Not exactly. While I'm not saying they don't, this does not prove they do.
Something as simple as looking at their logs to see you've been transferring several TB per month is enough to tell them something is going on.
Ideally, this would be the extent of the cotrols - low volume stuff that people typically use wouldn't register (or wouldn't seem extraordinary) and they'd quickly spot some smartass trying to run an ISP.
Wrong. MicroUSB is also designed to be far more resistant than miniUSB (which like full-size USB is only rated for a few hundred insertions and places stress on the receptacle, potentially causing damage to devices). It's also designed so that the cheap cable breaks before the expensive device.
Nokia (the only one of those I have experience with, besides Apple) started using microUSB for data and charging at least around 2008, since the N85 definitely charged via microUSB (exclusively, in fact). Later smartphones (N97, for instance) also used microUSB exclusively. They did bring back their proprietary (but trivial to copy) charging connector for their Symbian^3 devices, but kept microUSB charging as an option.
microUSB was popular way before the EU mandated it. And miniUSB (same thing in a larger and less robust connector) was popular before microUSB. The market started moving towards microUSB (after miniUSB) before any sort of mandate by the EU. Since there is no alternative standard that comes close to microUSB overall (Lightning is stupidly proprietary compared to USB and is needlessly complex, besides being designed so that the device breaks before the cable - microUSB is specifically designed so that stress is kept on the connector side, as much as possible), microUSB is here to stay.
The big question is what will happen with USB 3.0. Will the current microUSB 3.0 connector be used? (It's easily backward-compatible, but is larger) Will some sort of nanoUSB connector be developed that fits USB 3.0 signalling inside a microUSB-compatible connector and port?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - released 1998.
Camera is controlled using a shoulder button (or Z, which is more or less equivalent to L on the N64 controller), while the 4 C-buttons (somewhat equivalent to a right analog stick) were assigned to items (plus the first person look mode).
Ape Escape: Released 1999.
Camera is controlled using shoulder buttons, while the right analog stick controlled items.
It sure is. Super Mario 64 wrote the book on 3D platforming. Sony then rushed to retrofit control sticks into their controllers (and did a terrible job that was only fixed for the PS4). They just added an extra one because they couldn't find a place to fit a single one and took the opportunity to try to outdo Nintendo.
Claiming that Ape Escape (and by extension the dual analog) was more innovative than Super Mario 64 (and by extension the N64 controller) is simply absurd.
DisplayPort supports 1440x2560 @ 60Hz - HDMI does not.
Since you need an adapter in either case (micro HDMI or mini DisplayPort) and mini DisplayPort -> HDMI adapters are only slightly more expensive than micro HDMI -> HDMI adapters, I don't think ubiquity plays that much of a role.
Surface 2 - your typical mess of binaries for this and that characteristic of ARM. Surface Pro 2 - typical ultrabook hardware, so it should be relatively well supprted.
Where did you get 300MHz from? I've always read 600MHz... In any case, if it's not enough for you, you might want to look into a dedicated router (like a pfSense box) or the RT-AC68U, since it has two CPU cores at 800MHz.
Maybe DD-WRT is slower than the official/slightly modded firmware, 1300 connections sounds low-ish judging by what is commonly said about the N66U. Unfortunately, I have no numbers to share because I use mine exclusively as an access point, with routing delegated to a pfSense box...
What about wireless N and AC support? Officially, they're not supported... Fortunately, it's not something I have to mess with, since I only use pfSense for firewall/routing duties, along with an Asus RT-N66U for Wi-Fi.
Which Asus are you talking about? The RT-N66U and RT-AC66U, as well as the RT-N56U are known for being able to handle loads that would be unbearable on lesser devices.
In any case, the N66U and AC66U (and the soon-to-be-released AC68U, which has a much faster processor than its younger siblings) have excellent official firmaware support and are compatible with tons of different OS, from slightly modified stock firmware (it's open source) to DD-WRT. They're also easy to load a different OS at will with no hacking required.
The best part is that they're crazy fast and have excellent range on Wi-Fi, besides very good routing.
pfSense is extremely limited on the Wi-Fi end. Otherwise, it's a great product, if you like tinkering with stuff and don't want a plug-and-play experience.
Around 2007/8 they messed with the pinouts of their dock connector devices, but I thought they only removed the firewire charging without changing anything else. Still, by removing two pins, a very large portion of older docks does not charge newer devices. Great idea, huh? Nothing like buying an iPod car dock and an iPod only to realize an (unofficial, which means hard to find) adapter is needed for the iPod to charge.
Ah, Apple. Dock Connector had its stressed parts on the connector, which means that if something breaks, it's most likely the cheap cable. MicroUSB does this too. Lightning has its stressed parts in the receptacle - so the parts that break the most are inside the expensive phone.
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How does he fight the urge to change his name to one that can be abbreviated James T. Kirk?
Since, in practice, they'd want to get rid of old stock before selling their shiny new product, this isn't really that much of a problem.
It's not like AMD is going to magically beat Haswell before Broadwell is released. It would be nice if they did, though...
Not exactly. While I'm not saying they don't, this does not prove they do.
Something as simple as looking at their logs to see you've been transferring several TB per month is enough to tell them something is going on.
Ideally, this would be the extent of the cotrols - low volume stuff that people typically use wouldn't register (or wouldn't seem extraordinary) and they'd quickly spot some smartass trying to run an ISP.
Wrong. MicroUSB is also designed to be far more resistant than miniUSB (which like full-size USB is only rated for a few hundred insertions and places stress on the receptacle, potentially causing damage to devices). It's also designed so that the cheap cable breaks before the expensive device.
As far as I know, only smart and featurephones charge via USB, even today.
Nokia (the only one of those I have experience with, besides Apple) started using microUSB for data and charging at least around 2008, since the N85 definitely charged via microUSB (exclusively, in fact). Later smartphones (N97, for instance) also used microUSB exclusively. They did bring back their proprietary (but trivial to copy) charging connector for their Symbian^3 devices, but kept microUSB charging as an option.
microUSB was popular way before the EU mandated it. And miniUSB (same thing in a larger and less robust connector) was popular before microUSB. The market started moving towards microUSB (after miniUSB) before any sort of mandate by the EU.
Since there is no alternative standard that comes close to microUSB overall (Lightning is stupidly proprietary compared to USB and is needlessly complex, besides being designed so that the device breaks before the cable - microUSB is specifically designed so that stress is kept on the connector side, as much as possible), microUSB is here to stay.
The big question is what will happen with USB 3.0. Will the current microUSB 3.0 connector be used? (It's easily backward-compatible, but is larger) Will some sort of nanoUSB connector be developed that fits USB 3.0 signalling inside a microUSB-compatible connector and port?
I remember that my only experience with a Pontiac boiled down to: "What do you mean this car has no electronic stability control or ABS?".
The year must've been 2007 or something.
If one of their top brands didn't have such essential equipment, what did they do to their cheap ones? Were the engine blocks made of paper?
Playstation controllers from the Dual Analog to the DualShock 3 are an ergonomic disaster. It's a good thing the PS4 controller has been improved.
By the way, what kind of genious thought that it was a great idea to have analog face butons? Most useless "feature" ever.
That's funny...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - released 1998.
Camera is controlled using a shoulder button (or Z, which is more or less equivalent to L on the N64 controller), while the 4 C-buttons (somewhat equivalent to a right analog stick) were assigned to items (plus the first person look mode).
Ape Escape: Released 1999.
Camera is controlled using shoulder buttons, while the right analog stick controlled items.
Innovative, you say?
It sure is. Super Mario 64 wrote the book on 3D platforming. Sony then rushed to retrofit control sticks into their controllers (and did a terrible job that was only fixed for the PS4). They just added an extra one because they couldn't find a place to fit a single one and took the opportunity to try to outdo Nintendo.
Claiming that Ape Escape (and by extension the dual analog) was more innovative than Super Mario 64 (and by extension the N64 controller) is simply absurd.
DisplayPort supports 1440x2560 @ 60Hz - HDMI does not.
Since you need an adapter in either case (micro HDMI or mini DisplayPort) and mini DisplayPort -> HDMI adapters are only slightly more expensive than micro HDMI -> HDMI adapters, I don't think ubiquity plays that much of a role.
Since when is exposing the filesystem to the user a negative?
You must be kidding if you're trying to push Wi-Fi and Bluetooth over USB. Let me just grab my Wi-Fi pen drive! Or my Bluetooth HDD!
Since what you are saying in your first paragraph is completely absurd, I conclude that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Surface 2 - your typical mess of binaries for this and that characteristic of ARM.
Surface Pro 2 - typical ultrabook hardware, so it should be relatively well supprted.
DisplayPort is better than HDMI, and in practice mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter are only slightly more expensive than micro HDMI to HDMI.
Where did you get 300MHz from? I've always read 600MHz... In any case, if it's not enough for you, you might want to look into a dedicated router (like a pfSense box) or the RT-AC68U, since it has two CPU cores at 800MHz.
Maybe DD-WRT is slower than the official/slightly modded firmware, 1300 connections sounds low-ish judging by what is commonly said about the N66U. Unfortunately, I have no numbers to share because I use mine exclusively as an access point, with routing delegated to a pfSense box...
What about wireless N and AC support? Officially, they're not supported...
Fortunately, it's not something I have to mess with, since I only use pfSense for firewall/routing duties, along with an Asus RT-N66U for Wi-Fi.
Which Asus are you talking about? The RT-N66U and RT-AC66U, as well as the RT-N56U are known for being able to handle loads that would be unbearable on lesser devices.
In any case, the N66U and AC66U (and the soon-to-be-released AC68U, which has a much faster processor than its younger siblings) have excellent official firmaware support and are compatible with tons of different OS, from slightly modified stock firmware (it's open source) to DD-WRT. They're also easy to load a different OS at will with no hacking required.
The best part is that they're crazy fast and have excellent range on Wi-Fi, besides very good routing.
pfSense is extremely limited on the Wi-Fi end. Otherwise, it's a great product, if you like tinkering with stuff and don't want a plug-and-play experience.
Static image, most likely. You tend to know when it isn't because it's either obvious or on the news.
Around 2007/8 they messed with the pinouts of their dock connector devices, but I thought they only removed the firewire charging without changing anything else.
Still, by removing two pins, a very large portion of older docks does not charge newer devices. Great idea, huh? Nothing like buying an iPod car dock and an iPod only to realize an (unofficial, which means hard to find) adapter is needed for the iPod to charge.
At least that has debateable advantages in some cases.
Designing the phone to break before the connector has no advantages. "Smaller connector" is not an advantage beyond a certain point.
They won't. They'll probably be allowed to ship an adapter with the phone, though.
So did I until recently. Turns out it was an optional standard. I'm guessing they're just upgrading it to mandatory.
Ah, Apple. Dock Connector had its stressed parts on the connector, which means that if something breaks, it's most likely the cheap cable. MicroUSB does this too. Lightning has its stressed parts in the receptacle - so the parts that break the most are inside the expensive phone.
Great idea, huh?