Since Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu which is a derivative of Debian I'd stick with that. You have the support of the Debian/Ubuntu lines and the added multimedia functionality of Mint which means you don't have to configure any of it yourself. I wish Ubuntu included the multimedia stuff but I think some of it isn't FOSS. You will want to make sure whatever you choose won't run afoul of any licensing.
Had you given any thought to running a Terminal Server? I don't know what the cost of the server license and subsequent seats are but you could install just about any stripped down Linux distro and have them log on to a TS and have their full Windows experience on their older hardware.
Keith,
I don't disagree. By the time Windows 2000 rolled out NT 4.0 was damn near bullet proof (For a Microsoft OS). I simply stated at launch it was not as good as its predecessor. But I did have a few games that wouldn't run on it so the 98SE partition remained until XP rolled out. I was on a testing team at Compaq for XP so I got it early as well.
After SP1 perhaps. I had multiple BSOD experiences just installing it on rigs that ran 3.51 flawlessly. Just to get it to install on them I had to disable cache RAM. With cache RAM disabled it took over 8 hours to install. The only thing 4.0 brought IMO was the Windows 95 Start bar and Pinball. I really liked the Pinball.
Windows 1.0;2.0;2.1: forgettable
Windows 3.0: not bad but definitely not good
Windows 3.1: good Windows NT 3.1: really bad but has potential
Windows3.11 Windows For Workgroups (WFW): very good
Windows NT 3.5;3.51: really good
Windows 95: meh Windows NT 4.0: bad
Windows 98;98SE: good Windows 2000: good
Windows ME: evil
Windows XP: good
Windows Vista: bad
Windows 7:good
Windows 8.x: bad
Windows 9: ???
I always figured it was a marketing strategy on a good day. On a bad day I figure it's a cycle of Lazy -> Oh shit! -> motivated -> relief -> lazy
Well in this business climate where "Unlimited" means whatever the legalese in the fine print says it is and is subject to change I'm not the least bit surprised forever is getting the same treatment.
Let's see...an email service that spams you and blasts ads while you are reading emails every day vs a DNS service you set up and pretty much forget about except when it doesn't work or you need to change something. Yeah...loads of income potential there.
What's this? Beaumont has stolen Fannin Street from Houston? The nerve!
I might have to stop and give them a piece of my mind the next time I take a trip to Coushatta
when is this going to stop being the domain of research and when are security companies going to get serious about protecting against attacks at this level?"
As soon as someone with a powerful attorney and deep pockets gets hacked via this vector and sues the OEM into oblivion would be my guess.
Ok, you have types with leading lowercase letters, variables with both leading uppercase and lowercase letters, an "If" keyword with a captial "I" as in Microsoft BASIC, and you initialize a string unnecessarily. Please turn in your geek cred card.:-)
He's logged in with a Google+ account. He never HAD one. In fact he actually likes beta!
For my '07 S80-V8 an iPod connector and in-dash stereo integration was a factory option (which I added).
I believe your '07 S80-V8 is running QNX. The option you purchased was a module for QNX that talks to iPhones/iPods. QNX/BlackBerry are partners with Apple and the reports I've read indicate that iOS for car will still be running the QNX kernel.
I wonder why Apple can't make AirPlay mirroring with touch to an in-dash display a standard. For makers, it would make it something Android could support with an additional protocol and it would eliminate the need for most of the horrible in-dash infotainment systems car makers come up with.
QNX supports Miracast and Mirrorlink so if it is enabled by the manufacturer any device with those technologies will be able to just what you are asking for. In fact QNX demoed the tech at CES 2014 (Jump to 7:00)
This is supposedly targeted at large cities where the larger avenues already have networked cameras accessible to the public. Since cars are getting connected and getting apps an app to direct the nearest camera in front of you to the in dash display would effectively do the same thing. Now in the woods this would be great for scouting prospective camping/hunting areas prior to venturing out.
but that is, at the same time, more accessible and shareable by a wider audience.
Precisely which audience is having problems reading slashdot, on precisely which platform?
Dice basically wants to use the/. brand to sell more ad space by increasing traffic to/. directly./. classic doesn't test well with the group they want to visit thus/. beta was chosen from several possible UI because the highest percentage of individuals from the target demographic rated it the best. What will most likely happen is/. will dwindle to a fraction of traffic it currently has and Dice will decide to re-brand the site SyDot and start running news stories about wrestling half the time and ghosts the other half.
I wonder if those estimates include the transmission infrastructure to carry the electricity to high usage areas? The Wind Farm rush of West Texas had every energy company throwing up wind turbines to get the government subsidies. Next thing you knew there was more power generation in West Texas than the transmissions lines could carry back to Dallas where it was needed. The cost of storing electricity is more than it is worth so large amounts of electricity were being shunted directly into the ground while E.R.C.O.T. decided how to build out the new transmission lines. That project alone took 5 years and cost around 4 Billion.
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My company IS still using COM and ActiveX you insensitive clod!
Since Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu which is a derivative of Debian I'd stick with that. You have the support of the Debian/Ubuntu lines and the added multimedia functionality of Mint which means you don't have to configure any of it yourself. I wish Ubuntu included the multimedia stuff but I think some of it isn't FOSS. You will want to make sure whatever you choose won't run afoul of any licensing.
Had you given any thought to running a Terminal Server? I don't know what the cost of the server license and subsequent seats are but you could install just about any stripped down Linux distro and have them log on to a TS and have their full Windows experience on their older hardware.
Keith,
I don't disagree. By the time Windows 2000 rolled out NT 4.0 was damn near bullet proof (For a Microsoft OS). I simply stated at launch it was not as good as its predecessor. But I did have a few games that wouldn't run on it so the 98SE partition remained until XP rolled out. I was on a testing team at Compaq for XP so I got it early as well.
After SP1 perhaps. I had multiple BSOD experiences just installing it on rigs that ran 3.51 flawlessly. Just to get it to install on them I had to disable cache RAM. With cache RAM disabled it took over 8 hours to install. The only thing 4.0 brought IMO was the Windows 95 Start bar and Pinball. I really liked the Pinball.
If people are assholes it's generally not conducive to business,
Actually, the most successful business people are, in fact, complete and total assholes. Your argument is invalid.
Windows 1.0;2.0;2.1: forgettable
Windows 3.0: not bad but definitely not good
Windows 3.1: good
Windows NT 3.1: really bad but has potential
Windows3.11 Windows For Workgroups (WFW): very good
Windows NT 3.5;3.51: really good
Windows 95: meh
Windows NT 4.0: bad
Windows 98;98SE: good
Windows 2000: good
Windows ME: evil
Windows XP: good
Windows Vista: bad
Windows 7:good
Windows 8.x: bad
Windows 9: ???
I always figured it was a marketing strategy on a good day. On a bad day I figure it's a cycle of Lazy -> Oh shit! -> motivated -> relief -> lazy
Think of it as 8.1 service pack 1.
You meant to say "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these" didn't you?
Well in this business climate where "Unlimited" means whatever the legalese in the fine print says it is and is subject to change I'm not the least bit surprised forever is getting the same treatment.
Let's see...an email service that spams you and blasts ads while you are reading emails every day vs a DNS service you set up and pretty much forget about except when it doesn't work or you need to change something. Yeah...loads of income potential there.
Android
... the problem with buying a small SSD is that you'll just need to upgrade when Valve has their next Steam sale.
FTFY
2 Billion dollars is a ridiculous amount to pay for patents
Well TBH it was 400 million and 1.6 billion in stocks.
What's this? Beaumont has stolen Fannin Street from Houston? The nerve! I might have to stop and give them a piece of my mind the next time I take a trip to Coushatta
when is this going to stop being the domain of research and when are security companies going to get serious about protecting against attacks at this level?"
As soon as someone with a powerful attorney and deep pockets gets hacked via this vector and sues the OEM into oblivion would be my guess.
Ok, you have types with leading lowercase letters, variables with both leading uppercase and lowercase letters, an "If" keyword with a captial "I" as in Microsoft BASIC, and you initialize a string unnecessarily. Please turn in your geek cred card. :-)
He's logged in with a Google+ account. He never HAD one. In fact he actually likes beta!
Apple didn't want another security embarrassment so they asked the NSA to supply the most secure PRNG they had.
I think Fin has more potential.
Did the $99 include DOS or was that another $99?
For my '07 S80-V8 an iPod connector and in-dash stereo integration was a factory option (which I added).
I believe your '07 S80-V8 is running QNX. The option you purchased was a module for QNX that talks to iPhones/iPods. QNX/BlackBerry are partners with Apple and the reports I've read indicate that iOS for car will still be running the QNX kernel.
I wonder why Apple can't make AirPlay mirroring with touch to an in-dash display a standard. For makers, it would make it something Android could support with an additional protocol and it would eliminate the need for most of the horrible in-dash infotainment systems car makers come up with.
QNX supports Miracast and Mirrorlink so if it is enabled by the manufacturer any device with those technologies will be able to just what you are asking for. In fact QNX demoed the tech at CES 2014 (Jump to 7:00)
What...no links to the cheaper spy cameras?
This is supposedly targeted at large cities where the larger avenues already have networked cameras accessible to the public. Since cars are getting connected and getting apps an app to direct the nearest camera in front of you to the in dash display would effectively do the same thing. Now in the woods this would be great for scouting prospective camping/hunting areas prior to venturing out.
but that is, at the same time, more accessible and shareable by a wider audience.
Precisely which audience is having problems reading slashdot, on precisely which platform?
Dice basically wants to use the /. brand to sell more ad space by increasing traffic to /. directly. /. classic doesn't test well with the group they want to visit thus /. beta was chosen from several possible UI because the highest percentage of individuals from the target demographic rated it the best. What will most likely happen is /. will dwindle to a fraction of traffic it currently has and Dice will decide to re-brand the site SyDot and start running news stories about wrestling half the time and ghosts the other half.
I wonder if those estimates include the transmission infrastructure to carry the electricity to high usage areas? The Wind Farm rush of West Texas had every energy company throwing up wind turbines to get the government subsidies. Next thing you knew there was more power generation in West Texas than the transmissions lines could carry back to Dallas where it was needed. The cost of storing electricity is more than it is worth so large amounts of electricity were being shunted directly into the ground while E.R.C.O.T. decided how to build out the new transmission lines. That project alone took 5 years and cost around 4 Billion.
The sooner these bastards get labeled common carriers the better.