Nokia estimated that the world total phone sales for 2002 would be between 420 and 440 million units. If they only sell a small percentage of that it will still be in the millions! There's already an awful lot of people out there play MP3s, listening to the radio and playing games on their phones. It will sell.
I've got something that record audio and play MP3s, oggs and videos. It allows me to play games, including GameBoy ones, and run Mame. I can store data on flash cards and connect it to my PC. It also runs Linux. It's my Sharp Zaurus, costing $300.
Then there's 8 year olds with GBAs - they probably don't need/want a cell phone and PDA
Here in the UK cell phones amoung 8 year olds are now fairly common. It's all those parents who want to know where there kids are. Phones are common birthday and chrimble gifts. Many come with MP3 functionality built in or you can purchase clip on players for less than $50 which include memory card and reader
There will be a market for the game boy add on, just not much of one.
Nah it's the Russians we have to thank. If they hadn't tied the Nazi's up on their eastern front the allies wouldn't have got in to Europe. By the time the US came on the scene we had already won the battle of Britain and Hitler had abandoned the invasion plans and turned to the east.
So is this America == The USA or America == Northern America or America == the whole land mass including Central and South America. To me America != USA despite what USAians think.
I find it interesting that you refer to the EU taking a stand against American protectionism. As an example, check out French farm subsidies. Pretty interesting comparison
Actually the Common Agricultural Policy("CAP" - which includes the French subsidies) is terrible and many member states are trying to get it changed. It results in farmers in certain states being paid not to grow on some of their land. The problem is that many grow crops on it any way and claim the subsidies. The French government is, or chooses to be, powerless against their farmers who are radical and will bring transport to a halt if they have a grievance. So the policy remains.
It's funny but I seem to be immune to Jehova's Witnesses. For some reason word seems to get out that I live there and they never both to call. I used to live close to a park and was out walking my dog when I saw a pair going from house to house. I waited for them to call at my place but they bypassed it and called next door. My friends have noticed the same with regards to them. I wonder whether the fact that we're all pagan goths is important!
Compatability with other kit was one of my major decision factors when buying a PDA. In the end I bought a Sharp Zaurus. It has SD/MMC and CF support which allows me to organise MP3s for my Ericsson T68i's MP3 player as well as plays MP3s itself. I've used the CF slot to preview and organise photographs from a digital camera and will allow me to add a WiFi or Bluetooth card at some point. The OBEX support allows me to sync its calendar and address book with my phone. Add a Palm emulator and I have nearly every option covered. I'm glad I bought it.
Jaguar *is* Ford, well owned by them anyways. They are built in Jaguar plants (Halewood and Coventry) with Jaguar quality control but the engines are built in the Ford engine works in Bridgend, South Wales.
I have to say I don't know much about.NET or Mono. I have carried out significant amounts of Java developement and embedded C/C++ development.
Everyone here is talking about Windows vs Linux. What about other OSs, OS-X, the BSD variants, IRIX, Solaris, vxWorks to name a few. Is Mono *NIX software or Linux software as so much development now is? All to often lately software is advertised as *NIX but try compiling it on something other than Linux. It should be described as Linux software.
Also what's the over head of.NET and Mono? Ignore the Sun and MS JVMs, there are some extremely lightweight and efficient Java VMs out there in embedded land. Insignia's Joede is one example. Add to that emdedded processors which can run byte code natively. I don't think.NET will kill off Java that easily unless it can succeed in this arena too.
Will we see.NET in phones, set top boxes and the like, and if so, when.
The Ten Commandments depends upon whether you read Moses' ten or Paul's six (seven?) which are subtly different (See Skeptics Annotated Bible). And originally it was "Thou shalt not covert they neighbours wife". In the time of Moses it was perfectly acceptable to have more than one wife and to go outside marriage as long as the woman concerned wasn't married her-self. It's only later translations and moralities which have changed it.
Hey I regularly get "Increase my penis size" and "Breast enlargement" spam within a short time of one another. May be they're just hedging their bets. Having said that I know of some people who would probably be interested in both.
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Pagers are generally a US phenomenon. My 'cell' phone will run for a couple of weeks on a full charge. It hasn't run out since I've had it because I 'put it to bed' once a week.
I really don't see the point of a large watch which has less abilities than my small phone. I couldn't understand the linux watch either.
No, you don't write everything in assembler any more. But it still has it's uses. For example:
Optimising the core of compressed audio decoder when running on a processor that doesn't have an FPU (normally embedded).
Setting up the core to the interrupt handlers or the MMU on intialisation before the OS is booted in an embedded device.
If you are trying to write a real time OS to run on a PIC which will end up in a device in a car then knowing assembler helps.
When you are checking out the code of a set top box to shave off latency in an audio subsystem. You need to be able to check that the code generated by the compiler is as optimal as it can be and possibly replace it with some handcrafted assembler.
Or just debugging a weird bug which may be a compiler fault.
Yes, you need a good design but knowing those demo skills can only help as well. I know comp sci grads who don't know what interrupts are, or the principles of multithreaded programming, or even how to work out whether an algorithm is efficient.
What's the point. I have a mobile phone!
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My phone is about 100mm by 30mm (Say 4" by 1.5") when in standby mode has a nice big clock displayed. I can use WAP to get all sorts of information; send and receive e-mail; send and receive text messages (with pictures if required); store information about meetings, contacts etc. With my particular phone I can clip on an MP3 player or even a camera.
Any watch I wear is has a face of about 15mm diameter max. I can't see getting much information on it's display. Any bigger an it will be too chunky.
In Europe, where GSM phone ownership is high (Straw poll of Brits waiting for buses puts it at over half). We can get all that information already. It just wont sell.
Jeff Minter is one of my heros. We have an Amiga A3000 and Llamatron still comes out for a play from time to time.
Gaming on mobile phones, PDAs and other embedded devices has allowed the 8 and 16 bit kings and queens to come out of retirement and show the world what great games they produced.
It's still possible to be a bedroom game hacker, just not on PCs.
It was attempting to code demos which use the hardware to it's limit (mainly on the BBC Micro) which laid the grounds for my future career in embedded software.
Demo coding (and game programming) produced a generation of software engineers who know how to keep memory usage to a minimum and eek as much power as they can out of the hardware. To solve solutions or produce effects they had to be inspirational and use hardware in ways the designers had never envisaged. One example being using hardware timers, the screen sync interrupt a nd low level coding to flip pallets during the screen draw and so get more colours than are supported normally.
I worry that the new generation have had it too easy and that these skills will be lost.
Providing the biker stays with the bike. If the biker comes off of the bike then it's still the later two which are the killers but if you have a long enough slide then you scrub off all the speed and the final case will not happen. This is why racing bikers survive falls.
So if you see a collision is iminent try and remove as much speed as possible with your brakes. If it's in to a car then stand up and you'll go over the top and slide down the road. Or just try and leave the bike and slide and pray that you don't hit anything or your bike doesn't catch up with you.
I have several friends who have been involved in high speed incidents, come off the bike and survived with minor bruises and abrasions (You do all wear your protective leathers, kevlar etc don't you!) by not hitting anything and sliding a fair way.
"Fortunately, here in the states, motorcycle drivers are required to take a safety course teaching the proper handling of a motorcycle in difficult situations. Unfortunately, drivers of SUVs aren't required to take these safety courses and end up killing a fair amount of their own citizens in smaller vehicles and motorcycles."
Here in the UK getting a licence to ride a motorcycle is quite a trial. You need to take basic training before you can go on the road. Then you're limited to a 125cc bike until your test. You can then ride a bike which produces 33bhp or less for two years or until you are 21 (which ever is later). Then you can ride any bike. If you are already over 21 you can take accelerated access whereby you train with an instructor on a bike of more than 48bhp before taking your test on that bike. Then you can ride any bike.
I took a year to get my full licence. Learning to handle small bikes before upgrading meant that I learnt roadcraft before being let loose on a beast.
I believe that the best way to save riders is to train *all* drivers. I would like to see everyone spend some time on a small bike before moving on to a car or other vehicle.
You do have to remember that airbags in cars in the US are a lot more powerful than those in Europe. In the US they are designed to try and save people who refuse to wear seat belts. Over here most people wear them (in the UK its the law, both front and back) and it's considered the drivers fault if they are injured because they aren't wearing their belt.
I suspect that these bags are not as powerful as you might think. Having said that I wouldn't want to wear one.
A friend and I have all the equipment to read these discs we just didn't have the discs themselves. A couple of years ago we were discussing them and decided that the way to go was to produce DVDs containing the data which could be used both on PCs and consumer gear. So why not DVDs?
And I have other questions.
* Why did it take far longer to develop the emulator than it did the original hardware. * What's wrong with existing emulators? * Why not make the data more available/open.
It seems that no one thought about this project before starting it.
The original Domesday book was a review of people and property. It was so that the ruling classes could work out how much they were worth and who could pay what taxes. It turned out an accurate review of the state of the nation at the time and invaluable to historians.
The modern one was an accademic exercise and to give similar information. It was primarily used in schools as a teaching aid.
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Nokia estimated that the world total phone sales for 2002 would be between 420 and 440 million units. If they only sell a small percentage of that it will still be in the millions! There's already an awful lot of people out there play MP3s, listening to the radio and playing games on their phones. It will sell.
I've got something that record audio and play MP3s, oggs and videos. It allows me to play games, including GameBoy ones, and run Mame. I can store data on flash cards and connect it to my PC. It also runs Linux. It's my Sharp Zaurus, costing $300.
Then there's 8 year olds with GBAs - they probably don't need/want a cell phone and PDA
Here in the UK cell phones amoung 8 year olds are now fairly common. It's all those parents who want to know where there kids are. Phones are common birthday and chrimble gifts. Many come with MP3 functionality built in or you can purchase clip on players for less than $50 which include memory card and reader
There will be a market for the game boy add on, just not much of one.
Nah it's the Russians we have to thank. If they hadn't tied the Nazi's up on their eastern front the allies wouldn't have got in to Europe. By the time the US came on the scene we had already won the battle of Britain and Hitler had abandoned the invasion plans and turned to the east.
So is this America == The USA or America == Northern America or America == the whole land mass including Central and South America. To me America != USA despite what USAians think.
I find it interesting that you refer to the EU taking a stand against American protectionism. As an example, check out French farm subsidies. Pretty interesting comparison
Actually the Common Agricultural Policy("CAP" - which includes the French subsidies) is terrible and many member states are trying to get it changed. It results in farmers in certain states being paid not to grow on some of their land. The problem is that many grow crops on it any way and claim the subsidies. The French government is, or chooses to be, powerless against their farmers who are radical and will bring transport to a halt if they have a grievance. So the policy remains.
It's funny but I seem to be immune to Jehova's Witnesses. For some reason word seems to get out that I live there and they never both to call. I used to live close to a park and was out walking my dog when I saw a pair going from house to house. I waited for them to call at my place but they bypassed it and called next door. My friends have noticed the same with regards to them. I wonder whether the fact that we're all pagan goths is important!
Compatability with other kit was one of my major decision factors when buying a PDA. In the end I bought a Sharp Zaurus. It has SD/MMC and CF support which allows me to organise MP3s for my Ericsson T68i's MP3 player as well as plays MP3s itself. I've used the CF slot to preview and organise photographs from a digital camera and will allow me to add a WiFi or Bluetooth card at some point. The OBEX support allows me to sync its calendar and address book with my phone. Add a Palm emulator and I have nearly every option covered. I'm glad I bought it.
Jaguar *is* Ford, well owned by them anyways. They are built in Jaguar plants (Halewood and Coventry) with Jaguar quality control but the engines are built in the Ford engine works in Bridgend, South Wales.
I have to say I don't know much about .NET or Mono. I have carried out significant amounts of Java developement and embedded C/C++ development.
.NET and Mono? Ignore the Sun and MS JVMs, there are some extremely lightweight and efficient Java VMs out there in embedded land. Insignia's Joede is one example. Add to that emdedded processors which can run byte code natively. I don't think .NET will kill off Java that easily unless it can succeed in this arena too.
.NET in phones, set top boxes and the like, and if so, when.
Everyone here is talking about Windows vs Linux. What about other OSs, OS-X, the BSD variants, IRIX, Solaris, vxWorks to name a few. Is Mono *NIX software or Linux software as so much development now is? All to often lately software is advertised as *NIX but try compiling it on something other than Linux. It should be described as Linux software.
Also what's the over head of
Will we see
Crap motor bike laws in Switzerland. They are very much second class vehicles. Thus negating the whole point of having a bike.
The Ten Commandments depends upon whether you read Moses' ten or Paul's six (seven?) which are subtly different (See Skeptics Annotated Bible). And originally it was "Thou shalt not covert they neighbours wife". In the time of Moses it was perfectly acceptable to have more than one wife and to go outside marriage as long as the woman concerned wasn't married her-self. It's only later translations and moralities which have changed it.
Hey I regularly get "Increase my penis size" and "Breast enlargement" spam within a short time of one another. May be they're just hedging their bets. Having said that I know of some people who would probably be interested in both.
Pagers are generally a US phenomenon. My 'cell' phone will run for a couple of weeks on a full charge. It hasn't run out since I've had it because I 'put it to bed' once a week.
I really don't see the point of a large watch which has less abilities than my small phone. I couldn't understand the linux watch either.
Yes, you need a good design but knowing those demo skills can only help as well. I know comp sci grads who don't know what interrupts are, or the principles of multithreaded programming, or even how to work out whether an algorithm is efficient.
My phone is about 100mm by 30mm (Say 4" by 1.5") when in standby mode has a nice big clock displayed. I can use WAP to get all sorts of information; send and receive e-mail; send and receive text messages (with pictures if required); store information about meetings, contacts etc. With my particular phone I can clip on an MP3 player or even a camera.
Any watch I wear is has a face of about 15mm diameter max. I can't see getting much information on it's display. Any bigger an it will be too chunky.
In Europe, where GSM phone ownership is high (Straw poll of Brits waiting for buses puts it at over half). We can get all that information already. It just wont sell.
Jeff Minter is one of my heros. We have an Amiga A3000 and Llamatron still comes out for a play from time to time.
Gaming on mobile phones, PDAs and other embedded devices has allowed the 8 and 16 bit kings and queens to come out of retirement and show the world what great games they produced.
It's still possible to be a bedroom game hacker, just not on PCs.
It was attempting to code demos which use the hardware to it's limit (mainly on the BBC Micro) which laid the grounds for my future career in embedded software.
Demo coding (and game programming) produced a generation of software engineers who know how to keep memory usage to a minimum and eek as much power as they can out of the hardware. To solve solutions or produce effects they had to be inspirational and use hardware in ways the designers had never envisaged. One example being using hardware timers, the screen sync interrupt a nd low level coding to flip pallets during the screen draw and so get more colours than are supported normally.
I worry that the new generation have had it too easy and that these skills will be lost.
Providing the biker stays with the bike. If the biker comes off of the bike then it's still the later two which are the killers but if you have a long enough slide then you scrub off all the speed and the final case will not happen. This is why racing bikers survive falls.
So if you see a collision is iminent try and remove as much speed as possible with your brakes. If it's in to a car then stand up and you'll go over the top and slide down the road. Or just try and leave the bike and slide and pray that you don't hit anything or your bike doesn't catch up with you.
I have several friends who have been involved in high speed incidents, come off the bike and survived with minor bruises and abrasions (You do all wear your protective leathers, kevlar etc don't you!) by not hitting anything and sliding a fair way.
"Fortunately, here in the states, motorcycle drivers are required to take a safety course teaching the proper handling of a motorcycle in difficult situations. Unfortunately, drivers of SUVs aren't required to take these safety courses and end up killing a fair amount of their own citizens in smaller vehicles and motorcycles."
Here in the UK getting a licence to ride a motorcycle is quite a trial. You need to take basic training before you can go on the road. Then you're limited to a 125cc bike until your test. You can then ride a bike which produces 33bhp or less for two years or until you are 21 (which ever is later). Then you can ride any bike. If you are already over 21 you can take accelerated access whereby you train with an instructor on a bike of more than 48bhp before taking your test on that bike. Then you can ride any bike.
I took a year to get my full licence. Learning to handle small bikes before upgrading meant that I learnt roadcraft before being let loose on a beast.
I believe that the best way to save riders is to train *all* drivers. I would like to see everyone spend some time on a small bike before moving on to a car or other vehicle.
You do have to remember that airbags in cars in the US are a lot more powerful than those in Europe. In the US they are designed to try and save people who refuse to wear seat belts. Over here most people wear them (in the UK its the law, both front and back) and it's considered the drivers fault if they are injured because they aren't wearing their belt.
I suspect that these bags are not as powerful as you might think. Having said that I wouldn't want to wear one.
Pace got the media bit. Element 14 moved to Bristol and is now part of Broadcom.
A friend and I have all the equipment to read these discs we just didn't have the discs themselves. A couple of years ago we were discussing them and decided that the way to go was to produce DVDs containing the data which could be used both on PCs and consumer gear.
So why not DVDs?
And I have other questions.
* Why did it take far longer to develop the emulator than it did the original hardware.
* What's wrong with existing emulators?
* Why not make the data more available/open.
It seems that no one thought about this project before starting it.
The original Domesday book was a review of people and property. It was so that the ruling classes could work out how much they were worth and who could pay what taxes. It turned out an accurate review of the state of the nation at the time and invaluable to historians.
The modern one was an accademic exercise and to give similar information. It was primarily used in schools as a teaching aid.
Actually a lot of IP went to Pace.
I own a BBC Micro, a Master, an Acorn A3000 and a couple of Acorn RiscPCs. I also work for Pace!