Why would you need to emulate a op system when you can just run the real thing on one core at full speed?
Virtual PC doesn't emulate an OS, it emulates an architechture. Windows can't run on anything but an x86 PC.
. ..but it expressly said "different op system on each core" which would make not much sense to crow about if they were, like, talking about freaking FreeBSD on one and OS X on the other?
You should look into an Athlon 64. They support Cool & Quiet technology, which basically just underclocks the CPU when it's idle. My 3000+ (2Ghz clockspeed) runs at 1Ghz most of the time. And the fans spindown accordingly. When you start up an application, the chip adjusts so quickly that you can't tell any difference in performance. Anyway, something to think about.
Why does it have to be an Intel chip? I like to think I'm pretty unbiased when it comes to CPUs, but the fact of the matter is that the A64 architecture is clearly superior to that space heater Intel calls Prescott. Intel still holds a slim advantage in some encoding tests, but that's about it. I'm not trying to troll, I'm just curious why you chose to mention a 2.4Ghz HT Intel chip when TFA is about AMD. . .
The problem with this "who cares" attitude is that marriage today has more legal and social reprecussions than religous ones. How should someone with 3 wives, or who's wife is a parakeet say, file their taxes? Who's covered by his health insurance? The bottom line is our society, like it or not, is based around monogomous marriage. You can be married to whomever or whatever you want to in the eyes of your God, but in the eyes of Uncle Sam, there are rules to be followed. And frankly, this nation has bigger problems to deal with than marriage reform.
doing one thing, and doing it well? How many people seriously want to carry digital photos around wherever they go? I just don't get the color screen. I guess it's for the same people that like having a camera in their cell phone. True, the thing has an FM tuner and can record voice and radio. That's good, but it's also bulky, has a relatively poor interface and is $30 more expensive than an iPod, which/.ers already bash for being too pricey. Here's an idea: instead of giving us more bloat, why don't they just make the ultimate music player. One that will playback ALL major formats, has a good interface, and super long battery life. Although my iPod is great, it fails to meet 2 of these criteria. I guess we'll have to keep waiting...
Is that really a suprise? Pretty much ALL manufacturers use 1 million MB to mean a GB now. My 20GB iPod only has 18.5GB of usable space on it. You'd think they would stop this practice, considering how many "My new x GB hard drive is busted! It only has x-y GB of space!" support calls they get.
Agreed. I despise touchpads on laptops; the eraserhead device is superior in every way IMO. I truly don't understand how touchpads have become the predominant pointing device on laptops. I do however own a 4G iPod, and the scrollwheel is great - very easy to use. I think it has to do with it's circular shape and the fact that you're not likely to have anything other than your thumb resting on it. Half of my problems with touchpads come from either my palm or another finger inadvertantly touching it.
Actually, the jury is still out on whether or not starting up/shutting down results in a longer life span for your components than not doing so. And we may never know, considering the servicible life of modern equipment is *way* longer than anyone is likely to use said equipment. Personally, I leave my box up all the time as well, but at this point it's more personal preference than an actual belief that it's better for the machine.
Excuse me?! You probably meant that the other way around, right?
Umm. ..no, I'm sure he didn't. I do not want *any* app updating itself behind my back. Too many companies see fit to add new features and such via this method, not just bug fixes. I don't mind as much if they inform me that an update exists, then I can go out and see for myself if it's something that's really needed. You're not under the impression that all updates fix more problems than they make, are you??
I know those options are there, I own a new 4th gen iPod. They're really hacks though. You can get almost any file to play on any player if you don't mind doing a lossy conversion. Apple is trying to lock you in in that you can't buy online music from anywhere but the iTMS. What you describe is just subverting them.
1) You agree to be locked in when you buy an iPod, just like you agree to be locked in to Memory Stick when you buy virtually any Sony consumer product, etc. There is nothing monopolistic about a vendor trying to lock you in.
2) You have a choice. Lots of them, actually. There are plenty of other music players on the market, and some of them are actually quite good.
Which is not exactly true. It could be true but not provable. It could be false but not provable. It could be provably true, or provably false. Or, it could be neither true nor false.
I was with you until the last possibility. Just because we may never know the answer does not mean that there isn't an answer. It IS either true or false, even though we may never discover which.
it was never really alive? How long has Bluetooth been on the horizon? A long freaking time. And now that it's "here", it's still pretty much a scarecly available novelty. As far as this move slowing it's adoption, my question is what's stopping companies from adopting it now? Nothing, they just choose not to. Face it, Bluetooth may not be vaporware, but the promise of it has proven to be.
I think you should explain to me how the fact that such applications exist precludes the fact that NT was designed for multiusers and with networking? Incorrectly designing an app such that it requires administrator privileges to run is hardly a shortcoming of the OS. . .
There are many similarities with Windows and Longhorn - Microsoft also tried for a very long time to hack and upgrade their old OS, also designed for single user with no networking.
Seriously, have you heard of Windows NT? It definitely has it's problems, architectural and otherwise but to say it was designed as a single user system with no networking is just false.
Well there are always exceptions, and I know how stupid people can be about tech stuff (Insert obligatory cupholder reference here). But the fact is that most tech support centers now do not have knowledgeable people answering the phones. If your problem can't be solved by one of the hand-holding scripts they have on file, you just get the runaround. It sounds like you work in a shop where you're actually empowered to try and solve people's problems yourself, rather than hoping the scripts can do it for you; consider yourself (and your customers) lucky.
I know it's extremely hip on Slashdot to bash Valve for some bizarre reason, but get real.
Hey, if the shoe fits. . . If this actually went hand in hand with a "gone gold" or RTM announcement, that would be one thing. But the only reason to release parts of the thing when there is still NO release date is to keep the hype machine rolling.
While I agree that the language barrier can only hurt tech support, I think people have forgotten how bad it was even when it was onshore. The salaries were still pretty low and the skill level of the support people reflected that. Think about it, tech support horror stories have been around much longer than the off-shoring trend. The fact that they're in India now just adds insult to injury.
So let me get this straight: Valve is allowing you to grace your hard drive with a huge pile of useless encrypted bits that will lay there undisturbed until the still unknown release date of HL2, at which point you'll have to download still more shit (This isn't the whole game they're preloading), or just go buy the game on CD. What a joke. This sounds like just a big paper launch to combat the notion that HL2 is vaporware.
If you could both install and run software in limited mode, how is it limited??? I'll probably get flamed for this, but limited users under XP are more trouble than they're worth. A lot of older software refuses to run. As long as you run a firewall, Antivirus software, spyware detection software, know what software you install and why, and don't casually click past warning messages on the web (or better yet use Firefox), you're fine as an Administrator. Granted that's a lot of shit, but hey, that's what it takes. The *nix approach of only having access to your account's data is great for a multiuser box, and can probably stop your machine from being turned into a drone, but for most desktop users, your data is the most important stuff on the box!! Screw the OS internals, you can always reinstall. . .
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Virtual PC doesn't emulate an OS, it emulates an architechture. Windows can't run on anything but an x86 PC.
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Why not? Are they not separate OSs?
How will it be the death of Virtual PC? Do you think Microsoft is gonna port Windows to the PPC?
You should look into an Athlon 64. They support Cool & Quiet technology, which basically just underclocks the CPU when it's idle. My 3000+ (2Ghz clockspeed) runs at 1Ghz most of the time. And the fans spindown accordingly. When you start up an application, the chip adjusts so quickly that you can't tell any difference in performance. Anyway, something to think about.
What can't you do with a 2.4Ghz HT Intel CPU?
Why does it have to be an Intel chip? I like to think I'm pretty unbiased when it comes to CPUs, but the fact of the matter is that the A64 architecture is clearly superior to that space heater Intel calls Prescott. Intel still holds a slim advantage in some encoding tests, but that's about it. I'm not trying to troll, I'm just curious why you chose to mention a 2.4Ghz HT Intel chip when TFA is about AMD. . .
I thought XP starter edition was supposed to sell MICROSOFT!!!
The problem with this "who cares" attitude is that marriage today has more legal and social reprecussions than religous ones. How should someone with 3 wives, or who's wife is a parakeet say, file their taxes? Who's covered by his health insurance? The bottom line is our society, like it or not, is based around monogomous marriage. You can be married to whomever or whatever you want to in the eyes of your God, but in the eyes of Uncle Sam, there are rules to be followed. And frankly, this nation has bigger problems to deal with than marriage reform.
Er, yeah. At least you knew what I meant ;)
doing one thing, and doing it well? How many people seriously want to carry digital photos around wherever they go? I just don't get the color screen. I guess it's for the same people that like having a camera in their cell phone. True, the thing has an FM tuner and can record voice and radio. That's good, but it's also bulky, has a relatively poor interface and is $30 more expensive than an iPod, which /.ers already bash for being too pricey. Here's an idea: instead of giving us more bloat, why don't they just make the ultimate music player. One that will playback ALL major formats, has a good interface, and super long battery life. Although my iPod is great, it fails to meet 2 of these criteria. I guess we'll have to keep waiting. ..
Is that really a suprise? Pretty much ALL manufacturers use 1 million MB to mean a GB now. My 20GB iPod only has 18.5GB of usable space on it. You'd think they would stop this practice, considering how many "My new x GB hard drive is busted! It only has x-y GB of space!" support calls they get.
It's not twice as long as the 4G iPod. They can get around 12 hours.
Agreed. I despise touchpads on laptops; the eraserhead device is superior in every way IMO. I truly don't understand how touchpads have become the predominant pointing device on laptops. I do however own a 4G iPod, and the scrollwheel is great - very easy to use. I think it has to do with it's circular shape and the fact that you're not likely to have anything other than your thumb resting on it. Half of my problems with touchpads come from either my palm or another finger inadvertantly touching it.
Actually, the jury is still out on whether or not starting up/shutting down results in a longer life span for your components than not doing so. And we may never know, considering the servicible life of modern equipment is *way* longer than anyone is likely to use said equipment. Personally, I leave my box up all the time as well, but at this point it's more personal preference than an actual belief that it's better for the machine.
*Love* the Aliens reference. I wonder how many caught that?
Excuse me?! You probably meant that the other way around, right?
.no, I'm sure he didn't. I do not want *any* app updating itself behind my back. Too many companies see fit to add new features and such via this method, not just bug fixes. I don't mind as much if they inform me that an update exists, then I can go out and see for myself if it's something that's really needed. You're not under the impression that all updates fix more problems than they make, are you??
Umm. .
I know those options are there, I own a new 4th gen iPod. They're really hacks though. You can get almost any file to play on any player if you don't mind doing a lossy conversion. Apple is trying to lock you in in that you can't buy online music from anywhere but the iTMS. What you describe is just subverting them.
2 points:
1) You agree to be locked in when you buy an iPod, just like you agree to be locked in to Memory Stick when you buy virtually any Sony consumer product, etc. There is nothing monopolistic about a vendor trying to lock you in.
2) You have a choice. Lots of them, actually. There are plenty of other music players on the market, and some of them are actually quite good.
Which is not exactly true. It could be true but not provable. It could be false but not provable. It could be provably true, or provably false. Or, it could be neither true nor false.
I was with you until the last possibility. Just because we may never know the answer does not mean that there isn't an answer. It IS either true or false, even though we may never discover which.
it was never really alive? How long has Bluetooth been on the horizon? A long freaking time. And now that it's "here", it's still pretty much a scarecly available novelty. As far as this move slowing it's adoption, my question is what's stopping companies from adopting it now? Nothing, they just choose not to. Face it, Bluetooth may not be vaporware, but the promise of it has proven to be.
I think you should explain to me how the fact that such applications exist precludes the fact that NT was designed for multiusers and with networking? Incorrectly designing an app such that it requires administrator privileges to run is hardly a shortcoming of the OS. . .
There are many similarities with Windows and Longhorn - Microsoft also tried for a very long time to hack and upgrade their old OS, also designed for single user with no networking.
Seriously, have you heard of Windows NT? It definitely has it's problems, architectural and otherwise but to say it was designed as a single user system with no networking is just false.
Well there are always exceptions, and I know how stupid people can be about tech stuff (Insert obligatory cupholder reference here). But the fact is that most tech support centers now do not have knowledgeable people answering the phones. If your problem can't be solved by one of the hand-holding scripts they have on file, you just get the runaround. It sounds like you work in a shop where you're actually empowered to try and solve people's problems yourself, rather than hoping the scripts can do it for you; consider yourself (and your customers) lucky.
I know it's extremely hip on Slashdot to bash Valve for some bizarre reason, but get real.
Hey, if the shoe fits. . . If this actually went hand in hand with a "gone gold" or RTM announcement, that would be one thing. But the only reason to release parts of the thing when there is still NO release date is to keep the hype machine rolling.
While I agree that the language barrier can only hurt tech support, I think people have forgotten how bad it was even when it was onshore. The salaries were still pretty low and the skill level of the support people reflected that. Think about it, tech support horror stories have been around much longer than the off-shoring trend. The fact that they're in India now just adds insult to injury.
So let me get this straight: Valve is allowing you to grace your hard drive with a huge pile of useless encrypted bits that will lay there undisturbed until the still unknown release date of HL2, at which point you'll have to download still more shit (This isn't the whole game they're preloading), or just go buy the game on CD. What a joke. This sounds like just a big paper launch to combat the notion that HL2 is vaporware.
If you could both install and run software in limited mode, how is it limited??? I'll probably get flamed for this, but limited users under XP are more trouble than they're worth. A lot of older software refuses to run. As long as you run a firewall, Antivirus software, spyware detection software, know what software you install and why, and don't casually click past warning messages on the web (or better yet use Firefox), you're fine as an Administrator. Granted that's a lot of shit, but hey, that's what it takes. The *nix approach of only having access to your account's data is great for a multiuser box, and can probably stop your machine from being turned into a drone, but for most desktop users, your data is the most important stuff on the box!! Screw the OS internals, you can always reinstall. . .