You're forgetting that in DOS, every application needs its own drivers for anything beyond text mode output (MDA?) and keyboard input, so there's not a single printer interface to emulate - ideally, you emulate the more popular ones.
Ah, of course. Makes perfect sense - the one thing no game needs but every business user needs...
I can't blame them, I would also avoid touching anything printer-related with a 3,048m pole if possible. I guess it comes down to emulating HP LaserJet and whatever else was commonly supported at the time, similar to what's currently done with sound cards...
What doesn't DOSBox have that games don't need but business stuff does? Usually games are those things that require very good compatibility, and DOSBox is perfect in my experience...
To see if the machines work properly, if they're fast enough/private enough, if they don't break down every 10 minutes, if their output is good, if there are any problems that only become evident once you place a bunch of volunteers in front them,...
It seems that something did pop up, so the suggestion is warranted.
What? Why try stuff? That takes time! Think of the precious time you save by not trying out a cheap sample before commiting to a multi-million dollar contract! And it's electronic, it must be awesome! Besides, if something is wrong with it, it's the taxpayers' problem, not yours.
Also, just for you, and only for the next two hours, I'll give you, not one, not two, not three, but a five percent discount on the 100 million something this nice usually costs. I'll even throw in a generous campaign contribution if you pay cash!
Errors do become harder to spot as time goes, but weight estimates are relatively easy to make these days, as long as you're using CAD software instead of a drawing table.
100 tons screams of either gross engineering incompetence, management trying to sweep problems under the rug, or both. Not some honest little mistakes piling up.
I have no idea how anyone can underestimate a sub's weight by 100 freaking tons. Other than forgetting to set the material in their CAD software, that is.
Some POS systems are not integrated with the card payment terminal. You click "visa" for instance, and the POS system assumes a valid card payment has been made. The payment is then made in a seperate terminal which issues a receipt for the payment, which should be kept with the purchase receipt.
They might have a future as pseudo-scientists. Maybe *insert group that really like pseudo-science here* could use a few kids. Kids sound convincing, right?
Long battery life? Not compared to any smartphone I'd seen. By the way, the original idea for the iPhone was for "apps" to be regular websites, not native code.
It did change a lot of stuff, but it sure as hell wasn't the Jesusphone you seem to think it was.
Plants evolved to support themselves, not to generate tons of energy. Even crappy solar cells are more efficient than any plant out there, add an LED light source and you're still probably something like 10 times more efficient than the plant-based solution.
Too bad people fall for stuff if it's "plant-based" or "natural".
Who said anything about Android? Why should the concept not work because Google made some weird decisions with Android? Plenty of operating systems and platforms out there that work seamlessly with mixed DVI and HDMI.
I think that's a bit too much to say. At least the Empire learned from its mistakes and didn't add a spectacular design flaw to the second Death Star. EA just seems to enjoy piling on design flaws and not fixing stuff.
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You're forgetting that in DOS, every application needs its own drivers for anything beyond text mode output (MDA?) and keyboard input, so there's not a single printer interface to emulate - ideally, you emulate the more popular ones.
Ah, of course. Makes perfect sense - the one thing no game needs but every business user needs...
I can't blame them, I would also avoid touching anything printer-related with a 3,048m pole if possible. I guess it comes down to emulating HP LaserJet and whatever else was commonly supported at the time, similar to what's currently done with sound cards...
What doesn't DOSBox have that games don't need but business stuff does? Usually games are those things that require very good compatibility, and DOSBox is perfect in my experience...
To see if the machines work properly, if they're fast enough/private enough, if they don't break down every 10 minutes, if their output is good, if there are any problems that only become evident once you place a bunch of volunteers in front them,...
It seems that something did pop up, so the suggestion is warranted.
What? Why try stuff? That takes time! Think of the precious time you save by not trying out a cheap sample before commiting to a multi-million dollar contract! And it's electronic, it must be awesome! Besides, if something is wrong with it, it's the taxpayers' problem, not yours.
Also, just for you, and only for the next two hours, I'll give you, not one, not two, not three, but a five percent discount on the 100 million something this nice usually costs. I'll even throw in a generous campaign contribution if you pay cash!
Also good to ward off script kiddies on school networks who were taught how to use shutdown -i
I sometimes wonder who the hell thought that would be a good idea...
Errors do become harder to spot as time goes, but weight estimates are relatively easy to make these days, as long as you're using CAD software instead of a drawing table.
100 tons screams of either gross engineering incompetence, management trying to sweep problems under the rug, or both. Not some honest little mistakes piling up.
I have no idea how anyone can underestimate a sub's weight by 100 freaking tons. Other than forgetting to set the material in their CAD software, that is.
Some POS systems are not integrated with the card payment terminal. You click "visa" for instance, and the POS system assumes a valid card payment has been made. The payment is then made in a seperate terminal which issues a receipt for the payment, which should be kept with the purchase receipt.
They might have a future as pseudo-scientists. Maybe *insert group that really like pseudo-science here* could use a few kids. Kids sound convincing, right?
Calling it a "router" is the smallest problem I can think of in the whole experiment.
IANAL, but I suggest you stop suggesting to people that they should look directly into the sun.
There's a very easy way to avoid all sorts of "conflict[s] of What Trek Is versus What Trek Isn't" - don't watch it.
Considering iTunes' not working on other devices was due to DRM (mainly), I can't say it's a very positive aspect that only the iPhone could do it.
My smartphones back then did a very good job with what web pages were available back then, no problems there.
The iPhone only really changed two things:
Interfaces got flatter (fewer sub-menus) and touch input replaced physical keyboards and navigation keys.
Long battery life? Not compared to any smartphone I'd seen. By the way, the original idea for the iPhone was for "apps" to be regular websites, not native code.
It did change a lot of stuff, but it sure as hell wasn't the Jesusphone you seem to think it was.
Don't underestimate Intel's ability and will to put all kinds of things on-chip.
Too bad such a concept will never work.
Plants evolved to support themselves, not to generate tons of energy.
Even crappy solar cells are more efficient than any plant out there, add an LED light source and you're still probably something like 10 times more efficient than the plant-based solution.
Too bad people fall for stuff if it's "plant-based" or "natural".
Maybe we can fight disinformation with disinformation after all...
Don't forget about Wi-Fi.
We are beyond the point where studies make sense.
I propose a study to figure out how to keep assholes from spreading disinformation about RF radiation.
They haven't proven to be more than just a fad, like Netbooks, however.
Who said anything about Android? Why should the concept not work because Google made some weird decisions with Android? Plenty of operating systems and platforms out there that work seamlessly with mixed DVI and HDMI.
Come on, what monitor these days doesn't have DVI or HDMI (other than Apple's Cinema Displays)?
I have to disagree, I expect my tablet to function as an Ultrabook-style device. And guess what, it does!
Of course, there's a lot to be said about Windows 8 (not much of it pretty), but they have the right idea.
The trick is providing something that is truly useful without cannibalizing Laptop/Desktop sales.
I think that's a bit too much to say. At least the Empire learned from its mistakes and didn't add a spectacular design flaw to the second Death Star. EA just seems to enjoy piling on design flaws and not fixing stuff.
You still have to pay for data, which is far cheaper than the thousands of bucks per GB cost of an SMS