From what I understand, the P4 is currently aimed at workstations and servers and not consumer PC's. Intel won't be advertising the P4 because it isn't targeted for the average consumer.
AOL members, by default, have the same AOL usernames and AIM screennames. By stealing the AIM account of an AOL subscriber, you will be able to change the password and gain access to all other AOL features by using the same screenname/password as that user's AIM screenname/password.
Anyone who already has AOL is too damn stupid to figure out how to steal an account and everyone else wouldn't want an AOL account, even if it is free.
That (-1, Troll) moderation is not fair. Just because my post goes against the slashbot groupthink, doesn't mean it's not a completely valid argument that deserves merit. I'm not exactly a MS fan either. They have commited some selfish, devious acts in the past, and their bundling IE with Windows was almost surely intended to defeat competition, but the fact is: MSIE is the best browser out there. It has a smaller footprint, a better user interface, and displays complex sites better than Netscape Mozilla. I used to use Netscape as my default browser as well, but haven't since around 4.0. It is simply not logical to waste my time downloading an inferior browser through my 56k pipe.
It's not that the GPU's are too powerful, it's just that no one has had enough time to learn to write code well for the PS2. Whenever any system is first introduced, the games suck. The software designers who are coding these games need to learn an ENTIRELY new set of hardware and an entirely new set of instructions for each console that is released. That learning process takes time. Wait until the Dolphin or whatever Nintendo is calling their new system comes out and you will see that the PS2 games at that time will kick the shit out of it.
This is why the X-box is such a good idea. You Linux zealots can bash Microsoft all you want, but a lot of programmers are already familiar with writing games for the PC using Direct X. There is almost no learning curve, and thus, you will begin to see a lot of very nice games available shortly after the X-boxes release
Companies like Sega, Sony, and Nintendo are not in the market to make money off their hardware anyway. They will sell the consoles for as little as they need to, often taking a loss on the initial investment of the console. Their profit comes in the form of liscensing and selling dev kits to software developers.
If 99% of the backbone to the 'net is down (due to nuclear war, supervirus, whatever) don't you think it's reasonable to assume that 99% of the PC's connected to the 'net would be down as well. I highly doubt that Joe AOL's computer would still be around after a disaster major enough to crash 99% of the Internet's bandwidth. Seems to me it's a moot point to begin with.
Do you have any reliable links to back that statement of yours up with.
It seems a little strange to me that a communications system that was designed to allow remote users to communicate in the aftermath of a nuclear war would be so fallable.
Isn't that just the typical slashbot reaction to consider any post supporting Windows to be drivel. You're just another cow following the herd.
"Microsoft windows originated with ease of use in mind."
I would not intentionally choose an OS because it is harder to use. That makes absolutely no sense. I've found I can be much more productive and get a great deal more work done if I don't have to waste hours just trying to get my OS to work right
"Linux originated as a hobbiest OS seeking to do things the most efficient quickest way."
I don't need to compile my OS before installing it.
"As such, Microsoft has grown in different areas - as has Linux. Linux, imho has a better base than Windows. ( I can't verify this obviously unless I go work for Microsoft... - it's just my impression )."
That's right, you can't!
"If you're a common everyday end user that wants something that's easy to use - go for Microsoft."
If you're the type of person who enjoys limited functionality that's a pain in the ass to use, go Linux
"Linux has been made substantially easier to use than when it first came out - in some areas it even excels over Microsoft, in others - not as much so. The majority of the power I see in Linux is that things are done in a logically coordinated fashion and the code is "tight"."
If Linux excels over Windows in some areas, why haven't I seen any Linux emulators for Windows?
"Your speed comparison on Quake makes several assumptions - all timing comparisons will. Quake runs faster, usually under Windows, as the result of the tight commercialization that Microsoft has done with Windows in terms of device driver software from hardware manufacturues. If you give it 2-3 years I would expect even more hw manufactures to start providing linux compatible software drivers."
Even in software rendering, Windows beats the shit out of Linux in Quake performance. I cannot judge hardware acceleration because none of the video cards I have will work under Linux.
HAHAHA! Linux is in no way "more efficient" than Windows. Why don't you back up your drivel with facts. Here are some for you:
Most programs that are available for both platforms run faster on Windows (Quake)
People say Windows is too bloated. There is a reason for that: Windows has support for hardware made in the past two years. According to RedHatthe space required for their latest release is: "1620 MB for Server, 450 MB for Workstation , and 120 MB for Custom Install" This is similar to the amount of diskspace Windows uses, only windows offers a lot more features.
Unless you've actually used Win ME or Win2K, don't even try to call Windows unstable. I have boxes running both and they are rock solid
Linux is always in beta.
It doesn't matter anyway, because anyone who defends Evil Microsoft instantly gets (-1, Flamebait) This is my opinion, but I can back it up with solif facts.
"I'd actually like to have an old P60 chip that I can frame and stick up on a wall somewhere."
If I remember correctly, After the recall of the original Pentiums, some company was selling jewelry made out of the defective silicon. Apparently, Intel was just going to throw them away and someone bought the lot. A necklace with an inset Pentium cost around $15, if I remember correctly.
Why don't you do a Google search for "Perth" and "Technology". Quite a few startups and ISP's are based out of or operate offices in Perth. Not to mention the Curtin University of Technology in Perth.
Actually, about four years ago, I worked for SWBell. One of our projects was to lay several T3 lines bewteen California and Hawaii.
"The transatlantic route is the most populated with cables and has also seen the greatest drop in the price of capacity. Last year, $250,000 would buy a T-1line between London and the USA. Five years ago, that is what it cost to lease a line for a year. Prices have not fallen as far in the Pacific, but will continue to drop worldwide"
Ocean conditions and prevailing currents prevent undersea cable from being layed in most areas of the ocean.
You see, while daily tides don't seem too powerful to the average person, the stress imposed on a cable that is exposed to miles upon miles of oceanic currents will break even the strongest of cables. A similar situation was previously discussed here
With respect to these conditions, Floreat Beach in Perth is the ideal area to lay cable. This coastline is sheltered from the impact of high energy swell by a series of submerged calcaranite barriers and offshore islands. As a result, low energy conditions prevail, especially in summer when incident wave heights are generally less than 0.5 m, giving the beaches a lake-like appearance.
In addition, Perth is home to many major Australian dotcoms and ISP's. It is considered by many to be Australia's version of Silicon Valley in the US.
You are an idiot. The cable itself is far cheaper than the act of laying thousands of miles of it in the bottom of the ocean. It would make a lot more sense to go ahead and lay a second cable at the same time as the first.
"how many cd-drives have you worn out in the 3 years or so?"
Personally, I've never had a CD or DVD drive fail, but that doesn't say that they don't fail. My point being: If my CD drive were to fail, I could just take out the media and it would be fine. With current hard drive technology, if one of the heads fails, and I have something I need on my drive (who here actually has current backups of ALL their files) I would be up shit creek. Using a laser as opposed to a mechanical head greatly reduces the chances of data loss due to drive failure.
Where exactly did you see that "the rate of failure of heads is less than 3 orders of magnitude than that of conventional mechanical devices"?
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From what I understand, the P4 is currently aimed at workstations and servers and not consumer PC's. Intel won't be advertising the P4 because it isn't targeted for the average consumer.
A sarcastic term used to designate software and hardware products that have been announced and advertised but are not yet available.
Umm, exactly what 64-bit AMD chip were you talking about again?
AOL members, by default, have the same AOL usernames and AIM screennames. By stealing the AIM account of an AOL subscriber, you will be able to change the password and gain access to all other AOL features by using the same screenname/password as that user's AIM screenname/password.
Anyone who already has AOL is too damn stupid to figure out how to steal an account and everyone else wouldn't want an AOL account, even if it is free.
Well enjoy the 10 games that were made for it.
That (-1, Troll) moderation is not fair. Just because my post goes against the slashbot groupthink, doesn't mean it's not a completely valid argument that deserves merit. I'm not exactly a MS fan either. They have commited some selfish, devious acts in the past, and their bundling IE with Windows was almost surely intended to defeat competition, but the fact is: MSIE is the best browser out there. It has a smaller footprint, a better user interface, and displays complex sites better than Netscape Mozilla. I used to use Netscape as my default browser as well, but haven't since around 4.0. It is simply not logical to waste my time downloading an inferior browser through my 56k pipe.
That'll never happen, Windows has a good browser
This is why the X-box is such a good idea. You Linux zealots can bash Microsoft all you want, but a lot of programmers are already familiar with writing games for the PC using Direct X. There is almost no learning curve, and thus, you will begin to see a lot of very nice games available shortly after the X-boxes release
Companies like Sega, Sony, and Nintendo are not in the market to make money off their hardware anyway. They will sell the consoles for as little as they need to, often taking a loss on the initial investment of the console. Their profit comes in the form of liscensing and selling dev kits to software developers.
I'll bite. That's already been done. Check here
It was quite possibly the worst selling gaming system of all time.
Googlehas 1,326,920,000 pages indexed. I'm sure there's more than that.
If 99% of the backbone to the 'net is down (due to nuclear war, supervirus, whatever) don't you think it's reasonable to assume that 99% of the PC's connected to the 'net would be down as well. I highly doubt that Joe AOL's computer would still be around after a disaster major enough to crash 99% of the Internet's bandwidth. Seems to me it's a moot point to begin with.
Do you have any reliable links to back that statement of yours up with.
It seems a little strange to me that a communications system that was designed to allow remote users to communicate in the aftermath of a nuclear war would be so fallable.
Isn't that just the typical slashbot reaction to consider any post supporting Windows to be drivel. You're just another cow following the herd.
"Microsoft windows originated with ease of use in mind."
I would not intentionally choose an OS because it is harder to use. That makes absolutely no sense. I've found I can be much more productive and get a great deal more work done if I don't have to waste hours just trying to get my OS to work right
"Linux originated as a hobbiest OS seeking to do things the most efficient quickest way."
I don't need to compile my OS before installing it.
"As such, Microsoft has grown in different areas - as has Linux. Linux, imho has a better base than Windows. ( I can't verify this obviously unless I go work for Microsoft... - it's just my impression )."
That's right, you can't!
"If you're a common everyday end user that wants something that's easy to use - go for Microsoft."
If you're the type of person who enjoys limited functionality that's a pain in the ass to use, go Linux
"Linux has been made substantially easier to use than when it first came out - in some areas it even excels over Microsoft, in others - not as much so. The majority of the power I see in Linux is that things are done in a logically coordinated fashion and the code is "tight"."
If Linux excels over Windows in some areas, why haven't I seen any Linux emulators for Windows?
"Your speed comparison on Quake makes several assumptions - all timing comparisons will. Quake runs faster, usually under Windows, as the result of the tight commercialization that Microsoft has done with Windows in terms of device driver software from hardware manufacturues. If you give it 2-3 years I would expect even more hw manufactures to start providing linux compatible software drivers."
Even in software rendering, Windows beats the shit out of Linux in Quake performance. I cannot judge hardware acceleration because none of the video cards I have will work under Linux.
"In sum, there is no right answer."
You're just in denial.
Most programs that are available for both platforms run faster on Windows (Quake)
People say Windows is too bloated. There is a reason for that: Windows has support for hardware made in the past two years. According to RedHatthe space required for their latest release is: "1620 MB for Server, 450 MB for Workstation , and 120 MB for Custom Install" This is similar to the amount of diskspace Windows uses, only windows offers a lot more features.
Unless you've actually used Win ME or Win2K, don't even try to call Windows unstable. I have boxes running both and they are rock solid
Linux is always in beta.
It doesn't matter anyway, because anyone who defends Evil Microsoft instantly gets (-1, Flamebait) This is my opinion, but I can back it up with solif facts.
"I'd actually like to have an old P60 chip that I can frame and stick up on a wall somewhere." If I remember correctly, After the recall of the original Pentiums, some company was selling jewelry made out of the defective silicon. Apparently, Intel was just going to throw them away and someone bought the lot. A necklace with an inset Pentium cost around $15, if I remember correctly.
Shouldn't that be the top 9.9999999348 Intel slipups?
Kryotech.com
Why don't you do a Google search for "Perth" and "Technology". Quite a few startups and ISP's are based out of or operate offices in Perth. Not to mention the Curtin University of Technology in Perth.
Actually, about four years ago, I worked for SWBell. One of our projects was to lay several T3 lines bewteen California and Hawaii.
"The transatlantic route is the most populated with cables and has also seen the greatest drop in the price of capacity. Last year, $250,000 would buy a T-1line between London and the USA. Five years ago, that is what it cost to lease a line for a year. Prices have not fallen as far in the Pacific, but will continue to drop worldwide"
Found here
Ocean conditions and prevailing currents prevent undersea cable from being layed in most areas of the ocean.
You see, while daily tides don't seem too powerful to the average person, the stress imposed on a cable that is exposed to miles upon miles of oceanic currents will break even the strongest of cables. A similar situation was previously discussed here
With respect to these conditions, Floreat Beach in Perth is the ideal area to lay cable. This coastline is sheltered from the impact of high energy swell by a series of submerged calcaranite barriers and offshore islands. As a result, low energy conditions prevail, especially in summer when incident wave heights are generally less than 0.5 m, giving the beaches a lake-like appearance.
In addition, Perth is home to many major Australian dotcoms and ISP's. It is considered by many to be Australia's version of Silicon Valley in the US.
You are an idiot. The cable itself is far cheaper than the act of laying thousands of miles of it in the bottom of the ocean. It would make a lot more sense to go ahead and lay a second cable at the same time as the first.
...and the football team has to take something to keep their GPA up.
..lesbians. Lot's of lesbians. In fact, every female Phys Ed teacher I've ever had was a flaming lesbian.
Personally, I've never had a CD or DVD drive fail, but that doesn't say that they don't fail. My point being: If my CD drive were to fail, I could just take out the media and it would be fine. With current hard drive technology, if one of the heads fails, and I have something I need on my drive (who here actually has current backups of ALL their files) I would be up shit creek. Using a laser as opposed to a mechanical head greatly reduces the chances of data loss due to drive failure.
Where exactly did you see that "the rate of failure of heads is less than 3 orders of magnitude than that of conventional mechanical devices"?