They're up to Palm OS version 3.3, and it's far from the same as Palm OS 1.0.
It's true that the processor is slow, but due to intelligent design, they feel faster than most WinCE devices. And since apps require very little memory to run (40K = a huge program), the small amount of ram isn't a problem either.
Have you used Linux on an Alpha? I have, and I didn't find it so superior. Last I saw, kernel modules weren't working, for example. Maybe that's changed, but still....
Also, VMware isn't going to help Win95 run on alpha -- it relies on having a native CPU.
Ok, I must admit I'm struggling with the grammar and punctuation. But the part I'm really confused by is where the author says (as far as I can tell) that the binary representations of numbers are not equal to their decimal representations, and that if you do a calculation in decimal, you'll get a different result than you would doing the same calculation in binary. What?
Also, I was surprised to not find an mention of CIDR in the entire document. The IP class system has been obsolete for nearly five years....
Wince devices may have more ram than their PalmOS equivelents, but then, they need it. I've got a Palm IIIx which I use heavily, and I rarely dip into more than 1.5 of its four megs. Consider what you're getting this for -- if you want a PDA, a PalmOS device is perfect. If you want a tiny PC, look at a Libretto or Sony's supersmall vaio.
The Wince machines are a compromise which manage to have the flaws of both and not enough of the benefits.
They're moving it towards making it more customizable. So it will be easy for people who package distributions geared towards beginners to make slick, simple desktops. And more advanced distributions can provide more power. And of course, as an end user, you can change it to be however you like.
A geographically based system makes sense for some things, but not when you're selling/doing something that applies equally internationally. Or perhaps both companies are from Ankh-Morpork. Either way, we need a system based on something other than location.
As far as I know, nothing even close to this has been proposed by anyone. There's always rumors and scares floating around, but with very little factual basis. There was a slashdot article about some comments someone at the UN made, but that's pretty irrelevant since they don't levy taxes anyway. And even they weren't actually attempting to do anything -- just talk.
There's another grey area I wonder about. What about web sites which consist of "Oops! You spelled that wrong! Click here to go to the real company" + an ad banner. If I remember right, there's at least one company for which this is their entire business model. They're not trying to mislead -- in fact, they could even be seen as providing a helpful service. Thoughts?
The main issue I see is that there's a lot of namespace collision. Sure, your widget company may be named but Crummy Multi-Oriented Telescope Corp (reg trademark CMOT) but as "CMOT Dibbler's Meats-onna-Stick" I also have a quite reasonable claim to cmot.com. Things would be helped a lot if there were a multitude of TLDs, and companies were expected to register under the appropriate one. (cmot.sciequip and cmot.food, for example.)
I wish they hadn't focused so heavily on the browser-bundling issue, which is really just a sideshow -- and one which, as you point out, isn't necessarily even a big problem.
The truth of the matter is that Microsoft does wield its desktop OS monopoly as a means of destroying competition. We all know that.
Now, it's possible that Java or Linux or The Browser Platform will defeat Microsoft despite this. I certainly hope so -- but as a software user, I don't think it'd hurt to have a more level playing field.
For one machine, it doesn't make sense. But if you've got a dozen, suddenly it's an amazing time-saver. Pop the disk in, reboot, and wait until it's all done.
Man, that sucks. Yeah, the "Indicate Interest" stuff didn't work until I both had an account and had money in it. Then, it took me to a multi-step process, beginning with the "do you qualify" test and ending with a form asking me to place a conditional offer (max number of shares at what max price).
How long after you made them aware of the glitch in your account did they fix it?
"Netscape's network connection was refused by the server www.windows2000test.com. The server may not be accepting connections or may be busy. Try connecting again later."
(And LinuxPPC has always worked just fine, stupid javascript tricks aside.)
Not exactly -- they just neglected to secure the guestbook. Nothing on the actual machine has been touched. But definitely a mistake on the linuxppc people's part.
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It's true that the processor is slow, but due to intelligent design, they feel faster than most WinCE devices. And since apps require very little memory to run (40K = a huge program), the small amount of ram isn't a problem either.
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Also, VMware isn't going to help Win95 run on alpha -- it relies on having a native CPU.
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There's absolutely no situation where having a clashing namespace is better in any way!
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Also, I was surprised to not find an mention of CIDR in the entire document. The IP class system has been obsolete for nearly five years....
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The truth of the matter is that Microsoft does wield its desktop OS monopoly as a means of destroying competition. We all know that.
Now, it's possible that Java or Linux or The Browser Platform will defeat Microsoft despite this. I certainly hope so -- but as a software user, I don't think it'd hurt to have a more level playing field.
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How long after you made them aware of the glitch in your account did they fix it?
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(And LinuxPPC has always worked just fine, stupid javascript tricks aside.)
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