If interested in this aspect of Newton's life, read the novel Dark Matter : The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton: A Novel by Philip Kerr. It's a fictional murder mystery set in the Tower of London, during the turn of the 17th century, but the backdrop is set in fact. Newton lead the recoinage of the period and held a post in the tower and indeed was involved in alchemy as well as casting off the requisite religious beliefs of the day.
A good read. You'll never think of Newton the same again.
I think so. I did a lot of assembly language programming back in 1974-85, including Z80, 8080, 8086, 6502, and 680x0 (and some more bizarre ones, like the F8, Perkin Elmer 8/32, DG Nova, and some mainframes as well)....and you also wrote "The Next Book." I used to go to Waldenbooks in the local mall and read that book standing in the aisles, lusting after the NeXT back in '89. In '99 I finally got a copy of it, on eBay, for $100. It sits on my office shelf here beside me as I type this. A great way to get a feel for the NeXT experience.
What about that sort of "evil lighthouse" that cast a beam of utter darkness that swept across the plains? That was a most vile and evil beam of some considerable note. Anyone with me?
In high school I came across, and saved a paper copy, an article complaining about the amount of data already lost to old computer tapes from the '60s to date. This article, from 1991, was not located with a search on the current Miami Herald site. (There is a joke in there somewhere). So, I've scanned and posted it for all to enjoy.
http://www.floydsoft.com/olddataarticle.doc [floydsoft.com]
There's also a joke in the fact that here, today, you have offered this document to the world in the proprietary format of Microsoft Word.
The attempt to support ten bazillion componente issues won't be problematic for Apple because Apple not support any platform other than a Macintosh to run OS X. OS X will never run on a standard PC. To do so would destroy the company which makes its profits from HARDWARE not SOFTWARE.
Apple will never allow a release verison of OS X to run on any hardware but an Apple Macintosh. Apple is a hardware company first and foremost. Do not forget that.
AREXX is the Amiga variant that brought REXX to the consumer. Well, to a relatively small group of consumers, as it were.:-) Interesting reading, though.
I have several web-servers running FreeBSD and Linux - I understand the stability there. The reason I think Linux folks might be missing out is some of the other nicities that OS X brings to the table such as a more consistente GUI, a greater number of commercial consumer applications, ease of install / upgrade, etc. OS X is less daunting for the novice user yet the power user does not want for control or the ability to interface with the OS in as many was as can be done with Linux.
I've run OS X ony my home Macs for nearly 5 years now. (It was my great experience with NeXTSTEP back in '94 that let me know OS X is the only place I needed to be.) My XP box at work crashes hard or needs to be reset by me several times a month. Leaving it on at a stretch, I sometimes see unexplainable lags in responsiveness. It's a painful contrast.
Something that amuses me is the fact that OS X crashes out so infrequently (about once every 18 months) that when it does happen, I immediately assume I must have a hardware problem. That really is a testament to the solidity of an operating systemthat you might expect the hardware to go before the software crashes. And that's not to say I've had any hardware issues to speak of (outside of dropping an iBook onto a tile floor...)
Windows (and Linux) folks are really missing out, in my somewhat humble opinion. I'm most content with my G5, iBook, and new Mac mini.
I've been using XMLHttpRequest to wonderful effect in developing Dashboard widgets for Mac OS X. Seamless, behind-the-scenes data grabs - nothing akin to a page refresh.
Yes, it was a joke (that you clearly didn't get)... And the name is actually spelled "Poon" I believe. And hey, give me a break, my car just hit a water buffalo.
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Indeed. That is his appointment in the aforementioned novel.
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A good read. You'll never think of Newton the same again.
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I've since gotten a NeXT machines as well.
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Thanks for the book.
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But, it's good to have an original 128k unit around as well...
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Hit my retro site for like items:
http://www.bytecellar.com/
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1161463,00.a
I believe Quantum purchased them.
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http://www.interq.or.jp/black/goat/horror/hellrai
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http://www.norvig.com/y10k.html
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There's also a joke in the fact that here, today, you have offered this document to the world in the proprietary format of Microsoft Word.
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Have a C-One going as well:
http://homepage.mac.com/blakespot/PhotoAlbum24.ht
Good stuff. Other machines as well:
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http://www.bytecellar.com
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As such, you'd prob. like my Vintage blog - http://www.bytecellar.com/
There's not that many of us left...
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"I agree Apple needs to get PCIe as that is the only thing that keeps me from buying a PowerMac."
What an assclown thou art.
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I have several web-servers running FreeBSD and Linux - I understand the stability there. The reason I think Linux folks might be missing out is some of the other nicities that OS X brings to the table such as a more consistente GUI, a greater number of commercial consumer applications, ease of install / upgrade, etc. OS X is less daunting for the novice user yet the power user does not want for control or the ability to interface with the OS in as many was as can be done with Linux.
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I've run OS X ony my home Macs for nearly 5 years now. (It was my great experience with NeXTSTEP back in '94 that let me know OS X is the only place I needed to be.) My XP box at work crashes hard or needs to be reset by me several times a month. Leaving it on at a stretch, I sometimes see unexplainable lags in responsiveness. It's a painful contrast.
Something that amuses me is the fact that OS X crashes out so infrequently (about once every 18 months) that when it does happen, I immediately assume I must have a hardware problem. That really is a testament to the solidity of an operating systemthat you might expect the hardware to go before the software crashes. And that's not to say I've had any hardware issues to speak of (outside of dropping an iBook onto a tile floor...)
Windows (and Linux) folks are really missing out, in my somewhat humble opinion. I'm most content with my G5, iBook, and new Mac mini.
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Here's a demo in a proper web page:
http://www.blakespot.com/xml.html
Good stuff.
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Can you post a link confirming Delphi's indication that these liquid cooling systems MTBF is 2 - 2.5 years?
Thanks.
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