Seriously, what's wrong with copying the stuff on the CD into a directory and then downloading the binaries? It worked for Q1 and Q2. Then again, I think that some of the stuff would be locked up in the InstallShield installer, so this would be impossible.
Admit it. Q3 on Linux is only decent for running a server. At this point, Mesa sucks so much that having a client just isn't worth it.
...and those same inventory computers were also once the registers. However, a town ordinance wants the customers to see the receipt as it's being made, so a pathetic IBM Java POS program replaced the good old monochrome monitors. Damn. Those IBM machines (which are basically stripped-down Aptivas: K6-2 300MHz with 32MB of RAM) run NT4 (service pack 4; that's old). The POS program is written in Java and runs in JGui. Meanwhile, across the street Best Buy is using the same machines for their register system, except it's a program from ICL (one of the POS system giants), and it's written in C/C++!
So, next time you make a run to CompUSA, praise the AIX terminals, and scorn the IBM POS POS (Point of Sale Piece of S#!&)
I know that for a fact. I think that the Targus keyboard is $59.99, while it has an average cost of $42. The same thing follows for cabling; serial, parallel, Cat-5, everything. Belkin's profit margin is about 65%-70%. $20 printer cables? $5 cost. $85 crimping tool? $30.
Sure, stores have to make a profit somewhere, but come on! It doesn't take a moron to figure out that these things are cheaper than ever to manufacture!
Regarding quality control, the companies know if a shipment of cables are defective: one time, Belkin reported that an entire shipment of printer cables was soldered wrong. That shipment was promptly field-destroyed (cut the heads off of each end).
So you can now tweak your Dreamcast to turn it into a Linux box. What good is that? Can you use it as a remote client for telnet/ssh or other uses? No; for that to be done, there would have to be an interface connector. Someone would have to write a driver for the modem, and I don't think that Sega is going to release that information. Besides, it might even be a Winmodem, or even worse, it might be connected to an alien, non-16550/8250 UART controller.
So basically, this "Linux Dreamcast" consists of a CD-ROM/GigaDisc drive, some system for the keyboard, and maybe support for the controller. So what? Without any drivers for the PowerVR2 on there, this "Dreamcast Linux" would be worthless.
Either way, I'm wondering if that thing segfaulted at some point and he refused to take a picture of that. As you already know, the press only shows us what it wants us to see.
Actually, I'm looking into Perl. As for the other two, I haven't even seen any application of them (or known it if I have seen them), so I can't make an educated opinion on it. As for Linux, I had Red Hat 6.2, and it stunk. X wouldn't run in true color (not even on an S3 Vision 868 or an ATI Rage IIC), and it took me a month to figure out how to get the box on the Internet. I'd rather spend money on decent programming than spend time trying to patch up such a motley collection of slapdash code.
Won't this be really bad for system integrity?
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Seriously, EMP terrorist attacks on a server farm could become all the more deadly. There would be disgruntled techies running around in the server closet with refrigerator magnets (or, even worse, the magnets from hard drive voice coils!).
My statement to IBM is this: Before you release this "MRAM" technology, develop a shielding strategy for it.
"Gotta hand it to IBM these days: copper interconnects, 200ppi LCD monitors and now this."
Add to that the death of the Aptiva series and the 75GB 7200RPM Deskstar, and you have a nice company. Now if only they could ditch Avery Brooks... "When, after six years, you finally realize that DS9 was just a pathetic Star Trek offshoot and that no one was watching it; that is an epiphany."
...we're trying to break Newton's Third Law of Motion, right?
It's only logical that scientists try to bend (or even break) the laws of physics, since they can't make a 400-ton spaceship that can channel the power of a supernova out of their tailpipes.
...but have you seen that Zelerate banner ad? When I checked the main Slashdot page, I was mooned by seven animals? Then I was greeted with the question, "What does your back end look like?"
Ugh. To be mooned by seven animals on an innocent webpage. I certainly won't be saying nice things to Zelerate anytime soon.
Still, the 1.1 JVM that ships with IE is so out of date as to be worthless...
Well what do you think they're doing with IE6? Probably getting rid of the inefficiencies in the JVM, just like they did in IE4 and IE5.
However, if you're not just running into webpages with Java applets/scripts, and you absolutely NEED to have the most updated JVM, then go get JGUI and Sun's official JDK, yadda yadda. Personally, I won't be using Java when I program for two reasons:
Java lags. That fact is undeniable. That and the fact that the class files are so big and bloated, and the fact that they MUST be loaded into the system RAM to run correctly, et cetera.
I'm going into Computer Engineering, so I'll only be programming drivers. And I certainly won't want to be churning out drivers with Javalag(TM).
Javalag(TM) is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., LLC, CRAP, etc.
Pretty soon, we'll probably hear about how Digital:Convergence is getting the CIA to subsidize their stupid idea for "the safety of national security".
Ugh. Well, Iridium, there's a paper-thin line between desperation and idiocy, and you've just crossed it.
IE is free, Netscape is free, Mozilla is free (well, not when it comes to the compile/build/configure/re-configure/delete/re-ins tall/fuss/head-pound/tweak time that you have to invest). So why the hell is Opera $50?
Opera's move is equivalent to treason in the browser world. You don't charge for something that other companies provide for free. That's like charging $20 for a cup of water at a marathon when the tables are providing them for free.
After seeing this story, I hope that Opera makes it onto this list.
The slow-as-hell transfer speed (similar or less than that of a 33.6K modem)
The speckled coverage map (in the Northeast U.S., it's covered everywhere, but in the Midwest it has no chance at all)
The moronic companies marketing the devices (Novatel is by far the worst: their product names are "Merlin" (PCMCIA) and "Minstrel" (Palm V); come on, what's so magical about an ultra-slow connection that fails in certain regions?)
No, it's actually the link history thing. In IE, as you type a URL, it shows matching URLs in the History right below. In Windows, the update speed for this is almost instantaneous. However, on a Mac the delay is 600 milliseconds. That's horrendous for a local operation, let alone a LAN.
When you say that Netscape renders/. in less than a second, I'm assuming that you have a T3 connection, so the download time for the page is almost instantaneous. Therefore, the HTML compilation time for Netscape is less than a second, or over 500 milliseconds. Once again, pathetic for a local operation. IE on Windows can load a local HTML in less than 200 milliseconds.
Do you still say that this quantitative analysis is nonsense?
Sure, AA might look beautiful in higher resolutions, but at a low resolution like 640x480 (or even 800x600), it looks like barf. Furthermore, some fonts were meant to be shown without anti-aliasing (MS Sans Serif, Times New Roman, and Arial in Windows; I'm sure there's some in X).
Before you flame me, keep in mind one thing: Autodesk has not and most likely will not implement anti-aliasing in AutoCAD. Autodesk sees no reason to implement AA; or at least in the Model view. The key reason for this is because an anti-aliased picture tends to "lie" about its details. Any lies/deceptions/blurriness in CAD drawings can be fatal to a legitimate project.
I was asked to do things with Perl that Perl was neverdesigned to do...and they worked. That's the great thing about Perl, it's flexibility. Dynamic content, web-based e-mail, database searches, even content management systems (all things I've done, just to name a few). Perl's not always the BEST solution, but a good programmer can make it a VIABLE solution.
You want to know why that statement frightens me? The same thing was said about Java. Even my mother cringes when I mention something that's written in Java; ergo, the connotation of Java translates into one word: lag.
Okay, sounds nice. Maybe I could rename all my MIDI files from Heretic from HExMx to MUS_ExMx. Only problem is, how do I run Perl in Windows?
Yes, hit me on the head with a wet penguin, I said the W-word. However, the first company that makes a nice Perl development kit for Windows would certainly get recognized. Oh well, just another game of wait and see...
Seriously, I don't see much use for perl other than for programming server-side applications (i.e., the Slashcode which powers Slashdot's forum system, etc.). Until I do get into the server world, I won't need it.
No, CmdrTaco, it's not "free" as in "bandwidth."
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It's "free" as in "Fair Use." And even that's not free; just remember what Sun did to you when you tried to release "Java(TM) Invaders." And also remember that Sun Microsystems threatened to sue when you use the "stylized Java(TM) logo" for the Java story topic.
That's how Verizon has shafted their DSL customers; by forcing them to use PPPoE, which requires a login (so much for "always on") that then gives you an IP address from a pool of unused addresses. Right now, Verizon's PPPoE system is failing; there are numerous outages related to Verizon's login servers running out of free IP addresses.
Just remember to do your research before investing in a high-speed ISP. Verizon DSL is an ultimate failure; they promise speeds up to 640kbps, while some customers (who are VERY close to the CO) are only getting 26kbps
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Admit it. Q3 on Linux is only decent for running a server. At this point, Mesa sucks so much that having a client just isn't worth it.
So, next time you make a run to CompUSA, praise the AIX terminals, and scorn the IBM POS POS (Point of Sale Piece of S#!&)
Sure, stores have to make a profit somewhere, but come on! It doesn't take a moron to figure out that these things are cheaper than ever to manufacture!
Regarding quality control, the companies know if a shipment of cables are defective: one time, Belkin reported that an entire shipment of printer cables was soldered wrong. That shipment was promptly field-destroyed (cut the heads off of each end).
So basically, this "Linux Dreamcast" consists of a CD-ROM/GigaDisc drive, some system for the keyboard, and maybe support for the controller. So what? Without any drivers for the PowerVR2 on there, this "Dreamcast Linux" would be worthless.
Either way, I'm wondering if that thing segfaulted at some point and he refused to take a picture of that. As you already know, the press only shows us what it wants us to see.
Actually, I'm looking into Perl. As for the other two, I haven't even seen any application of them (or known it if I have seen them), so I can't make an educated opinion on it. As for Linux, I had Red Hat 6.2, and it stunk. X wouldn't run in true color (not even on an S3 Vision 868 or an ATI Rage IIC), and it took me a month to figure out how to get the box on the Internet. I'd rather spend money on decent programming than spend time trying to patch up such a motley collection of slapdash code.
My statement to IBM is this: Before you release this "MRAM" technology, develop a shielding strategy for it.
Add to that the death of the Aptiva series and the 75GB 7200RPM Deskstar, and you have a nice company. Now if only they could ditch Avery Brooks... "When, after six years, you finally realize that DS9 was just a pathetic Star Trek offshoot and that no one was watching it; that is an epiphany."
It's only logical that scientists try to bend (or even break) the laws of physics, since they can't make a 400-ton spaceship that can channel the power of a supernova out of their tailpipes.
Remember, they're the same government that spends $10,000 on a hammer and $30,000 on a toilet seat.
Ugh. To be mooned by seven animals on an innocent webpage. I certainly won't be saying nice things to Zelerate anytime soon.
Well what do you think they're doing with IE6? Probably getting rid of the inefficiencies in the JVM, just like they did in IE4 and IE5.
However, if you're not just running into webpages with Java applets/scripts, and you absolutely NEED to have the most updated JVM, then go get JGUI and Sun's official JDK, yadda yadda. Personally, I won't be using Java when I program for two reasons:
Java lags. That fact is undeniable. That and the fact that the class files are so big and bloated, and the fact that they MUST be loaded into the system RAM to run correctly, et cetera.
I'm going into Computer Engineering, so I'll only be programming drivers. And I certainly won't want to be churning out drivers with Javalag(TM).
Javalag(TM) is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., LLC, CRAP, etc.
Pretty soon, we'll probably hear about how Digital:Convergence is getting the CIA to subsidize their stupid idea for "the safety of national security".
Ugh. Well, Iridium, there's a paper-thin line between desperation and idiocy, and you've just crossed it.
Opera's move is equivalent to treason in the browser world. You don't charge for something that other companies provide for free. That's like charging $20 for a cup of water at a marathon when the tables are providing them for free.
After seeing this story, I hope that Opera makes it onto this list.
The slow-as-hell transfer speed (similar or less than that of a 33.6K modem)
The speckled coverage map (in the Northeast U.S., it's covered everywhere, but in the Midwest it has no chance at all)
The moronic companies marketing the devices (Novatel is by far the worst: their product names are "Merlin" (PCMCIA) and "Minstrel" (Palm V); come on, what's so magical about an ultra-slow connection that fails in certain regions?)
When you say that Netscape renders /. in less than a second, I'm assuming that you have a T3 connection, so the download time for the page is almost instantaneous. Therefore, the HTML compilation time for Netscape is less than a second, or over 500 milliseconds. Once again, pathetic for a local operation. IE on Windows can load a local HTML in less than 200 milliseconds.
Do you still say that this quantitative analysis is nonsense?
This article is almost as scathing and pessimistic as " Sony's Latest VAIO Looks Like Barf ."
Hmm...8 bit alpha channel...composited to the screen using hardware acceleration...Just like Quake3!
Before you flame me, keep in mind one thing: Autodesk has not and most likely will not implement anti-aliasing in AutoCAD. Autodesk sees no reason to implement AA; or at least in the Model view. The key reason for this is because an anti-aliased picture tends to "lie" about its details. Any lies/deceptions/blurriness in CAD drawings can be fatal to a legitimate project.
Oh yeah, my HTML editor! [hits self in head with frying pan - *BONNNGGGG!!!* ] Duh!
You want to know why that statement frightens me? The same thing was said about Java. Even my mother cringes when I mention something that's written in Java; ergo, the connotation of Java translates into one word: lag.
Yes, hit me on the head with a wet penguin, I said the W-word. However, the first company that makes a nice Perl development kit for Windows would certainly get recognized. Oh well, just another game of wait and see...
Seriously, I don't see much use for perl other than for programming server-side applications (i.e., the Slashcode which powers Slashdot's forum system, etc.). Until I do get into the server world, I won't need it.
It's "free" as in "Fair Use." And even that's not free; just remember what Sun did to you when you tried to release "Java(TM) Invaders." And also remember that Sun Microsystems threatened to sue when you use the "stylized Java(TM) logo" for the Java story topic.
My Very Excellent Mind Just Served Up Nine (oh wait, then there's "ED173" and "WR106") Planets.
Just remember to do your research before investing in a high-speed ISP. Verizon DSL is an ultimate failure; they promise speeds up to 640kbps, while some customers (who are VERY close to the CO) are only getting 26kbps