Man I remember getting on the "net" back in the day...
A friend at school told me about it and I went home to try it out. First, I had to get the TCP/IP stack for Windows (3.1) - but once I had that I had to get more stuff. My buddy told me to get "netscape" so I found it on my ISP's dial-up shell and Zmodem'd it on down the pipe.
At 2400 baud it took about an hour (I believe it took just 56 minutes) and the download had to be restarted twice. Another version (1.0) was released a few days later and then I had to download that as well. By then however I received a 9600 modem from my uncle so it would be less painful this time.
It took a long time for me to realize what I was getting into. My family still doesn't understand the huge-ness of what happened in my grandfather's den that day (my grandfather I might add still uses Netscape 4). Little do they understand that I put them into the 21st century without much fanfare. I took them from the days where BBS's ruled and into a time where anything they want is at their fingertips.
I disagree because simply I know the icons, I know what I'm looking for based on its appearance. The automatic re-ordering of the last 15 programs I've used is very useful. I'm using XP 24 hours a day to do a range of tasks, the re-ordering gives me the things I've done in the past week or so - pretty useful.
Not to mention KDE has done this for a while now. I just think it works great for a lot of people.
You say tiny speed increases, but over the past year in my area (Cincinnati, OH) competition between Cable and DSL (where we were one of the first offerings nationwide) has caused the amount of bandwidth per dollar to triple for home users. I hear the cable company now offers 6mbps speeds, where they were just at 2mbps a year ago.
Lots of insight there, but I've got to point out a few things. When you are talking about home service, you are talking about fast, unreliable links. They can and do go down at anytime. As TFA article and you point out - it is never as fast as they advertise all of the time. A T1, T3 or what have you usually come with the guarantee of full bandwidth 101% of the time and a promised uptime - cable and DSL do not.
Sure, they are going to price it where everyone must have it - at current broadband prices you'd be stupid not to have DSL or cable in America - but also where the law of averages mean they make a profit. Also, any ISP looking to sell these amounts of bandwidth are hoping their customers are the savvy type.
They want people who are looking to enjoy this type of service or other legal download-for-pay outlets like iTunes. Now with things like VoIP and the growing amount of legal online media sales, it only makes sense to offer faster services. More video over broadband is coming and is already here, you can even Starz through RealPlayer. Winamp has had "Internet TV" for years now and streaming media quality is rising too. Didn't I just hear something about Google launching video?
The market has been there for years. It's a shame we are just now getting into it.
well, I would assume marketshare would turn into traffic... but I'm not the one who pointed out MS' marketshare, just pointed out linux tops Google for 'operating system'
Worms and some bacteria have DNA strands with 300 times the information of humans, most of it junk, and it doesn't mean anything. The junk is just left in there after reproduction. You've got to remember that although we've even gone to space, a place no worm could imagine going, we haven't reproduced as much as they have. Bacteria? Forget about it.
Really, get "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Great read, updated by Ann, wealth of insight into evolution.
Dude (guessing), here are the first 10 results when searching for 'operating system':
* Howstuffworks "How Operating Systems Work" * Debian -- The Universal Operating System * The Linux Home Page at Linux Online (linux.org) * What is operating system? (Webopedia) * Review of Operating Systems (tunes.org?) * The FreeBSD Project * The GNU Operating System * Microsoft Windows Family Home Page * FreeOS.com: The Resource Center for Free Operating Systems * Apple - Mac OS X
There is a big difference between knowing how to do something and doing it well. Monkeys (APES!!!) can throw stuff, but they don't really hit their targets often. For apes, it is more of a bluffing technique - "look, I'm thowing this towards you".
There has been a lot of research into the theory that one reason we made it out of our ancient roots is because we threw so well. Not only could we throw rocks and later spears, but we could actually hit our targets. Of course we weren't always that great, and those who weren't died... you know the rest.
Basically, one author put it like this 'Is pitching an evolved skill?'
Yes, they do come with Windows, but not with anti-virus suites. Sure, you get a "free" 30 day trial but that is often it. I find it distrubing when many users don't bother to buy the subscription, thinking they are protected by just having the software.
But here I go on when we are talking about Linux' shortcomings...
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NOC? DISAVOWED?
You've been watching too much Mission Impossible!
So your name isn't John Seminal?
I hate doing this... but needed.
Man I remember getting on the "net" back in the day...
A friend at school told me about it and I went home to try it out. First, I had to get the TCP/IP stack for Windows (3.1) - but once I had that I had to get more stuff. My buddy told me to get "netscape" so I found it on my ISP's dial-up shell and Zmodem'd it on down the pipe.
At 2400 baud it took about an hour (I believe it took just 56 minutes) and the download had to be restarted twice. Another version (1.0) was released a few days later and then I had to download that as well. By then however I received a 9600 modem from my uncle so it would be less painful this time.
It took a long time for me to realize what I was getting into. My family still doesn't understand the huge-ness of what happened in my grandfather's den that day (my grandfather I might add still uses Netscape 4). Little do they understand that I put them into the 21st century without much fanfare. I took them from the days where BBS's ruled and into a time where anything they want is at their fingertips.
You are right, they applaud Gore's efforts (as all here should):
e-mail from Vint Cerf (vcerf@MCI.NET) and Robert Kahn, September 28, 2000
As I understand it, your P4 doesn't run around 65 degrees C; it grinds through work.
How does it feel being the owner of a 100 Mhz Pentium 4?
I believe when you typed:
I wonder what FCC/ologopolies will have to say when someone else starts using their hard lobbied/bribed frequencies.
You meant to type:
I wonder what FCC/ologopolies will have to say when we starts using our hard lobbied/bribed for frequencies.
What I'm saying is "what about me"?
What if I want to use the connection to use secure communications - should I become a suspect? That is the problem with the blanket wiretapping.
I disagree because simply I know the icons, I know what I'm looking for based on its appearance. The automatic re-ordering of the last 15 programs I've used is very useful. I'm using XP 24 hours a day to do a range of tasks, the re-ordering gives me the things I've done in the past week or so - pretty useful.
Not to mention KDE has done this for a while now. I just think it works great for a lot of people.
I was just thinking "there goes my chance of ssh'n to my machine at 30,000 ft"
now I'll be arrested...
You say tiny speed increases, but over the past year in my area (Cincinnati, OH) competition between Cable and DSL (where we were one of the first offerings nationwide) has caused the amount of bandwidth per dollar to triple for home users. I hear the cable company now offers 6mbps speeds, where they were just at 2mbps a year ago.
Lots of insight there, but I've got to point out a few things. When you are talking about home service, you are talking about fast, unreliable links. They can and do go down at anytime. As TFA article and you point out - it is never as fast as they advertise all of the time. A T1, T3 or what have you usually come with the guarantee of full bandwidth 101% of the time and a promised uptime - cable and DSL do not.
Sure, they are going to price it where everyone must have it - at current broadband prices you'd be stupid not to have DSL or cable in America - but also where the law of averages mean they make a profit. Also, any ISP looking to sell these amounts of bandwidth are hoping their customers are the savvy type.
They want people who are looking to enjoy this type of service or other legal download-for-pay outlets like iTunes. Now with things like VoIP and the growing amount of legal online media sales, it only makes sense to offer faster services. More video over broadband is coming and is already here, you can even Starz through RealPlayer. Winamp has had "Internet TV" for years now and streaming media quality is rising too. Didn't I just hear something about Google launching video?
The market has been there for years. It's a shame we are just now getting into it.
well, I would assume marketshare would turn into traffic... but I'm not the one who pointed out MS' marketshare, just pointed out linux tops Google for 'operating system'
"The Lucifer Principle"
Are you the one with my copy?
Yeah, umm no.
Worms and some bacteria have DNA strands with 300 times the information of humans, most of it junk, and it doesn't mean anything. The junk is just left in there after reproduction. You've got to remember that although we've even gone to space, a place no worm could imagine going, we haven't reproduced as much as they have. Bacteria? Forget about it.
Really, get "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Great read, updated by Ann, wealth of insight into evolution.
That is one theory for the extinction, that homo sapiens killed them.
I don't know why people think this is so outlandish... I mean we try to exterminate entire populations all of the time.
Not that I buy that theory, but maybe it's more nature and less nurture.
Wait, I though it was a right to bear-arms....
Dude (guessing), here are the first 10 results when searching for 'operating system':
* Howstuffworks "How Operating Systems Work"
* Debian -- The Universal Operating System
* The Linux Home Page at Linux Online (linux.org)
* What is operating system? (Webopedia)
* Review of Operating Systems (tunes.org?)
* The FreeBSD Project
* The GNU Operating System
* Microsoft Windows Family Home Page
* FreeOS.com: The Resource Center for Free Operating Systems
* Apple - Mac OS X
What was that about market share?
And where do you work?
/rimshot
1978?
There is a big difference between knowing how to do something and doing it well. Monkeys (APES!!!) can throw stuff, but they don't really hit their targets often. For apes, it is more of a bluffing technique - "look, I'm thowing this towards you".
There has been a lot of research into the theory that one reason we made it out of our ancient roots is because we threw so well. Not only could we throw rocks and later spears, but we could actually hit our targets. Of course we weren't always that great, and those who weren't died... you know the rest.
Basically, one author put it like this 'Is pitching an evolved skill?'
duh...
I mean a google search for Go PC operating system gives this as the first result...
I'd say something is fishy...
In the USA, a patent basically blocks even personal use.
Actually the opposite is true. Patents can't block personal uses.
Computers come with anti-virus suites and Windows
Yes, they do come with Windows, but not with anti-virus suites. Sure, you get a "free" 30 day trial but that is often it. I find it distrubing when many users don't bother to buy the subscription, thinking they are protected by just having the software.
But here I go on when we are talking about Linux' shortcomings...