Geos is a 16-bit, graphical operating system from Geoworks that is generally platform independent. The most common version runs on top of MS-DOS or compatible operating system such as PC DOS, DR-DOS, ROM-DOS, OS/2, or Win95/98, and provides a preemptive multitasking, multithreaded, object-oriented environment for almost any DOS-based computer. (Note though, that other versions of DOS such as FreeDOS, and Multiuser DOS or Concurrent DOS do not support Geos, though PTS-DOS apparently supports it.) For more modern versions of Geos, an 80286 based computer with at least 2 Megabytes of memory is strongly recommended. All versions provide built-in memory management, virtual (disk) memory, a single imaging model, outline font technology, automatic scrolling and scaling, complex graphics rendering, and a flexible, scaleable GUI. Version 3.x is the current version of Geos, with 3.0 currently found on the Nokia 9000/9000i/9110 Communicator, Brother GeoBook, NewDeal Office/SchoolSuite/WebSuite Release 3, and 3.1 for the GlobalPC from MyTurn.com (a company that manufactures inexpensive PC's), and the GreenPC from NewDeal. (For the rest of this document, I shall use "NewDeal" to refer to Office, SchoolSuite, and WebSuite.)
Geos is also defined by the platform that it is running on. Currently it runs on the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, IBM PC compatible, Hewlett Packard OmniGo 100 and 120, several Brother products, Canon StarWriter Pro 5000, Nokia 9000, 9000i, and 9110 Communicator, MyTurn.com's GlobalPC and three other DOS-based PDA's collectively referred to as the Zoomer. The OmniGo 700LX is not a native Geos platform, and for the rest of the FAQ all references to just "OmniGo" refer to the OmniGo 100 or 120. The operating system that runs on the Toshiba Genio and Dialo, Seiko-Epson Locatio, and Mitsubishi Moem-D, is a Japanese version of Geos-SC and not a RISC-based version of Geos as earlier reported. The IBM PC version, also referred to as the desktop version, started as GeoWorks Ensemble 1.0 in November 1990. A copy of of Geos 1.2 was also bundled with CD-ROM drives from NEC and Sony as part of a package that included a Geos-based CD player and several DOS-based programs. The current version is now NewDeal Office Release 3.2A. A detailed account of the evolution of desktop Geos is available in my History page. The desktop version contains more software than any other Geos package out of the box. All other versions are still called Geos.
Google is one of the very few companies that doesn't give me this "we're an evil corporation" feel. Call me wacky, call me naive, but I for some reason trust them.:)
Basically I was entertained by the movie, and had fun, but also found flaws (outside of it's comedy) and major plot holes that kinda kill the ending of the movie...but yes, I'm aware it's a 'FuN' movie. So go easy.;)
I couldn't disagree more.;D
I was just playing (non-hacked) Zelda a couple mornings ago, and having a blast. I find that a great deal of the really good NES games are still quite entertaining. Zelda, Zelda II, SMB 1/2/3, Metal Gear, Bionic Commando -- all top notch games, and still games that I fire up in the fceu NES emulator to take a break. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the old Atari 2600 games. Try as I might, most of them are more like what you're saying: simplistic and just not very interesting. But my god give me Galaga under MAME and I'm a happy man.:D
Well said. And you have to wonder how many of the more recent school shootings are because of all the advertising the TV news has given them.
It's funny, they sensationalize the latest school shooting in one breath, while reporting on the evils of violence in the media the next.
Friggin' hipocrites. They can't even see it either, it's hillarious. >:(
It's not Silent Scope or Mortal Kombat that's killing kids, it's ABCNews and CNN.:D
Personally, I can't say I've used 'Coke' to mean anything other than literally a Coke. In fact, I'd probably make funny faces at someone who pointed at 7-Up and asked for 'a Coke'.
Yeah, god forbid someone have a hobby or piece of pop culture they especially enjoy. That might make our otherwise horrific and boring lives worth living, and we certainly can't have THAT, right?
Let's all band together to stamp out what little happiness is left in life. We're almost there, folks, just a little more effort and you too can enjoy an even more shitty life!
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Eckel tried to insult PA by calling them 'gay'.
Yeah, that was something I wanted to mention in my previous post -- he meant "gay" quite literally, as opposed to the more slangish version... And what's worse, this guy is in his early 30's with a wife and kids, but he comes off like some immature cocky rich 18 year old snot in the PA forums. That's so amazingly sad. *sigh*
Personally I am not connected much with the emu/rom community and I don't know all the details and I would venture to say most slashdot users are not either.
Yeah, very few geeks are interested in video games, specifically emulation. *cough*;) The logs are only minimally 'emu/rom' related. The real deal here is that websites are getting screwed by these guys. Lots of different sites. It's important that people know about this, because a lot of webmasters are getting shafted without knowing the full extent of how bad it's happening. Large scale internet fraud? Sounds like news for nerds, and most certainly stuff that matters.
This slashdot court of public opinion can be a little dangerous. Just a few thoughts.
And these guys deserve every last bit of dripping venom. Dig into the logs and check it out for yourself, and then fear the next business deal you ever make. It's definately something to be learned from, if only to see how far people can plot against you behind your back.
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It seems to have evolved into more of a slang term rather than 'anti-homosexual'. I use the word "gay" all the time, but verbally the same way I'd say "lame" (which the dictionary describes as being "disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible", which also isn't really what I mean either).
But, seems people don't want to see it that way. It's more fun, I guess, to run around crying about how people are "degrading the gay community" or some nonsense. It's more dramatic that way.
On a similar note, a month or two ago I got into a similar argument over the word "retarded" when I was describing something in a sci-fi forum. These self-righteous idiots decided that I was bashing retarded kids, despite the word being even more general than "gay". Lots of things can be "retarded" and not refer to a human with disability. But they wouldn't hear it, despite my impassioned pleas to the opposite.
We're so paranoid of offending, or being offended that we're fucking up our own language and lives. It stops being fun when you have to eject a good chunk of your slang and even regular words to appease the insecure.
: I'm sad to think that the science fiction
: future envisioned by the pacifistic writer Larry
: Niven may not come to pass.
I'm sad to think that there will never be a guy who creates a mode of transportation that will get noticed by a pointy eared race of aliens who will form a Federation of Planets with us.
But as consolation, I can blow your spleen out in Doom 3. Yeah, I think it's a good trade-off.
Indeed. People say that we should ban shows like that MTV one the moronic now-crispy kid emulated. Or Bonsai Kitten. But I ask them, how often have brutal, horrific stories been on the evening news? Almost every night there's some shooting or stabbing, or whatnot, and they get into it describing what happened. Can they say that no one ever got an idea from the TV news? What about those Columbine copycats that sprung up afterwards?
Yeah, I guess I'm pretty damned tired of humans...we're a bunch of morons. God I hope we never meet another alien race. I'd be so embarassed.:P
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You have to be incurably paranoid to have a problem, I think.
Right.
It's always fun and smart to brush off MAJOR violations of ones personal rights and privacy with a "if you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about" cliché.
What if you were forced to be electronically frisked at every single entrance and doorway in town? Sure, it'd be kinky as hell, but aside from that, just because "it keeps us safe and crime has gone down", you'd have no issue with it "because you have nothing to worry about because you're innocent". Frankly, that's the biggest load of horse shit I've heard in quite some time. It's not about guilt or innocence, it's about the principle of the thing. It goes without saying the potential for abuse is staggering. But aside from that, where will this end? First the bank, then the ATM, then inside stores, on the highways, on the streets, at your favorite gathering (sports, etc.).
What next? Inside your home? In the bathroom?
Crazy, you say? Lots of people thought cameras on the street were crazy too. But looks like you've bought into them completely. The madnitory home and bathroom cams are probably on the way, and I'm sure you'll accept them with no objection since "you have nothing to hide".
Please.
Just because I sound "paranoid" doesn't mean I don't have a point. This is how things start. A law here...a preventitive security measure there...
If we're not careful, we'll lose what freedom we have on this planet in exchange for some faux-freedom controlled by the state.
I don't give a damn about how 'accurate' the tech was. While I agree, it was pleasant to see a couple Unix commands flash by, the STORY itself was totally inane. As a movie, it was horribly cliched and predictable. Not one REAL plot twist, aside from his hot sexy girlfriend worked for THEM! That's about it. And as plot twists go: "Yay". This movie is so by-the-numbers that we were calling off what would happen next as it went on, and we weren't dissapointed. I mean, there was zero suprise: the company really WAS doing it. *GASP* Gary Winston really WAS having people killed! Oh my! The digital paintings that react to who is around -- they changed into Gary's favorite painting while our hero is rummaging through his desk! Didn't see that coming at all! The girl he befriends at the company turns traitor! Absolutely zero imagination in this movie...
I was trying to think of some ways to make it a more interesting movie... maybe make Gary be innocent. They could have had his employees be under so much pressure (but love the job so much) to produce code, that they turn to stealing the source code of open source projects and end up beating the shit out of, and sometimes killing them to protect the company. I dunno, that's dumb too, but no more lame than the tripe they ended up filming.:P
This movie has MST3k written all over it -- and we helped outselves to a nice heaping of jabs the entire time. We went into the theater on a positive, but not OVER positive recommendation. But alas...ugh.
- Updated largest prime.
- Added new page with my world (now galaxy) famous chocolate cookie recipie.
- Removed Iraq from world map just to be a jerk, but may return in a future patch...
I often feel the same way. That the only way to get to these people is through some potentially life-altering step, if not termination. I idle on GamesNet a lot, and we've got this one guy who's got like a billion IP's and constantly tries to bring the network to it's knees for fun. It's like these spam mail assholes -- there is no reasoning with them. They can't comprehend that WE DON'T WANT THEIR SHIT, but they keep doing it because of the 2 to 3 percent of the millions they deficate their ads to actually respond. If you ask them to stop, they'll tell you to go to hell, and that it's their right to be able to do it. The DoS kids seem to just find it hillarious or something. When diplomacy and fair play don't work, it's time to take it to the next level, otherwise these bastards will trample all over us. Christ I hate humans...
This uses Allegro. A great gaming library, and it's quite possible and very easy to write code using it that compiles under Linux, DOS, BeOS, Macs, and Win9x with only one or two very simple changes... In fact, years ago I wrote a Quake fun-name utility using Allegro, and about a year ago I tried to compile it under Linux, and it worked PERFECT with only ONE change and that was just a small change to the Allegro API (which is otherwise rock solid, and not a moving target). Not long after I was also able to get it to compile under Windows 95 with NO changes. It's a great lib. I think a 3 year old could probably do the port to DOS.;D
Heh, I know. I had a story about 3x better than MP3 compression being released by Microsoft (48kbps near-CD quality, 98kbps better-than-CD) and it got rejected. I, too, figured maybe someone else submitted it, but nothing at all about it went up.
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Geos is a 16-bit, graphical operating system from Geoworks that is generally platform independent. The most common version runs on top of MS-DOS or compatible operating system such as PC DOS, DR-DOS, ROM-DOS, OS/2, or Win95/98, and provides a preemptive multitasking, multithreaded, object-oriented environment for almost any DOS-based computer. (Note though, that other versions of DOS such as FreeDOS, and Multiuser DOS or Concurrent DOS do not support Geos, though PTS-DOS apparently supports it.) For more modern versions of Geos, an 80286 based computer with at least 2 Megabytes of memory is strongly recommended. All versions provide built-in memory management, virtual (disk) memory, a single imaging model, outline font technology, automatic scrolling and scaling, complex graphics rendering, and a flexible, scaleable GUI. Version 3.x is the current version of Geos, with 3.0 currently found on the Nokia 9000/9000i/9110 Communicator, Brother GeoBook, NewDeal Office/SchoolSuite/WebSuite Release 3, and 3.1 for the GlobalPC from MyTurn.com (a company that manufactures inexpensive PC's), and the GreenPC from NewDeal. (For the rest of this document, I shall use "NewDeal" to refer to Office, SchoolSuite, and WebSuite.)
Geos is also defined by the platform that it is running on. Currently it runs on the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, IBM PC compatible, Hewlett Packard OmniGo 100 and 120, several Brother products, Canon StarWriter Pro 5000, Nokia 9000, 9000i, and 9110 Communicator, MyTurn.com's GlobalPC and three other DOS-based PDA's collectively referred to as the Zoomer. The OmniGo 700LX is not a native Geos platform, and for the rest of the FAQ all references to just "OmniGo" refer to the OmniGo 100 or 120. The operating system that runs on the Toshiba Genio and Dialo, Seiko-Epson Locatio, and Mitsubishi Moem-D, is a Japanese version of Geos-SC and not a RISC-based version of Geos as earlier reported. The IBM PC version, also referred to as the desktop version, started as GeoWorks Ensemble 1.0 in November 1990. A copy of of Geos 1.2 was also bundled with CD-ROM drives from NEC and Sony as part of a package that included a Geos-based CD player and several DOS-based programs. The current version is now NewDeal Office Release 3.2A. A detailed account of the evolution of desktop Geos is available in my History page. The desktop version contains more software than any other Geos package out of the box. All other versions are still called Geos.
Bastards.
Google is one of the very few companies that doesn't give me this "we're an evil corporation" feel. Call me wacky, call me naive, but I for some reason trust them. :)
Basically I was entertained by the movie, and had fun, but also found flaws (outside of it's comedy) and major plot holes that kinda kill the ending of the movie...but yes, I'm aware it's a 'FuN' movie. So go easy. ;)
I couldn't disagree more. ;D
I was just playing (non-hacked) Zelda a couple mornings ago, and having a blast. I find that a great deal of the really good NES games are still quite entertaining. Zelda, Zelda II, SMB 1/2/3, Metal Gear, Bionic Commando -- all top notch games, and still games that I fire up in the fceu NES emulator to take a break. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the old Atari 2600 games. Try as I might, most of them are more like what you're saying: simplistic and just not very interesting. But my god give me Galaga under MAME and I'm a happy man. :D
I JUST compiled 2.4.2 last night moving up from the initial 2.4.0. Love my timing. :P
It's funny, they sensationalize the latest school shooting in one breath, while reporting on the evils of violence in the media the next.
Friggin' hipocrites. They can't even see it either, it's hillarious. >:(
It's not Silent Scope or Mortal Kombat that's killing kids, it's ABCNews and CNN. :D
Personally, I can't say I've used 'Coke' to mean anything other than literally a Coke. In fact, I'd probably make funny faces at someone who pointed at 7-Up and asked for 'a Coke'.
Let's all band together to stamp out what little happiness is left in life. We're almost there, folks, just a little more effort and you too can enjoy an even more shitty life!
Yeah, that was something I wanted to mention in my previous post -- he meant "gay" quite literally, as opposed to the more slangish version... And what's worse, this guy is in his early 30's with a wife and kids, but he comes off like some immature cocky rich 18 year old snot in the PA forums. That's so amazingly sad. *sigh*
Yeah, very few geeks are interested in video games, specifically emulation. *cough* ;) The logs are only minimally 'emu/rom' related. The real deal here is that websites are getting screwed by these guys. Lots of different sites. It's important that people know about this, because a lot of webmasters are getting shafted without knowing the full extent of how bad it's happening. Large scale internet fraud? Sounds like news for nerds, and most certainly stuff that matters.
This slashdot court of public opinion can be a little dangerous. Just a few thoughts.
And these guys deserve every last bit of dripping venom. Dig into the logs and check it out for yourself, and then fear the next business deal you ever make. It's definately something to be learned from, if only to see how far people can plot against you behind your back.
But, seems people don't want to see it that way. It's more fun, I guess, to run around crying about how people are "degrading the gay community" or some nonsense. It's more dramatic that way.
On a similar note, a month or two ago I got into a similar argument over the word "retarded" when I was describing something in a sci-fi forum. These self-righteous idiots decided that I was bashing retarded kids, despite the word being even more general than "gay". Lots of things can be "retarded" and not refer to a human with disability. But they wouldn't hear it, despite my impassioned pleas to the opposite.
We're so paranoid of offending, or being offended that we're fucking up our own language and lives. It stops being fun when you have to eject a good chunk of your slang and even regular words to appease the insecure.
: future envisioned by the pacifistic writer Larry
: Niven may not come to pass.
I'm sad to think that there will never be a guy who creates a mode of transportation that will get noticed by a pointy eared race of aliens who will form a Federation of Planets with us.
But as consolation, I can blow your spleen out in Doom 3. Yeah, I think it's a good trade-off.
We aren't?
Yeah, I guess I'm pretty damned tired of humans...we're a bunch of morons. God I hope we never meet another alien race. I'd be so embarassed. :P
Right.
It's always fun and smart to brush off MAJOR violations of ones personal rights and privacy with a "if you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about" cliché.
What if you were forced to be electronically frisked at every single entrance and doorway in town? Sure, it'd be kinky as hell, but aside from that, just because "it keeps us safe and crime has gone down", you'd have no issue with it "because you have nothing to worry about because you're innocent". Frankly, that's the biggest load of horse shit I've heard in quite some time. It's not about guilt or innocence, it's about the principle of the thing. It goes without saying the potential for abuse is staggering. But aside from that, where will this end? First the bank, then the ATM, then inside stores, on the highways, on the streets, at your favorite gathering (sports, etc.).
What next? Inside your home? In the bathroom?
Crazy, you say? Lots of people thought cameras on the street were crazy too. But looks like you've bought into them completely. The madnitory home and bathroom cams are probably on the way, and I'm sure you'll accept them with no objection since "you have nothing to hide".
Please.
Just because I sound "paranoid" doesn't mean I don't have a point. This is how things start. A law here...a preventitive security measure there...
If we're not careful, we'll lose what freedom we have on this planet in exchange for some faux-freedom controlled by the state.
Then we'd be back at square one...
I don't give a damn about how 'accurate' the tech was. While I agree, it was pleasant to see a couple Unix commands flash by, the STORY itself was totally inane. As a movie, it was horribly cliched and predictable. Not one REAL plot twist, aside from his hot sexy girlfriend worked for THEM! That's about it. And as plot twists go: "Yay". This movie is so by-the-numbers that we were calling off what would happen next as it went on, and we weren't dissapointed. I mean, there was zero suprise: the company really WAS doing it. *GASP* Gary Winston really WAS having people killed! Oh my! The digital paintings that react to who is around -- they changed into Gary's favorite painting while our hero is rummaging through his desk! Didn't see that coming at all! The girl he befriends at the company turns traitor! Absolutely zero imagination in this movie...
:P
I was trying to think of some ways to make it a more interesting movie... maybe make Gary be innocent. They could have had his employees be under so much pressure (but love the job so much) to produce code, that they turn to stealing the source code of open source projects and end up beating the shit out of, and sometimes killing them to protect the company. I dunno, that's dumb too, but no more lame than the tripe they ended up filming.
This movie has MST3k written all over it -- and we helped outselves to a nice heaping of jabs the entire time. We went into the theater on a positive, but not OVER positive recommendation. But alas...ugh.
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What's New:
- Updated largest prime.
- Added new page with my world (now galaxy) famous chocolate cookie recipie.
- Removed Iraq from world map just to be a jerk, but may return in a future patch...
I often feel the same way. That the only way to get to these people is through some potentially life-altering step, if not termination. I idle on GamesNet a lot, and we've got this one guy who's got like a billion IP's and constantly tries to bring the network to it's knees for fun. It's like these spam mail assholes -- there is no reasoning with them. They can't comprehend that WE DON'T WANT THEIR SHIT, but they keep doing it because of the 2 to 3 percent of the millions they deficate their ads to actually respond. If you ask them to stop, they'll tell you to go to hell, and that it's their right to be able to do it. The DoS kids seem to just find it hillarious or something. When diplomacy and fair play don't work, it's time to take it to the next level, otherwise these bastards will trample all over us. Christ I hate humans...
Nevermind...needed ns558.o and gameport.o installed...works fine now, except for the buttons on the hammerhead all assigned haphazardly...wtf...
Anyone having trouble with joysticks? The Interact driver isn't being very cooperative...
Heh, I know. I had a story about 3x better than MP3 compression being released by Microsoft (48kbps near-CD quality, 98kbps better-than-CD) and it got rejected. I, too, figured maybe someone else submitted it, but nothing at all about it went up.
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Nice.
File this one under "No Shit, Sherlock".