who don't care. For those who are not worried about how it works, but that it works, you just need to show them that you are able to do the work that they need done.
I am a ColdFusion developer...it just happens to be what I am using now. I have friends who are PHP (and a number of other platforms) developers. We are all making a good living developing with our tools of choice.
Maybe rather than fighting over which platform is "best", we could work on ways to make them interoperate...so that those who use a "lesser" platform can still do work with/for those that are using a "greater" one. It's really the data that matters...the rest is just for display.
Check out WDDX...makes it a lot easier to "syndicate" your data...(reasonably) platform independent.
There are so many different tools out there...because we all have out own style, we will pick the tool that (a)best fits our style (b)is required for a paying project. There is no need for the "My Tool Is Better" argument here.
If you have a job...that pays well...and have toys, does that make you more "right" than anyone else?..that also has a job, money and toys?
When he used to work for 3dfx, he was one of (if not the only) the original creators of Glide...built most all of the API...worked on the chip emulators, before there were even chips. So, he has had a "small" contribution to the 3D graphics world.
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And we've all "heard from friends..." about the "wonderful" quality of screeners. The least the theater could do is provide a headphone jack so we can telesync it.
As far as I know, they are using NetSaint. Mr. Blank has written NetSaint plugins for a number of pieces of hardware.
If you sent him an email, I'd venture to guess that he'd point a finger in the direction of where ot find the code/software. You might even be able to find them on the Netsaint site?
I'm also a Frostburg Grad. I know Mr. Blank personally...we had classes together and still hangout when I get a chance to visit.
His work on the (both wireless and wired) network is a very cool thing...the plans for the future look even better. I know they are working on getting additional connectivity to the outside world...which should make the wireless net all the more usefull.
The newer AMD chips (the ones with the retarded rating system) run a bit cooler than previous t-birds. My 1600+ 's currently read 51c and 49c (~124f is well within spec) ...so I figure I am getting enough cooling.
As far as those heatsync reviews...many I have read mention the fact that Zalman coolers are fine for a non-OC'd system (which mine is). If I were overclocking my stuff, I'd look into a different cooling solution...but I'd also be running a different motherboard (one with the mounting holes).
My previous system (ASUS A7M266 1.33/266) had a Globalwin CAK38 heatsync...with a (slower/quieter) replacement fan.
My Housemate has a Zalman on his 1.33/266 now...runs well within spec too. I kinda like the lack of noise now that the 7200RPM fan is not behind my head all day.
I'll take quiet and warm(er) over ultra cool and loud any day.
I just built (mom's christmas toy) a box with one of these ASUS barebone systems. It's pretty small, very quiet and expandable (provided you are ok with no AGP slot). The CD-ROM drive (when spinning) is the loudest thing in the box.
Not sure about how well Linux supports the SIS 630ET chipset tho.
I'm typing this from...
Tyan Tiger MP (S2460)
2x AMD MP 1600+ (1.4/266)
Cooled by Zalman CNPS3100-GP "flowers"
Infineon 512meg Registered ECC DDR (CAS2)
2x IBM 20gig ATA 100 IDE
LG CD-RW w/DVD read (GCC-4120B)
ASUS V8200 (GF3 64meg)
SB Audigy X-Gamer
Intel eePro NIC
random floppy
in an In Win IW-S508 case
...no problems.
Originally built the box with Volcano II's...they were kinda loud.
Currently, the PSU and hard drives are the loudest things in the box. Will prolly replace the PSU with one of the quiet ones from QuietPC or Zalman.
After more digging, it turns out that the IDE-> hack can be done with a single 100ohm resistor...http://www.overclockin.com/revie ws/PromiseUltra66/
Here is at least one place... http://ohtani.cup.com/ ...although the note at the bottom is kinda discouraging. Maybe you could find a friend in Japan who could buy and ship the parts on your behalf...I've done it with Mini4WD parts before.
The 4.5 release of CF looks like it will be a very stable release. Part of CF's stability problems were that it was an NT only product...and that it had to rely on a lot of M$ tech (leaky ODBC drivers and such).
As far as MOD not inplemented correctly...can you give an example? Works for me just fine.
As far as functions, Allaire took a slightly different path...not quite intuitive to those used to structured programming, but their custom tag implementation works very well...and is quite reusable.
That said, it really makes no difference to me what platform someone else finds best...cause we all know that the platform we are most familiar with tends to be the "best"...at least in our own minds.
PHP is great, CF is great, Perl is great...it just depends on who is using them...and what they have built (or will build) with them.
I understand the whole business/growth/decay side of things, but at this point, there is so internet application development work out there, there is really room for more than one (or ten) platform(s). There are some people out there that "require" a certain platform for their project...but there are just as many who don't care. For those who are not worried about how it works, but that it works, you just need to show them that you are able to do the work that they need done.
I am a ColdFusion developer...it just happens to be what I am using now. I have friends who are PHP (and a number of other platforms) developers. We are all making a good living developing with our tools of choice.
Maybe rather than fighting over which platform is "best", we could work on ways to make them interoperate...so that those who use a "lesser" platform can still do work with/for those that are using a "greater" one. It's really the data that matters...the rest is just for display.
Check out WDDX...makes it a lot easier to "syndicate" your data...(reasonably) platform independent.
There are so many different tools out there...because we all have out own style, we will pick the tool that (a)best fits our style (b)is required for a paying project. There is no need for the "My Tool Is Better" argument here.
If you have a job...that pays well...and have toys, does that make you more "right" than anyone else?..that also has a job, money and toys?
Here is an old PlanetQukae interview with Hook...has a bit more of his background.
And here is an interview on bootNet with Carmack and Hook....it's got pica and opinions.
When he used to work for 3dfx, he was one of (if not the only) the original creators of Glide...built most all of the API...worked on the chip emulators, before there were even chips. So, he has had a "small" contribution to the 3D graphics world.