newegg's getting suspect IMHO... i was a enthusiastic newegg buyer years ago, but the last few purchases from them seemed suspect (i.e., 'repacks' of returned items)...
but yes, i agree w/you and parent posters that i'd *never* use the services of any *box-Mart electronics store, and especially Best Buy (which has lost my business forever through its refusal to honor newspaper ad pricing in local stores - f*** Best Buy!)
Nowadays I use Ubuntu and am happier to let the distro take care of configuration and the little details.
- until the distro won't help you?:-)
- although i gotta agree here... i would have gone the same route and initially tried brute force... but i have found that Ubuntu (and kernel module maturity) hasn't been the greatest w/my laptop's wifi, video 3D acceleration and support of a USB-hosted PVR...
- cheaper - color - wifi built-in - readily available third-party software - plays games - web browser built in - mp3 player built in - rss built in - video player built in - easily re-flashed w/custom firmware - bookr PDF/text reader
i was shocked to see that the two-year-old photo of the Kindle actually turned out to the Kindle...
this ebook leads me to believe that Amazon's new ebook reader was designed by the same engineers who brought you the Pontiac Aztec and the Honda Outlook...
you'll find that you can fit many more books on your memory stick (and the Bookr app is superb)... the method of installing an open firmware on the PSP depends on what PSP and Sony firmware you have... the process basically involves:
1. collecting the firmware files 2. copying files to your PSP's memory stick 3. running an executable to 'downgrade' your PSP's firmware 4. then reflashing your PSP w/a 'hacked' PSP firmware that allows third-party executables, such as Bookr
- i use a hacked PSP with the BookR PSP PDF reader... you can format any copied text, ebook, Gutenberg public domain text into PDF... i use a page width of 4 inches and page length of 20 inches (to avoid overuse of the next/previous buttons)...
- alternatively, i mount the Gutenberg DVD and serve it up via Apache - voila: a wifi library of 40,000 texts that i can read using the PSP's browser from anywhere at the casa!
- new PSPs are US$170 - much cheaper than any dedicated ebook reader...
HA! you're so right... a friend of mine owned a breakfast/hoagie/deli restaurant... we used his cassette-driven TRS-80 Model 1 to track and predict how many subs we'd need to make up based on the day's weather pattern...
i still have a 10.1.5 machine and a 10.3.9 machine... at this rate, i won't need to upgrade until 10.7!
and honestly, i really haven't seen anything in Leopard (from the review) that makes me want to pop for a new box... i'm kinda afraid of breaking what's working now...
- more professionalism? i'm sorry, but that position is somewhat naive... for professionalism, get your distributions from Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera, etc.
- what was the "production kernel that failed to even compile?"... don't be afraid to name names! be specific!
- of course there have been "major upheavals to the stable series"... remember 1.2.13 -> 2.0.x??? part of the process is going through new development/environment models...
Linux developers don't give a "romeo alpha" about maintaining some sort of business image... it has only been in the last couple of years that the "business" community has even come around to supporting Linux (after much pleading on the part of developers and users)... the 'professionalism' of 'business' in earlier times for Linux was: "Go away. You don't have market share. There aren't enough users." Screw business, and screw "suits.
- Linux is much more than a "successful enterprise," and many developers don't care about maintaining release schedules, trying to impress "customers" and so on...
- What amazes me is the recent turnaround of all the witless computer industry pundits and early nay-sayers who pooh-poohed the idea of using Linux a few years ago, but are now whining about version releases, features for users, etc.
- Want "professionalism"? Use Microsoft software! (just kidding, mind you)...
- p.s. Gates is much, much more than "chief software architect." He's Satan!
i use a tyan 230 w/dual PIII CPUs... what i like is the *lack* of features, and only want to deal w/RAM, storage, CD-ROM, and video
i went with the Intel CPUs because i read about the tests of the AMDs regarding cooling fan failure and how the CPUs don't have thermal protection (dead CPU, kill the mobo, and fire hazard)...
has anyone ever experienced this in a home-built box w/AMD CPUs?
- one of my greatest pleasures is wiping out CE and booting NetBSD on this great little laptop..
- i've put up a quick mini-howto w/screenshots of the Z50 in action at:
http://www.tux.org/~bball/z50
- i use an Adaptec SCSI PCMCIA adapter and an external CD-ROM attached to the Z50 to install NetBSD onto a 1GB microdrive... (a 340MB microdrive, going for about $170 on ebay, is perfect, and will leave 110MB user space, even with a full NetBSD install!)
- the z50 is the most inexpensive wireless X11 terminal with a full keyboard and 640x480 (1280x960 if you use tvtwm!)... my favorite accessories:
D-Link DWL-650 wireless card
IBM microdrive(s)
Xircom CF Ethernet
Targus CF WWF card (serial i/o for my Moto StarTAC, so i can use the z50 for net access nearly anywhere in the U.S.)
Adaptec 1260D PCMCIA & Yamaha CDRW drive
192MB CF flash
i also keep a Linux distro on a 128MB CF card... unfortunately, while Linux supports the trackpoint, X, and audio, it will only use 16MB of RAM, even if 48MB is installed (4MB is a video hole)... on the other hand, the hpcmips port of NetBSD supports all installed memory (minus the hole), has trackpoint support, but no audio... right now, NetBSD is the best choice for this unit...
NetBSD now supports the TrackPoint pointer! use greg hughe's kernel at:
http://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~gl2hughe/h pc mips/
(get the Aug. 17 kernel)
where else can you get a laptop with UNIX, wireless Internet connectivity that runs for 16 hours? (i use the extended battery; the 1GB microdrive actually seems to use *less* power)
Linux/BSD fans would be well advised to snap up one of these jewels before they're GONE!
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newegg's getting suspect IMHO... i was a enthusiastic newegg buyer years ago, but the last few purchases from them seemed suspect (i.e., 'repacks' of returned items)...
but yes, i agree w/you and parent posters that i'd *never* use the services of any *box-Mart electronics store, and especially Best Buy (which has lost my business forever through its refusal to honor newspaper ad pricing in local stores - f*** Best Buy!)
seriously? i don't get it...
signed,
Oscar Foxtrot
Nowadays I use Ubuntu and am happier to let the distro take care of configuration and the little details. - until the distro won't help you? :-)
- although i gotta agree here... i would have gone the same route and initially tried brute force... but i have found that Ubuntu (and kernel module maturity) hasn't been the greatest w/my laptop's wifi, video 3D acceleration and support of a USB-hosted PVR...
you can only buy via PayPal???
no f'ing way i'll *ever* buy *anything* via PayPal!
does anyone have a better CC merchant route? please?!???
incorrect
- i emailed the Rippingtons and its management denies any connection with RIAA...
- unless the Rips are lying, but i don't think so...
- cheaper
- color
- wifi built-in
- readily available third-party software
- plays games
- web browser built in
- mp3 player built in
- rss built in
- video player built in
- easily re-flashed w/custom firmware
- bookr PDF/text reader
PSP wins hands down w/a hacked firmware and the Bookr PDF/text reader, along with built-in Wifi and Web browsing on a nicely sized screen!
oh, and a PSP is US$169 new, plays movies, mp3s, and does slideshows...
p.s. you can also use it to play some neat games
i was shocked to see that the two-year-old photo of the Kindle actually turned out to the Kindle...
this ebook leads me to believe that Amazon's new ebook reader was designed by the same engineers who brought you the Pontiac Aztec and the Honda Outlook...
i keep my cash 'crispy and fresh' by wrapping it in $10,000 stacks wrapped in tin foil and kept in the freezer!
regards,
Rep. William "J. for 'Just keep it crispy'" Jefferson
using the g00g (see first hit):
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&q=PSP+JPEG+PDF+RSS&btnG=Search
working w/a linux-based system and the PSP:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_PSP
however, if you install an 'open' firmware on your PSP and use Bookr:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bookr/
you'll find that you can fit many more books on your memory stick (and the Bookr app is superb)... the method of installing an open firmware on the PSP depends on what PSP and Sony firmware you have... the process basically involves:
1. collecting the firmware files
2. copying files to your PSP's memory stick
3. running an executable to 'downgrade' your PSP's firmware
4. then reflashing your PSP w/a 'hacked' PSP firmware that allows third-party executables, such as Bookr
loved the squishy touchscreen of the monitor and the vertical orientation!
- i use a hacked PSP with the BookR PSP PDF reader... you can format any copied text, ebook, Gutenberg public domain text into PDF... i use a page width of 4 inches and page length of 20 inches (to avoid overuse of the next/previous buttons)...
- alternatively, i mount the Gutenberg DVD and serve it up via Apache - voila: a wifi library of 40,000 texts that i can read using the PSP's browser from anywhere at the casa!
- new PSPs are US$170 - much cheaper than any dedicated ebook reader...
- except it was an application included on a CD in David Pogue's Palm PDA book:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/palmpilot/
- my client's simple license clearly stated 'no distribution on media without permission,' but it was included...
- i never busted o'reilly's chops about it, 'cause i met him one time at a Perl conference in Monterey and he was very nice to me...
interesting that Multics was presented in 1965 and that the last active installation was pulled in 2000...
Linux-based OSs are nearly halfway there... how long will Linux be in use?
HA! you're so right... a friend of mine owned a breakfast/hoagie/deli restaurant... we used his cassette-driven TRS-80 Model 1 to track and predict how many subs we'd need to make up based on the day's weather pattern...
:-)
worked pretty well, too!
- this post is the funniest i've read here on /. in nearly four years!
- tks!
[wiping milk off nostrils, beard, and front of shirt]
- never purchased a Compaq laptop, have you? :-)
i still have a 10.1.5 machine and a 10.3.9 machine... at this rate, i won't need to upgrade until 10.7!
and honestly, i really haven't seen anything in Leopard (from the review) that makes me want to pop for a new box... i'm kinda afraid of breaking what's working now...
what's Facebook? :-)
- real programmers use assembly language...
- casts in programming for the early Mac OS drove me nutz!
hmm... i used to think Ximiam installs were cool until i just tried a minimal install on a clean Red Hat 7.2 (enigma) system...
the install barfs with dependency errors!
i wonder how i would feel if i just signed up for the service?
or i guess that's what you have to pay money for? a working install?
- more professionalism? i'm sorry, but that position is somewhat naive... for professionalism, get your distributions from Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera, etc.
... don't be afraid to name names! be specific!
- what was the "production kernel that failed to even compile?"
- of course there have been "major upheavals to the stable series"... remember 1.2.13 -> 2.0.x??? part of the process is going through new development/environment models...
Linux developers don't give a "romeo alpha" about maintaining some sort of business image... it has only been in the last couple of years that the "business" community has even come around to supporting Linux (after much pleading on the part of developers and users)... the 'professionalism' of 'business' in earlier times for Linux was: "Go away. You don't have market share. There aren't enough users." Screw business, and screw "suits.
- Linux is much more than a "successful enterprise," and many developers don't care about maintaining release schedules, trying to impress "customers" and so on...
- What amazes me is the recent turnaround of all the witless computer industry pundits and early nay-sayers who pooh-poohed the idea of using Linux a few years ago, but are now whining about version releases, features for users, etc.
- Want "professionalism"? Use Microsoft software! (just kidding, mind you)...
- p.s. Gates is much, much more than "chief software architect." He's Satan!
:-)
i use a tyan 230 w/dual PIII CPUs... what i like is the *lack* of features, and only want to deal w/RAM, storage, CD-ROM, and video
i went with the Intel CPUs because i read about the tests of the AMDs regarding cooling fan failure and how the CPUs don't have thermal protection (dead CPU, kill the mobo, and fire hazard)...
has anyone ever experienced this in a home-built box w/AMD CPUs?
- one of my greatest pleasures is wiping out CE and booting NetBSD on this great little laptop..
h pc mips/
- i've put up a quick mini-howto w/screenshots of the Z50 in action at:
http://www.tux.org/~bball/z50
- i use an Adaptec SCSI PCMCIA adapter and an external CD-ROM attached to the Z50 to install NetBSD onto a 1GB microdrive... (a 340MB microdrive, going for about $170 on ebay, is perfect, and will leave 110MB user space, even with a full NetBSD install!)
- the z50 is the most inexpensive wireless X11 terminal with a full keyboard and 640x480 (1280x960 if you use tvtwm!)... my favorite accessories:
D-Link DWL-650 wireless card
IBM microdrive(s)
Xircom CF Ethernet
Targus CF WWF card (serial i/o for my Moto StarTAC, so i can use the z50 for net access nearly anywhere in the U.S.)
Adaptec 1260D PCMCIA & Yamaha CDRW drive
192MB CF flash
i also keep a Linux distro on a 128MB CF card... unfortunately, while Linux supports the trackpoint, X, and audio, it will only use 16MB of RAM, even if 48MB is installed (4MB is a video hole)... on the other hand, the hpcmips port of NetBSD supports all installed memory (minus the hole), has trackpoint support, but no audio... right now, NetBSD is the best choice for this unit...
NetBSD now supports the TrackPoint pointer! use greg hughe's kernel at:
http://www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~gl2hughe/
(get the Aug. 17 kernel)
where else can you get a laptop with UNIX, wireless Internet connectivity that runs for 16 hours? (i use the extended battery; the 1GB microdrive actually seems to use *less* power)
Linux/BSD fans would be well advised to snap up one of these jewels before they're GONE!