What I don't get is why people still want to revive the amiga. Sure it was a good system (I still fond memories of my A500), but due to commodore's problems it failed to keep up with computer evolution.
Why don't people just get the good elements of the os and incorporate them in an open source solution, and leave it at that? Why does it have to be called 'Amiga'?
As for the first part: w2k won't fill up that much space
As for the second part: positioning the head isn't a big problem nowadays. There are techniques to do it. The main problems are physical in nature: the drives tend to get too hot, instable and noisy.
So my prediction is rotation speeds and thus random access times will stay more or less the same. Therefore the data troughput will increase as the head passes over more data in the same time.
When I was in New Zealand last April, I tried zorbing at Rotorua. It's really cool.
You roll down and bounce off the hill, not knowing what's up and what's down (much like a wipeout during surfing, only much more fun). My only problem: the hill wasn't big enough to pick up much speed:(
In some of the other comments I read about safety issues. Well, I don't think it's too unsafe:
1. The balls are made of thick plastic. A ball won't 'pop', but rather develop a leak. That way the ball deflates. While this can be rather quick, the few impacts after the leak occurs slow down the ball to a safe point. (try playing footbal with a partially inflated or even leak ball. It will take a while before all the air is out) 2. Water won't stay in. As I've seen it, there are two entrance holes in the Zorb ball, opposite each other. Water coming in from one side will get out the other, not allowing for much water to stay in, but enough to toroughly get you wet!. 3. If something happens, you can get out. You strap yourself in, and you get out yourself. It's probably easier when upright, but manageble in ayy position.
A while a lot of patents are being applied for, regulations vary wildy among countries. With globalistation, it will be near impossible to enforce.
Considering all the silly patents that are given out, and the lack of means to enforce them worldwide, imo the system will disappear in the near future.
Sure it costs money to receive mail, spam included, but it's not free to send it either. It all depends on your contract, if you mainly pay for outgoing traffic (isp's and content providers) or incomming trafic (most regular customers and universities).
The internet is a large number of (inter)connected networks, with originally everybody taking care for his own part of it, ad sharing the costs for connections between them. This has shifted a lot, but in a sense, it's still true.
Therefor, it's hard to say who pays for the messages, but it sure isn't only me!
And now there scanners all all around the country: your dog ran away. Turn on your computer, ask where Fido is and the answer comes: he's on 2nd street. Happy happy, joy joy.
Then your drivers license is fitted out with such a device. You'll have to have it with you, or your car won't start. You're traced whereever you go, how long you drive, and taxes are adapted acordingly.
Next you need to have it at school to get your grades, at the library to get books, at the supermarket to pay, everywhere. Why not put it in you at birth?
This really reminds me of a book, called 'This Perfect Day', by Ira Levin. There people are forced to wear devices like them on a bracelet.
Imagine the possibilities of a shrunk version: they implant it at birth. Then organisations (not neccerarily the government, but that's a likely candidate), can trace wherever you go and whoever you are with. This really scares me.
This really reminds me of a book, called 'This Perfect Day', by Ira Levin. There people are forced to wear devices like them on a bracelet.
Imagine the possibilities of a shrunk version: they implant it at birth. Then organisations (not neccerarily the government, but that's a likely candidate), can trace wherever you go and whoever you are with. This really scares me.
Saying it isn't new because it uses an optical device to detect shifts in position. That's like saying the dvd is the same as a cd, for they both use laser. Doh.
What I read from the article is that MS basicly points a camera down and compares the images seen (thus the taillight: no light=no image), extrapolating a shift in position. The older optical mouses use a grid refence, and counts the lines/dots passed (much like the marble trackballs from logitech).
If it's really an inprovement has to be seen, but it is an innovation. It seems to me this is mostly MS hassling.
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I think it's a good idea.
What I don't get is why people still want to revive the amiga. Sure it was a good system (I still fond memories of my A500), but due to commodore's problems it failed to keep up with computer evolution.
Why don't people just get the good elements of the os and incorporate them in an open source solution, and leave it at that? Why does it have to be called 'Amiga'?
Point made.
Basje out.
With all this genetic modification going on, shouldn't the open source movement adopt it's own project? Start up the FFF, free food foundation?
Maybe hacking (reverse engineer) these new seeds to make them spawn non sterile offspring?
Never mind me. I've had my try at biotechnology, and I like computers better. Lucky for all of us heh?
As for the second part: positioning the head isn't a big problem nowadays. There are techniques to do it. The main problems are physical in nature: the drives tend to get too hot, instable and noisy.
So my prediction is rotation speeds and thus random access times will stay more or less the same. Therefore the data troughput will increase as the head passes over more data in the same time.
The 77 hours of music, as said at the bottom of the article, is only 3.2 days of music, not 6.5
Of course that's per "^2, your new HDD would be more than 1 square inch.
When I was in New Zealand last April, I tried zorbing at Rotorua. It's really cool.
:(
You roll down and bounce off the hill, not knowing what's up and what's down (much like a wipeout during surfing, only much more fun). My only problem: the hill wasn't big enough to pick up much speed
In some of the other comments I read about safety issues. Well, I don't think it's too unsafe:
1. The balls are made of thick plastic. A ball won't 'pop', but rather develop a leak. That way the ball deflates. While this can be rather quick, the few impacts after the leak occurs slow down the ball to a safe point. (try playing footbal with a partially inflated or even leak ball. It will take a while before all the air is out)
2. Water won't stay in. As I've seen it, there are two entrance holes in the Zorb ball, opposite each other. Water coming in from one side will get out the other, not allowing for much water to stay in, but enough to toroughly get you wet!.
3. If something happens, you can get out. You strap yourself in, and you get out yourself. It's probably easier when upright, but manageble in ayy position.
To anyone: try it. It's definately cool!
Now Linus should be in the :)
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Let's start a poll for that
A while a lot of patents are being applied for, regulations vary wildy among countries. With globalistation, it will be near impossible to enforce.
Considering all the silly patents that are given out, and the lack of means to enforce them worldwide, imo the system will disappear in the near future.
What's all the heavy armor for? I can't think of a bear that doesn't roll over laughing when he sees this thing coming...
Define few...
Define national security threat...
I don't believe this relaxation. You either restrict it, or you don't.
This is only half true.
Sure it costs money to receive mail, spam included, but it's not free to send it either. It all depends on your contract, if you mainly pay for outgoing traffic (isp's and content providers) or incomming trafic (most regular customers and universities).
The internet is a large number of (inter)connected networks, with originally everybody taking care for his own part of it, ad sharing the costs for connections between them. This has shifted a lot, but in a sense, it's still true.
Therefor, it's hard to say who pays for the messages, but it sure isn't only me!
And now there scanners all all around the country: your dog ran away. Turn on your computer, ask where Fido is and the answer comes: he's on 2nd street. Happy happy, joy joy.
Then your drivers license is fitted out with such a device. You'll have to have it with you, or your car won't start. You're traced whereever you go, how long you drive, and taxes are adapted acordingly.
Next you need to have it at school to get your grades, at the library to get books, at the supermarket to pay, everywhere. Why not put it in you at birth?
It's only two steps away...
This really reminds me of a book, called 'This Perfect Day', by Ira Levin. There people are forced to wear devices like them on a bracelet.
Imagine the possibilities of a shrunk version: they implant it at birth. Then organisations (not neccerarily the government, but that's a likely candidate), can trace wherever you go and whoever you are with. This really scares me.
I will never betatest this baby. Never!
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This really reminds me of a book, called 'This Perfect Day', by Ira Levin. There people are forced to wear devices like them on a bracelet.
Imagine the possibilities of a shrunk version: they implant it at birth. Then organisations (not neccerarily the government, but that's a likely candidate), can trace wherever you go and whoever you are with. This really scares me.
I will never betatest this baby. Never!
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Saying it isn't new because it uses an optical device to detect shifts in position. That's like saying the dvd is the same as a cd, for they both use laser. Doh.
What I read from the article is that MS basicly points a camera down and compares the images seen (thus the taillight: no light=no image), extrapolating a shift in position. The older optical mouses use a grid refence, and counts the lines/dots passed (much like the marble trackballs from logitech).
If it's really an inprovement has to be seen, but it is an innovation. It seems to me this is mostly MS hassling.