I have a 17" 1.33 with 768MB ram. It is a nice machine BUT -- it really isnt all that. A G5 would be nice since the PC world already has a 64bit AMD in a laptop. Also, Apple could work on faster boot times for OS X. It boots so much slower than XP, Linux or OpenBSD.
"While we expect this attack to continue throughout the next few weeks, we have a series of contingency plans to deal with this problem and we will begin communicating those plans on Monday morning," Jeff Carlon, worldwide director of Information Technology infrastructure, The SCO Group, said in the statement.
Why wait until Monday?...unless they were in denial that is was going to happen. Seems to be a trend at SCO
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"My XBox is naked!!!...
but it doesn't light up, and that's a problem for me..."
Even when the desktop market moves on completely to 64 there will still be the embedded market that can use the 32 bit procs for processor intensive applications.
this chipset has little to do with apple what-so-ever.
this chipset (was code named banias before) is a response to the market share that intel lost to transmeta. they noticed that not everyone is interested in raw power and that batterylife and portability is sometimes the most important factor.
But...if apple users want to equate less power with cutting edge, they can go back to their powerbooks that have the latest 4200rpm hard drives (cause apple laptops are sooo energy efficient). That said, wouldnt mind having a 17" g4 (swap the HD with an IBM/Hitachi 5400 or 720--when those hit the market)!
my blue hammer is better than your red hammer...bah its just a tool!
sure, i wouldnt mind a newer picbook...post some kind ok contact info...
but, you may want to go to sonys site for drivers...my ancient c1xs uses all of its features with no problems... the Sony site has drivers all the way to XP (mine came with 98)
http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/link_c1x.htm l
The Sony U1 is smaller than the C1 and has almost the same amount of features, only much smaller. The camera on the C1, seems to only be good for things like videoconferencing. Other than that, I would never use it. The plus side, is that the picturebook has usb and firewire. That combined with a sizeable HD makes it a good place to dump pictures from a real digital camera while out in the field.
I linked a couple good sites above that have Linux info with a C1.
I use an old c1xs (pII-400), this is the same computer that the lead developer of SAMBA and Linus himself uses. Linux runs great on it, and Windows is fine as well. This computer is a few years old at this point and has had no problems. Comparing this to a PDA is waste...I have had little use for a data organizer...im not a administrative assitant after all. This computer (the new C1) is powerful with a 60gig hard drive and an almost gigahertz processor. If battery life is what you are after, you can always get the quad battery for the computer and extend the life to well over 11 hours of real use.
Gaming is not what I would do whith this laptop, there are better rigs for that with better screens. This computer is a great travel anywhere computer.
Most of University expenses are paid through taxes. I hear the same logic from international students who think that they are really paying for the University systems to stay afloat. Tuition does mean something, don't get me wrong, but your tax dollars are just as important...if not more. And to reply more accurately to your question...before the MS agreements, people were still buying the Microsoft software. They unfortunately were not doing so at a very resonable price. That causes the schools to pay money uselessly. Do not mix the MS school agreements with Oracles California agreements;)
Well, i work for a fairly large University...we get Office in our agreement. It's been a very nice agreement for us. No negotiations with staff or faculty about what they should be buying, where they should buy their programs and what version they should be buying. The benefit for them as educators is that they can spend less time doing what most of them would rather not do (thinking about computer programs). I know that it is hard for peeps to imagine, but many faculty and staff in education are not interested in making computers a career. If the MS agreement in England is less comprehensive, that is too bad. Nevertheless, liscense agreements are usually good for schools.
The Microsoft agreements provide other software than the OS. Most Mac users use Office and therefore can benefit from an agreement. At the University level, it is most beneficial to have agreements that cover entire campuses. It is too bad Apple has not been as aggressive in the educational markets (like they used to be). Now Apple just has token programs like the iBooks in Maine. Too bad we dont live in Maine. Lets not talk about Star Office for Win32---Yukk. And LInux (believe it or not) does not have serious market penetration...just the way it is.
Anyone remember the voltage regulator problems a good portion of them had? Anyone remember how Abit said that you had to send them your mobo FIRST and then they would process it and maybe send you a new one? (most hw companies send you a replacement and you send your hw in the same box the replacement shipped in) Do you remember how many WEEKS you would have to wait for the replacement to ship? I remember that someone over on BP6.com figured out how to cut off the voltage regulator and replace it with the right unit. I love having to cut and solder my mobos just to get them to work properly. Forget overclocking...if you want to push the limit with your BP6, all you have to do is try to run it stock.
Yeah I remember buying the bp6. I remember that model everytime I dont buy Abit (none of my other boards ever had those problems). Do yourself a favor and buy Asus or Supermicro (or any other brand).
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I have a 17" 1.33 with 768MB ram. It is a nice machine BUT -- it really isnt all that. A G5 would be nice since the PC world already has a 64bit AMD in a laptop. Also, Apple could work on faster boot times for OS X. It boots so much slower than XP, Linux or OpenBSD.
I half expected the dog in the video to jump up and grab it like a big frisbee.
Baka Inu!
well, then you would still have to break ssh. this just adds another layer, not actual security.
little pig little pig...
let me in
"While we expect this attack to continue throughout the next few weeks, we have a series of contingency plans to deal with this problem and we will begin communicating those plans on Monday morning," Jeff Carlon, worldwide director of Information Technology infrastructure, The SCO Group, said in the statement.
...unless they were in denial that is was going to happen. Seems to be a trend at SCO
Why wait until Monday?
"My XBox is naked!!!...
but it doesn't light up, and that's a problem for me..."
...someone needs to get out of the office more.
On that note...turkey time!
Even when the desktop market moves on completely to 64 there will still be the embedded market that can use the 32 bit procs for processor intensive applications.
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The new via eden is attractive
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how mac-centric...
this chipset has little to do with apple what-so-ever.
this chipset (was code named banias before) is a response to the market share that intel lost to transmeta. they noticed that not everyone is interested in raw power and that batterylife and portability is sometimes the most important factor.
But...if apple users want to equate less power with cutting edge, they can go back to their powerbooks that have the latest 4200rpm hard drives (cause apple laptops are sooo energy efficient). That said, wouldnt mind having a 17" g4 (swap the HD with an IBM/Hitachi 5400 or 720--when those hit the market)!
my blue hammer is better than your red hammer...bah its just a tool!
'release him or i will cut you off root' ...
is this like 'all your base are belong...'?
sure, i wouldnt mind a newer picbook...post some kind ok contact info...
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but, you may want to go to sonys site for drivers...my ancient c1xs uses all of its features with no problems... the Sony site has drivers all the way to XP (mine came with 98)
http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/link_c1x.ht
The U1 is a produstion machine...soon the U3 will be out ...here is the Japanese site http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/PCG-U3/
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The specs are here in Japanese
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/PCG-U3/spec
The Sony U1 is smaller than the C1 and has almost the same amount of features, only much smaller. The camera on the C1, seems to only be good for things like videoconferencing. Other than that, I would never use it. The plus side, is that the picturebook has usb and firewire. That combined with a sizeable HD makes it a good place to dump pictures from a real digital camera while out in the field.
I linked a couple good sites above that have Linux info with a C1.
good luck
The C1 series has been going for years. It has quite a following.
The latest in Japan is quite impressive with a 60 Gig HD. You can buy it at http://www.dynamism.com/c1mzx/index.shtml .
The Fugitsu Lifebook is bigger but is very nice too. I think Fry's sells those.
If you want to see computers that are this size, go to Transmetas website. There are a few on the market.
Rumor has it that the future Picbooks will use Intel Opteron chips, instead of Transmeta Crusoes.
Good Luck in your search!
Linux can be done. http://vaio-pcg-c1.sourceforge.net that should start you off well.
And the production version uses XP, not CE.
I strongly dissagree.
I use an old c1xs (pII-400), this is the same computer that the lead developer of SAMBA and Linus himself uses. Linux runs great on it, and Windows is fine as well. This computer is a few years old at this point and has had no problems. Comparing this to a PDA is waste...I have had little use for a data organizer...im not a administrative assitant after all. This computer (the new C1) is powerful with a 60gig hard drive and an almost gigahertz processor. If battery life is what you are after, you can always get the quad battery for the computer and extend the life to well over 11 hours of real use.
Gaming is not what I would do whith this laptop, there are better rigs for that with better screens. This computer is a great travel anywhere computer.
Best place for picture book info still has to be http://www.stevebarr.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/barrst/go to.pl?c1mv
The Dell Inspiron 8xxx series has both trackpad and pointy thing... but you can always plug in a mouse to your laptop for real gaming if you like.
As if going to the dentist wasnt torture enough, now they are going to sick 'fricken sharks with laser beams on their heads' on us!
Most of University expenses are paid through taxes. I hear the same logic from international students who think that they are really paying for the University systems to stay afloat. Tuition does mean something, don't get me wrong, but your tax dollars are just as important...if not more. And to reply more accurately to your question...before the MS agreements, people were still buying the Microsoft software. They unfortunately were not doing so at a very resonable price. That causes the schools to pay money uselessly. Do not mix the MS school agreements with Oracles California agreements ;)
In the end the agreements are nice to have.`
Well, i work for a fairly large University...we get Office in our agreement. It's been a very nice agreement for us. No negotiations with staff or faculty about what they should be buying, where they should buy their programs and what version they should be buying. The benefit for them as educators is that they can spend less time doing what most of them would rather not do (thinking about computer programs). I know that it is hard for peeps to imagine, but many faculty and staff in education are not interested in making computers a career. If the MS agreement in England is less comprehensive, that is too bad. Nevertheless, liscense agreements are usually good for schools.
The Microsoft agreements provide other software than the OS. Most Mac users use Office and therefore can benefit from an agreement. At the University level, it is most beneficial to have agreements that cover entire campuses. It is too bad Apple has not been as aggressive in the educational markets (like they used to be). Now Apple just has token programs like the iBooks in Maine. Too bad we dont live in Maine. Lets not talk about Star Office for Win32---Yukk. And LInux (believe it or not) does not have serious market penetration...just the way it is.
...enough said.
Yeah, I remember BP6.
I bought one of those pieces of crap.
Anyone remember the voltage regulator problems a good portion of them had? Anyone remember how Abit said that you had to send them your mobo FIRST and then they would process it and maybe send you a new one? (most hw companies send you a replacement and you send your hw in the same box the replacement shipped in) Do you remember how many WEEKS you would have to wait for the replacement to ship? I remember that someone over on BP6.com figured out how to cut off the voltage regulator and replace it with the right unit. I love having to cut and solder my mobos just to get them to work properly. Forget overclocking...if you want to push the limit with your BP6, all you have to do is try to run it stock.
Yeah I remember buying the bp6. I remember that model everytime I dont buy Abit (none of my other boards ever had those problems). Do yourself a favor and buy Asus or Supermicro (or any other brand).