The average lifespan of early PCs has nothing to do with Bill Gates or Microsoft and all to do with the early giant steps in the advancements of technology.
the problem was the mass media got hold of a 'possible' problem that 'might' affect 'some' computers and spun the issue to be so large as to throw civilization back to the dark ages
Which is silly, really. The worst that could have happened is to throw civilization back to 1900.
If something as stupid as the name of the operating system can trip up some applications, what about the rest of the code?
Instead of giving programmers dozens of ways of checking and doing things, they should be forced into doing it one way. Easier to prevent mistakes, check for errors, etc.
For everything else, you can take your pick of the dozen-plus, widely popular, well maintained languages which run circles around C++ for the things that C++ does better than C.
Okay, but why would you write an operating system in Javascript?
Isn't Java not installed by default since the last few OS X versions anyway? You can get by just fine without Java, Flash and Silverlight these days.
You don't really need Java for most websites in 2014. You don't need Flash since YouTube has HTML5 support. You don't need Silverlight if you watch Netflix on your iPhone/iPad/Apple TV/etc.
Some of the markings are so bad that the only way to read them properly is to go down to the cellar, with a flashlight, in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Counterfeits'.
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My point is that you can make a Bitcoin transaction for ZERO SATOSHI if you're willing to wait for the confirmation.
You don't need hardware to get Bitcoins. In fact, you can get fractions of Bitcoins for absolutely free! (see my sig below) ;-)
That would fit the usual Microsoft-style definition of "early".
The average lifespan of early PCs has nothing to do with Bill Gates or Microsoft and all to do with the early giant steps in the advancements of technology.
Ask him to also buy a few million Dogecoins at $1 each or something. I'd be almost rich!
I don't want to be Microchip'ped, I want to be Atmel'ed!
This might explain the recent crash in value.
Which is silly, really. The worst that could have happened is to throw civilization back to 1900.
If something as stupid as the name of the operating system can trip up some applications, what about the rest of the code?
Instead of giving programmers dozens of ways of checking and doing things, they should be forced into doing it one way. Easier to prevent mistakes, check for errors, etc.
Windows 9.8, Secure Edition
Apple sells AAC files, Amazon sells MP3 files.
You cannot buy MP3 files today, nor since the iTunes store launched because Apple used AAC from the start.
And yes, metadata and smartlists are the way to go, I still wonder why some people want to manage their music files manually.
Okay, but why would you write an operating system in Javascript?
Let's wait 28 weeks, then?
PlayStation divided by two equals PlayStation Vita.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. Can you say Ménage-à-trois?
Those sunglasses gave me a headache. Didn't you hear about the contact lenses?
Isn't Java not installed by default since the last few OS X versions anyway? You can get by just fine without Java, Flash and Silverlight these days.
You don't really need Java for most websites in 2014.
You don't need Flash since YouTube has HTML5 support.
You don't need Silverlight if you watch Netflix on your iPhone/iPad/Apple TV/etc.
I assume anyone running Windows is a gamer, anyone running OS X is doing desktop/front-end work and anyone running Linux/BSD is doing server work.
Some of the markings are so bad that the only way to read them properly is to go down to the cellar, with a flashlight, in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Counterfeits'.
Why are big websites never posting images? In this particular case it would have been nice to see at least what a scan of an IC looks like.
And that's a theme park, with blackjack and hookers.
Great, the Helen Lovejoy argument, once again.
And I suppose a polar bear is just a bear on a tropical island?
Icebergs... IN SPACE!