Realistically, the X-Box will replace the Dreamcast, as a gaming platform. It is based on faster hardware, and its DirectX 8 api goes farther in streamlining graphics programming. Basically, it'll be easier to program, and faster too.
The installer of Larry Ellison's system said something that I think is important: "Make the technology invisible and magical."
Perhaps designing systems that are "invisible and magical" is a key to minimizing cost and complexity.
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Its unfortunate that he hasn't figured out how to add leap days yet. He should have figured it out before announcing it.
That article says that reverse engineering allows people to recreate patented products, but couldn't a patent be enforced anyway?
Realistically, the X-Box will replace the Dreamcast, as a gaming platform. It is based on faster hardware, and its DirectX 8 api goes farther in streamlining graphics programming. Basically, it'll be easier to program, and faster too.
The installer of Larry Ellison's system said something that I think is important: "Make the technology invisible and magical." Perhaps designing systems that are "invisible and magical" is a key to minimizing cost and complexity.