Output of machine #1 to input of machine #2, output of machine #2 to input of machine #3, output of...
It's super cheap, super easy, and the last machine on the chain will be your master volume control. For more flexibility, you could attempt to use the line-in AND mic-in to make a "mixer", but be careful that the signal going into the mic-in is super low.
I've seen some "organic light-emitting diodes" (OLEDs), but not "organic electroluminescent" - or have I? Are these the same technologies?
The latest OLED sighting was IBM's linux-watch at LinuxWorldExpo - they had an astonishingly small display (certainly not more than 1"x1") running mono at 640x480. Very crisp! Though LCDs can surely do this resolution, (think LCD projectors) they were showing this on a WATCH. Cool stuff.
One last thing: How do these displays (OEL *or* OLED, if there's a difference) hold up under bright light, i.e. sunlight?
It's obviously trivial for hackers to download and run an exploit script - so why don't we just do the same damn thing? Distribute scripts which make upgrading bind (and other packages) trivial. Don't make it harder for the crackers to get the exploit info - you must assume that there is always the potential for a leak. Instead, make it easier on the sysadmins, making it very simple for them to upgrade.
They're not talking about S-video outputs here - they're talking about the Hi-def RGB output (HD15, for this DTC100 box). In fact, the S-video output would continue to work just fine if they decided to blank the HD outs.
I hate to say this, but Microsoft does have a legitimate right to want to protect their software from piracy. Of course, there IS a better way to do this than registration.
Require a smart-card reader (perhaps a cheap USB one included free with purchase the OS - if USB mice can be $7, so can smart-card readers!), with the license to the software contained on a smart-card. NOT the user's identity, or any other info - ONLY the software license.
Too bad, then, that MS has declared that they intend to use XML as a container for proprietary (read 'closed') data formats. We suspected this for some time, but in a recent interview Ballmer came right out and said so.
How is this different than MS saying "We intend to use 8-bit bytes as a container for proprietary data formats"? Is *anyone* surprised?
Have there been any thoughts given to using Transmeta's "code-morphing" abilities to allow users to run other CPU's instructions under a Crusoe-based box? Perhaps Linus' involvement with that company could help gain support for such a unique opportunity.
Know those bumper stickers which say "I'm pro-xxxxx, and I vote!" ?
Well, Thompson, I'm pro-open-source, pro-good-guy, pro-hacker, and VERY ANTI-CORPORATIONS-WHICH-USE-SCARE-TACTICS,-EXPENSI VE-LAWSUITS,-AND-CONSUMER-IGNORANCE-TO-FURTHER-THE IR-DOMINATION. AND not only do I vote, but my position in an industry laced with audio compression gives me influence with users of consumer and professional audio equipment.
Exactly what part of you throwing threats around encourages me to choose or recommend your technologies?
We're not ignorant enough to boycott mp3s, but you can be damn sure that the tide against corporate greed is turning. Go forward with this, and you'll be at the top of our lists.
Bring back the Newton, give it some real software support from the manufacturer. I'd eagerly pay $1200 for a color, wireless (802.11 + bluetooth) version with good battery life and gobs of ram. I'd bet you could make a Newton 2x00-sized device these days with a hard drive, no less.
Ohhhh... not having this is the reason I boycott Apple.
Sony has sold 75.92 million Playstations as of September 30, 2000. Though it's unlikely they'll see sales of these numbers (especially with the competition of the PS2 and Nintendo's "Dolphin"), just giving away Office to a fraction of these people would give incentive for people to switch to MSN as an ISP, giving them a nice jump on AOL's membership. How much is that worth to Microsoft?
How much is it worth to anyone else? There's no reason Sun couldn't put out StarOffice for the PS2, especially if you stuck a ieee-1384/i-link/firewire hard drive on it.
The question I have is... when will we see Linux boot up on one of these devices? Of course, the DMCA might make it illegal to try that here in the US...:! Anyone know how LinuxSH is doing getting over to the Dreamcast?
They'll make a killing on this if they offer this to home/non-commercial users as part of a subscription to MSN. For example, an extra $5/mo might get you the entire office suite. This might not seem like a lot, BUT:
o A reasonable price would deter people from pirating the software
o It's an immense value-add for MSN
o It's the perfect entry for a "desktop anywhere" feature, which would put your documents at your service via ANYPLACE you login.
Here's the best part: make this available for X-Box users. Suddenly, the kid's toy becomes a VERY inexpensive replacement for the computer. AND Microsoft will get a handy stream of revenue. If they sell 10 million X-boxes in a couple of years... and even 5% of those end up with a subscription to MSN and Office at $25/mo, we're talking about $150million/year. US alone. AND they'll dominate the browser, 'cause it's their platform.
There's more: How fast can HP or Epson write a app for the X-Box to use their digital cameras with it? Scanners? Will it have a firewire port? How about hooking up the camcorder? DVD player, right? I've heard it's going to support HDTV resolutions - so if it's done right, it'll be on every videophile's list too, especially if someone writes their own HD-DVD format - just upgrade the software DVD player!
The possibilities really are endless with this one... by Microsoft creating the hardware, and the OS, they're doing what IBM wish they had done back in 1980-81 with the IBM-PC. By providing the subscription to the software, they're giving themselves a constant revenue stream for years to come.
It'd be very easy and wise for them to insert a "supplied for non-commercial purposes only" clause into their licensing agreement for the documentation and SDK/DDK. Didn't Sony do this for the Yaroze?
Linux on SH CPUs is a reality - with the dreamcast hacking scene starting to get revved up (with the release of a few emus - ie: boob, gleem, etc), it's only a matter of time before someone ports linux to the DC. The biggest limitation is the lack of standard ports on the DC = i.e., no USB, IEEE-1394, etc. But, if Seag would open up the hardware specs, an adapter from the DC's proprietary bus to USB seems feasible, and that means ethernet, among other things. Dreamcast = cheap linux console. Cheap linux console = linux gaming. Linux gaming =...
Other things I'd like to see on the DC:
o MAME
o WinCE (desktop)
o Ethernet
Check out EIO, which has a small selection of bare LCD screens. Look for either an older digital camera, or someone getting rid of one w/ a cracked lcd, making sure it has video out. You can probably do it all for under $250.
Or, you could just grab an old 486-based laptop, rip it apart and mount the LCD in a picture frame. Easy.
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I'd love to power-on to linux - but in case I want something else, how about a boot-option to load the original BIOS from a teeny partition on the HDD? As linux is, I'm assuming the original BIOS is just another app which could be run off the HDD if needed. If not, maybe Award/Intel/whoever could make a specialized ver. Who knows.
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It's super cheap, super easy, and the last machine on the chain will be your master volume control. For more flexibility, you could attempt to use the line-in AND mic-in to make a "mixer", but be careful that the signal going into the mic-in is super low.
Anyone know if the video for the interview is available anywhere?
The latest OLED sighting was IBM's linux-watch at LinuxWorldExpo - they had an astonishingly small display (certainly not more than 1"x1") running mono at 640x480. Very crisp! Though LCDs can surely do this resolution, (think LCD projectors) they were showing this on a WATCH. Cool stuff.
One last thing: How do these displays (OEL *or* OLED, if there's a difference) hold up under bright light, i.e. sunlight?
It's obviously trivial for hackers to download and run an exploit script - so why don't we just do the same damn thing? Distribute scripts which make upgrading bind (and other packages) trivial. Don't make it harder for the crackers to get the exploit info - you must assume that there is always the potential for a leak. Instead, make it easier on the sysadmins, making it very simple for them to upgrade.
They're not talking about S-video outputs here - they're talking about the Hi-def RGB output (HD15, for this DTC100 box). In fact, the S-video output would continue to work just fine if they decided to blank the HD outs.
Confirms: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010123/tc/sega_j apan_dc_1.html
Denies:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010123/tc/sega_j apan_dc_2.html
Require a smart-card reader (perhaps a cheap USB one included free with purchase the OS - if USB mice can be $7, so can smart-card readers!), with the license to the software contained on a smart-card. NOT the user's identity, or any other info - ONLY the software license.
How is this different than MS saying "We intend to use 8-bit bytes as a container for proprietary data formats"? Is *anyone* surprised?
I should have included that the goal was to use code-morphing UNDER Plex86...
Have there been any thoughts given to using Transmeta's "code-morphing" abilities to allow users to run other CPU's instructions under a Crusoe-based box? Perhaps Linus' involvement with that company could help gain support for such a unique opportunity.
Well, Thompson, I'm pro-open-source, pro-good-guy, pro-hacker, and VERY ANTI-CORPORATIONS-WHICH-USE-SCARE-TACTICS,-EXPENSI VE-LAWSUITS,-AND-CONSUMER-IGNORANCE-TO-FURTHER-THE IR-DOMINATION. AND not only do I vote, but my position in an industry laced with audio compression gives me influence with users of consumer and professional audio equipment.
Exactly what part of you throwing threats around encourages me to choose or recommend your technologies?
We're not ignorant enough to boycott mp3s, but you can be damn sure that the tide against corporate greed is turning. Go forward with this, and you'll be at the top of our lists.
Ohhhh... not having this is the reason I boycott Apple.
Jeff
Sony has sold 75.92 million Playstations as of September 30, 2000. Though it's unlikely they'll see sales of these numbers (especially with the competition of the PS2 and Nintendo's "Dolphin"), just giving away Office to a fraction of these people would give incentive for people to switch to MSN as an ISP, giving them a nice jump on AOL's membership. How much is that worth to Microsoft?
How much is it worth to anyone else? There's no reason Sun couldn't put out StarOffice for the PS2, especially if you stuck a ieee-1384/i-link/firewire hard drive on it.
The question I have is... when will we see Linux boot up on one of these devices? Of course, the DMCA might make it illegal to try that here in the US... :! Anyone know how LinuxSH is doing getting over to the Dreamcast?
o A reasonable price would deter people from pirating the software
o It's an immense value-add for MSN
o It's the perfect entry for a "desktop anywhere" feature, which would put your documents at your service via ANYPLACE you login.
Here's the best part: make this available for X-Box users. Suddenly, the kid's toy becomes a VERY inexpensive replacement for the computer. AND Microsoft will get a handy stream of revenue. If they sell 10 million X-boxes in a couple of years... and even 5% of those end up with a subscription to MSN and Office at $25/mo, we're talking about $150million/year. US alone. AND they'll dominate the browser, 'cause it's their platform.
There's more: How fast can HP or Epson write a app for the X-Box to use their digital cameras with it? Scanners? Will it have a firewire port? How about hooking up the camcorder? DVD player, right? I've heard it's going to support HDTV resolutions - so if it's done right, it'll be on every videophile's list too, especially if someone writes their own HD-DVD format - just upgrade the software DVD player!
The possibilities really are endless with this one... by Microsoft creating the hardware, and the OS, they're doing what IBM wish they had done back in 1980-81 with the IBM-PC. By providing the subscription to the software, they're giving themselves a constant revenue stream for years to come.
It gets more and more interesting EVERY DAY.
It'd be very easy and wise for them to insert a "supplied for non-commercial purposes only" clause into their licensing agreement for the documentation and SDK/DDK. Didn't Sony do this for the Yaroze?
Other things I'd like to see on the DC:
o MAME
o WinCE (desktop)
o Ethernet
Or, you could just grab an old 486-based laptop, rip it apart and mount the LCD in a picture frame. Easy.
I'd love to power-on to linux - but in case I want something else, how about a boot-option to load the original BIOS from a teeny partition on the HDD? As linux is, I'm assuming the original BIOS is just another app which could be run off the HDD if needed. If not, maybe Award/Intel/whoever could make a specialized ver. Who knows.