I've had my Athlon 550 for a few months now, fully-loaded with the ASUS K7M.
Just about every computer store in Ottawa (Canada) has the K7M in stock. Even the onboard VIA audio just recently got inserted into the Linux Kernel (although I prefer the good ol' Sound Blaster).
This is really cool. I wonder how lucrative porting games to Linux is? I think that Loki are making some kind of deficit right now, but as they port more and more games, Linux users all over will lighten up to the fact that an OS can be stable AND fun! I for one have purchased RRT2, Quake 3 and CIV:CTP. If they release SC3K, that'll be an addition to my collection. Canadian buyers: I get my Linux games at http://www.canux.com. It's not a huge mega-site, but at least I pay canadian $$$.
We really need good Native apps. That's what we need. Not everyone wants to go through the expense of setting up some kind of "Mainframe" server for applications. Native apps. Let's code.
I've used both Linux and FreeBSD on all kinds of machines, and I'm still wondering what the compelling reason to use either operating system is. Both are lighning fast, rock solid, easy to upgrade and maintain, and both are free.
For names like 'business.com' and other names that aren't related to anything particular. It's a good domain name, and if someone wants to sell it, let the highest bid win!
The lawsuit that Volkswagen lost for trying to get 'vw.net' is ridiculous. vw.net has nothing to do with Volkswagen, and they have no right to _claim_ that they should own it.
Now if someone registers microsoftsucks.com, what happens? Are Microsoft entitled to sue for damage to their reputation?
I'm a teacher, and I stay up to date. But why should I even TRY to teach a class when most high-school students are just interested in chasing skirts and joking around?
I deliver interesting courses. No book reading here. I have them work on the computers, make interesting labs, and deliver interesting theory. But most high-school "jocks" aren't interested, and when a student feels he's taking a course for nothing, he'll never listen.
An uninterested student leads to an uninterested teacher. Most teachers get so sick of teaching, that when they start a new semester, the first thing on their mind is "how can I get rid of this bunch of students the easiest way possible".
Many things need change in the ed system. Not just the teachers. Some of those changes can start at home, with Mom and Pop.
I play my favorites on my 32" TV and my Pioneer surround system, and I'm using a PC. Plus, I get wordprocessor and Internet functionnality toi boot. I haven't seen many of those Playstations get a Slashdot webpage on their projection screen yet!
I was running rc5des and switched to dnetc. I changed the progect order to RC5 CSC. The new client is much more efficient: I gained 400,000 keys/sec. Used to get 1,400,000 keys/sec.
I'm currently running rc5des. I just installed the new CSC client. Does this totally REPLACE rc5des? Or am I abandoning the rc5 project for a new CSC project?
I'm sick off all the companies that "jump on the Linux bandwagon". Linux isn't a bandwagon, it's an OS, a tool for work and play.
It seems that when a company hits a dead end, it turns to Linux to liven up the spirit. Do they really have a great interest in Linux? Or are they just trying to save their butts?
I use different boxes for different type of content: ordinary Pentium 100's for the static pages and PII-350 + for dynamic content (perl, c++, asp). You could add a server just for images and graphics.
This type of load balancing is real easy, but it's not fail-safe: if one server dies, all the site is affected. That's why I have a few old boxes with replicated content that are ready to rock in case a server dies. All I need to change is the IP.
A T1 line is not very hard to saturate, and to some extent, only one server could probably manage the whole static/dynamic/graphic content.
We have a T1 line and host our own content. This way you get much better control. We use one tape backup per server, and investigate our logfiles as to when the best time to backup is. That's typically 3am for us.
Like I said, Microsoft are in a class of their own. That's why the DoJ is after their butt for monopoly reasons. But if there was decent competition, where you weren't basically 'forced' to buy anyone's software, the market would be much healthier.
I write software, and I make a living off selling my software. When I see someone pirate _any_ form of software, it makes my teeth cringe, knowing it's maybe my paycheck they're taking away.
And don't start saying 'Microsoft is plenty rich, I don't need to buy their software'. You forget about the economic roll when you say this. Think about the companies that make money from Microsoft: Printers, CD-ROM duplicators, software wholesalers, retailers, etc... They all lose money if you pirate software.
IRC Channels? There are so many warez servers out there, and most of them are run by kiddies who have no clue. If we start busting them, they'll be afraid. One less opportunity to obtain illegal software.
On the other hand, if I buy a car and that car crashes and does not perform as I expected it to, I will return the car to the dealer for a total refund. And if there is only one car dealer in the world and I have no choice but to buy their car, well, that's another story. Bottom line: some people pirate software because they don't have any choice but to use that software, but they feel they're being ripped off by paying hundreds of dollars for crap.
"goofy" users who write their password on paper. Wow! I see all too much of that! I saw system admins who use telnet to login as root. I saw system admins who type their password right in front of your eyes.
These are reasons for which we have to start looking into new forms of authentication. The kind of stuff you see in movies: retinal scans, fingerprints, or to any extent, using magnetized swipe-cards with your user info. I find that encrypted magnetized cards work well, but are somewhat expensive.
Someone at Slashdot should patent some kind of filter on the word "Beowolf" and/or "Post". Even the people mocking the First Posts are getting annoying. It's just a waste of everything.
ATI's got a good idea with the dual-processor, but that also requires dual memory and dual bus. The speed will be fantastic, but what about the cost? Not to mention power consumption and the heat it will generate.
I think ATI's on the right track, but they should start by creating faster accelerators.
I think this hefty pricing scheme could scare many businesses away from NT. Why pay for Internet clients when they are free with Linux/FreeBSD?
Maybe this could be good for Linux. But I bet most big corporations (who already trust Microsoft way too much) will just pay the bill (or is that Pay Bill?), and Microsoft will end up making Billions and Billions.
... Intel would allow itself to slack-off and stay with the same CPU lines for much longer. AMD are excellent competition for Intel, and that can only mean one thing: great CPU's for us the consumer at tug-of-war prices.
I only run AMD, but what's pushing AMD to come up with great chips like Athlon? It's Intel. What's forcing Intel to come up with 733 MHz chips? AMD.
Competition is good. Flattening out other companies is baad.
... is for phone support in case you need a hand to install Linux. Many corporations require some form of support to even CONSIDER using an OS Of any kind. If you don't need assistance, then don't even buy the $3 CD, just get the ISO and buy a $1.50 blank CD.
Slashdot offers no opinion one way or the other on the acccuracy of Mr. Parish's allegations.
Usually the folks at Slashdot offer some sort of comment or opinion about the subject because, after all, we all DO have an opinion. Why no quirky remark about this? Is it because we are afraid that an M$ lawyer will read and sue us for twice of what we DON'T have?
Does this mean I cannot post any comments about Microsoft, and that I must be afraid of them also?
This kind of censorship only validates Microsoft's monopoly. We are scared.
NOTE to M$ Lawyers: The opinions expressed in the preceding post are those of the Author and do not necessarily affect those of Slashdot or Andover.Net.
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I've had my Athlon 550 for a few months now, fully-loaded with the ASUS K7M.
Just about every computer store in Ottawa (Canada) has the K7M in stock. Even the onboard VIA audio just recently got inserted into the Linux Kernel (although I prefer the good ol' Sound Blaster).
I fail to see how the motherboard issue remains.
I spoke with the owner, and he said the afterburner works quite well. He actually sells systems pre-configured with the device in place.
Rock-on, but won't this (can this?) hurt AMD's sales for the high-priced, high-speed chips?
This is really cool. I wonder how lucrative porting games to Linux is? I think that Loki are making some kind of deficit right now, but as they port more and more games, Linux users all over will lighten up to the fact that an OS can be stable AND fun! I for one have purchased RRT2, Quake 3 and CIV:CTP. If they release SC3K, that'll be an addition to my collection. Canadian buyers: I get my Linux games at http://www.canux.com. It's not a huge mega-site, but at least I pay canadian $$$.
We really need good Native apps. That's what we need. Not everyone wants to go through the expense of setting up some kind of "Mainframe" server for applications. Native apps. Let's code.
I've used both Linux and FreeBSD on all kinds of machines, and I'm still wondering what the compelling reason to use either operating system is. Both are lighning fast, rock solid, easy to upgrade and maintain, and both are free.
Yes, the kernel does support most joysticks, but make sure it's either
/lib/modules/misc... Load away!
- compiled in the kernel or;
- make sure you load the joystick modules
Check
For names like 'business.com' and other names that aren't related to anything particular. It's a good domain name, and if someone wants to sell it, let the highest bid win!
The lawsuit that Volkswagen lost for trying to get 'vw.net' is ridiculous. vw.net has nothing to do with Volkswagen, and they have no right to _claim_ that they should own it.
Now if someone registers microsoftsucks.com, what happens? Are Microsoft entitled to sue for damage to their reputation?
I'm a teacher, and I stay up to date. But why should I even TRY to teach a class when most high-school students are just interested in chasing skirts and joking around?
I deliver interesting courses. No book reading here. I have them work on the computers, make interesting labs, and deliver interesting theory. But most high-school "jocks" aren't interested, and when a student feels he's taking a course for nothing, he'll never listen.
An uninterested student leads to an uninterested teacher. Most teachers get so sick of teaching, that when they start a new semester, the first thing on their mind is "how can I get rid of this bunch of students the easiest way possible".
Many things need change in the ed system. Not just the teachers. Some of those changes can start at home, with Mom and Pop.
I play my favorites on my 32" TV and my Pioneer surround system, and I'm using a PC. Plus, I get wordprocessor and Internet functionnality toi boot. I haven't seen many of those Playstations get a Slashdot webpage on their projection screen yet!
But most people beleive so. Why not win32 on an Alpha 32-bit CPU? Can do with NT!
I was running rc5des and switched to dnetc. I changed the progect order to RC5 CSC. The new client is much more efficient: I gained 400,000 keys/sec. Used to get 1,400,000 keys/sec.
I'm currently running rc5des. I just installed the new CSC client. Does this totally REPLACE rc5des? Or am I abandoning the rc5 project for a new CSC project?
Thanx for enlightening me.
I'm sick off all the companies that "jump on the Linux bandwagon". Linux isn't a bandwagon, it's an OS, a tool for work and play.
It seems that when a company hits a dead end, it turns to Linux to liven up the spirit. Do they really have a great interest in Linux? Or are they just trying to save their butts?
I use different boxes for different type of content: ordinary Pentium 100's for the static pages and PII-350 + for dynamic content (perl, c++, asp). You could add a server just for images and graphics.
This type of load balancing is real easy, but it's not fail-safe: if one server dies, all the site is affected. That's why I have a few old boxes with replicated content that are ready to rock in case a server dies. All I need to change is the IP.
A T1 line is not very hard to saturate, and to some extent, only one server could probably manage the whole static/dynamic/graphic content.
We have a T1 line and host our own content. This way you get much better control. We use one tape backup per server, and investigate our logfiles as to when the best time to backup is. That's typically 3am for us.
Excellent. Thanx dood, damn better than.. oh say, 2.5KB/sec!
Like I said, Microsoft are in a class of their own. That's why the DoJ is after their butt for monopoly reasons. But if there was decent competition, where you weren't basically 'forced' to buy anyone's software, the market would be much healthier.
I write software, and I make a living off selling my software. When I see someone pirate _any_ form of software, it makes my teeth cringe, knowing it's maybe my paycheck they're taking away.
And don't start saying 'Microsoft is plenty rich, I don't need to buy their software'. You forget about the economic roll when you say this. Think about the companies that make money from Microsoft: Printers, CD-ROM duplicators, software wholesalers, retailers, etc... They all lose money if you pirate software.
IRC Channels? There are so many warez servers out there, and most of them are run by kiddies who have no clue. If we start busting them, they'll be afraid. One less opportunity to obtain illegal software.
On the other hand, if I buy a car and that car crashes and does not perform as I expected it to, I will return the car to the dealer for a total refund. And if there is only one car dealer in the world and I have no choice but to buy their car, well, that's another story. Bottom line: some people pirate software because they don't have any choice but to use that software, but they feel they're being ripped off by paying hundreds of dollars for crap.
"goofy" users who write their password on paper. Wow! I see all too much of that! I saw system admins who use telnet to login as root. I saw system admins who type their password right in front of your eyes.
These are reasons for which we have to start looking into new forms of authentication. The kind of stuff you see in movies: retinal scans, fingerprints, or to any extent, using magnetized swipe-cards with your user info. I find that encrypted magnetized cards work well, but are somewhat expensive.
Someone at Slashdot should patent some kind of filter on the word "Beowolf" and/or "Post". Even the people mocking the First Posts are getting annoying. It's just a waste of everything.
ATI's got a good idea with the dual-processor, but that also requires dual memory and dual bus. The speed will be fantastic, but what about the cost? Not to mention power consumption and the heat it will generate.
I think ATI's on the right track, but they should start by creating faster accelerators.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9911/03/rare.gli tch.project.idg/index.html
I think this hefty pricing scheme could scare many businesses away from NT. Why pay for Internet clients when they are free with Linux/FreeBSD?
Maybe this could be good for Linux. But I bet most big corporations (who already trust Microsoft way too much) will just pay the bill (or is that Pay Bill?), and Microsoft will end up making Billions and Billions.
... Intel would allow itself to slack-off and stay with the same CPU lines for much longer. AMD are excellent competition for Intel, and that can only mean one thing: great CPU's for us the consumer at tug-of-war prices.
I only run AMD, but what's pushing AMD to come up with great chips like Athlon? It's Intel. What's forcing Intel to come up with 733 MHz chips? AMD.
Competition is good. Flattening out other companies is baad.
... is for phone support in case you need a hand to install Linux. Many corporations require some form of support to even CONSIDER using an OS Of any kind. If you don't need assistance, then don't even buy the $3 CD, just get the ISO and buy a $1.50 blank CD.
Slashdot offers no opinion one way or the other on the acccuracy of Mr. Parish's allegations.
Usually the folks at Slashdot offer some sort of comment or opinion about the subject because, after all, we all DO have an opinion. Why no quirky remark about this? Is it because we are afraid that an M$ lawyer will read and sue us for twice of what we DON'T have?
Does this mean I cannot post any comments about Microsoft, and that I must be afraid of them also?
This kind of censorship only validates Microsoft's monopoly. We are scared.
NOTE to M$ Lawyers: The opinions expressed in the preceding post are those of the Author and do not necessarily affect those of Slashdot or Andover.Net.