From the Tiqit website, there is a link that gives pricing. They say $1xxx.00 (watch this space), so given that, figure one or two thousand dollars for a complete "gizmo". Too bad. I'd take one for a couple hundred bucks.
Here we go again with the my-tool-is-better-than-your-tool syndrome. I need to make up some T-shirts that say "the best tool for the job is the one that works". And yes, this is in reference to software, not with an arrow pointing down;-)
I'm just getting tired of seeing the same debate over and over again. That's WHY we have MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Interbase... - THEY GIVE US CHOICES! </RANT>
How about buying/licensing/downloading/getting the Babelfish technology or some other "on-the-fly-translation" software and stick it up as your front door? Then you just write in whatever language you like and let the translation software do the rest...
Am I the only one who thinks that Amiga should buddy up with Transmeta? Then they wouldn't have all these press releases, they'd just make something and release it. Get those marketing people over to the dev team!
Regardless of how good or bad the episode was, I'm sure that it will only be a matter of time before that Scully wireframe complete with textures is ready for Quake and Tribes!;-)
I guess since Corel's going to buy Borland/Inprise, and since Microsoft has vested interest in Borland/Inprise, you could actually say that Microsoft is vested in a piece of Corel.:)
I just bought three cases of duct tape so that I can tape everything in my home down so when the world stops spinning (come 1/1/2K) I will be the only one who is able to eat off of unbroken dishes!
It's nice to see some law coming into place that makes sense. I hope the U.S. can see how much of a benefit passing "common sense" laws would help out our economy.
Since competition usually drives costs down, wouldn't it be wiser to encourage competition in the marketplace between all of the technologies such as DSL, Cable, and Satellite? I would guess that good old-fashioned competition would drive costs down better than FCC regulation could force.
This type of test is GREAT! No, really! This shows exactly what kind of thing suits want in their enterprise. They don't care about performance, money, anything like that. They want a pretty little graph that they can show to their boss and he can show to his boss, and in the end, he who has the prettiest picture wins. Optimize for pictures!!!
No flames here. While I agree that the law is the law and those under 18 shouldn't be admitted, I would like to know what exactly the 18 year limit fixes. I mean, it's not like there's strippers and pornos at Comdex, right? (Might be a good gimmick though;) Where's the harm in letting a 17 year old (and for that matter a 15 year old) into a computer convention? 'Come on Comdex, think a little.
I've just been doing some research on Microshaft Windows NT Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame. For a SMALL 5 user installation (capped at 5 users, no more) I'm looking at $3500 in software alone. That's ridiculous. Are there any capabilities within linux to reduce this cost to the small business user? VMWare? WINE? Help!
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups
Actually, you are right on the money. The EV6 architecture uses a 100MHz clock, but sends data on both the rise and fall if the line signal.
What this really accomplishes is the ability to send twice the amount of information of a "standard" 100MHz BUS. The 200MHz name is technically wrong with regards to clock signal, but right with regards to data transfer speed.
Bottom line is that regardless of what it's called, it's still faster than my PIII-450 bus and I want one:)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups
"...you're screwed if you have a power surge of any kind (particularly if you get a direct hit)..."
You're wrong. Go look at APC's web site and you'll see that all of their UPS's protech brownouts, blackouts, and surges up to several thousand volts or more, and most of them even come with a warranty that pays you if your stuff gets fried.
The cheapest UPS you can buy is usually better than just plugging in your computer!
I'm putting this in the main thread 'cause the MD article I read (posted by Foxman98) was buried a level.
I used to work at a high-end stereo shop, and we sold everything from Sony cheapo stuff to Sony ES to Denon and up. I got the chance to play around with an MD versus a CD. After some rigging, I was able to switch to and from the MD and CD, and I had the exact same music playing simultaneously. On cheaper speakers ($300/pr) it wasn't real easy to tell the difference, however on more expensive speakers ($1800/pr) the difference was night and day. Compared to the CD, the MD was a little shrill, and the base was a little "boomier". All in all, the MD would probably sound better in a car than a CD, simply because a car stereo usually doesn't reproduce quality highs and lows (mids are good tho:). Even the $4000 stereo I put in my car didn't sound as good as a properly set-up soud stage in a home room. There's something about a larger room that just gives more ambiance.
Anywaze, on to MP3. From what I read about the compression technologies, it seems like the MD and MP3 algorithims are similar, but MP3 is designed to run at 128K/s to 256K/s data streams, where MD's are about 512K/s. (Correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a few years) I'd bet that an MD compared to an MP3 in a car would sound identical, but on a quality home system the difference would be night and day. Now say we got a better MP3 player (XAudio extensions anyone?) that supported a mic-feedback EQ so the system could be tuned, it'd probably sound damn good -- especially for the price!
I used to (still do) have an Amiga 500. That machine kicked so much butt when I got it, and it's still kind of fun to poke around on (PEEK/POKE, get it?) every once in a while.
In the article they talk about all of the multimedia capabilities of the new Amiga. They show DVD, TV in/out, AC3 decode, and MPEG-2 live stream capture among other things. I hope I can sit this next to my TV, play a movie, play Tribes, hear it all in Dolby Digital, and compile some code while drinking beer. Now there's a technology I want!
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From the Tiqit website, there is a link that gives pricing. They say $1xxx.00 (watch this space), so given that, figure one or two thousand dollars for a complete "gizmo".
Too bad. I'd take one for a couple hundred bucks.
Here we go again with the my-tool-is-better-than-your-tool syndrome. I need to make up some T-shirts that say "the best tool for the job is the one that works". And yes, this is in reference to software, not with an arrow pointing down
I'm just getting tired of seeing the same debate over and over again. That's WHY we have MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Interbase... - THEY GIVE US CHOICES!
</RANT>
How about buying/licensing/downloading/getting the Babelfish technology or some other "on-the-fly-translation" software and stick it up as your front door? Then you just write in whatever language you like and let the translation software do the rest...
Am I the only one who thinks that Amiga should buddy up with Transmeta? Then they wouldn't have all these press releases, they'd just make something and release it. Get those marketing people over to the dev team!
Regardless of how good or bad the episode was, I'm sure that it will only be a matter of time before that Scully wireframe complete with textures is ready for Quake and Tribes! ;-)
Just 6% tax on my $.33.
I guess since Corel's going to buy Borland/Inprise, and since Microsoft has vested interest in Borland/Inprise, you could actually say that Microsoft is vested in a piece of Corel. :)
I just bought three cases of duct tape so that I can tape everything in my home down so when the world stops spinning (come 1/1/2K) I will be the only one who is able to eat off of unbroken dishes!
It's nice to see some law coming into place that makes sense. I hope the U.S. can see how much of a benefit passing "common sense" laws would help out our economy.
I can't seem to get a warm boot without the use of debug, but one of these days....
Real programmers use COPY CON PROGRAM.EXE!
Since competition usually drives costs down, wouldn't it be wiser to encourage competition in the marketplace between all of the technologies such as DSL, Cable, and Satellite? I would guess that good old-fashioned competition would drive costs down better than FCC regulation could force.
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This type of test is GREAT! No, really! This shows exactly what kind of thing suits want in their enterprise. They don't care about performance, money, anything like that. They want a pretty little graph that they can show to their boss and he can show to his boss, and in the end, he who has the prettiest picture wins. Optimize for pictures!!!
No flames here. ;) Where's the harm in letting a 17 year old (and for that matter a 15 year old) into a computer convention? 'Come on Comdex, think a little.
While I agree that the law is the law and those under 18 shouldn't be admitted, I would like to know what exactly the 18 year limit fixes. I mean, it's not like there's strippers and pornos at Comdex, right? (Might be a good gimmick though
Does that mean that if I drink a six-pack of Jolt Cola before I cram for a test that I'll remember the information for years? How about Dew? ;)
You know, for a damn 30 page document, it seems to me (IMO) that this could have been summarized in a short page essay of, say, 5 paragraphs or so.
Somebody needs to send this guy a note on brevity.
I've just been doing some research on Microshaft Windows NT Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame. For a SMALL 5 user installation (capped at 5 users, no more) I'm looking at $3500 in software alone. That's ridiculous. Are there any capabilities within linux to reduce this cost to the small business user? VMWare? WINE? Help!
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups
Actually, you are right on the money. The EV6 architecture uses a 100MHz clock, but sends data on both the rise and fall if the line signal.
:)
What this really accomplishes is the ability to send twice the amount of information of a "standard" 100MHz BUS. The 200MHz name is technically wrong with regards to clock signal, but right with regards to data transfer speed.
Bottom line is that regardless of what it's called, it's still faster than my PIII-450 bus and I want one
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups
"Microsoft impressed with research"
:)
Welp, I guess we can expect Microsoft Bob 2000: Intelligent Life to be released sometime in 2001!
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups
"...you're screwed if you have a power surge of any kind (particularly if you get a direct hit)..."
You're wrong. Go look at APC's web site and you'll see that all of their UPS's protech brownouts, blackouts, and surges up to several thousand volts or more, and most of them even come with a warranty that pays you if your stuff gets fried.
The cheapest UPS you can buy is usually better than just plugging in your computer!
Since the millitary uses "National Security" and "Classified" a hell-of-a-lot, won't they start trying to get around the GPL?
At least we might have some intelligent people in high positions instead of the (a)typical morons there now.
I'm putting this in the main thread 'cause the MD article I read (posted by Foxman98) was buried a level.
:). Even the $4000 stereo I put in my car didn't sound as good as a properly set-up soud stage in a home room. There's something about a larger room that just gives more ambiance.
I used to work at a high-end stereo shop, and we sold everything from Sony cheapo stuff to Sony ES to Denon and up. I got the chance to play around with an MD versus a CD. After some rigging, I was able to switch to and from the MD and CD, and I had the exact same music playing simultaneously. On cheaper speakers ($300/pr) it wasn't real easy to tell the difference, however on more expensive speakers ($1800/pr) the difference was night and day. Compared to the CD, the MD was a little shrill, and the base was a little "boomier". All in all, the MD would probably sound better in a car than a CD, simply because a car stereo usually doesn't reproduce quality highs and lows (mids are good tho
Anywaze, on to MP3. From what I read about the compression technologies, it seems like the MD and MP3 algorithims are similar, but MP3 is designed to run at 128K/s to 256K/s data streams, where MD's are about 512K/s. (Correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a few years) I'd bet that an MD compared to an MP3 in a car would sound identical, but on a quality home system the difference would be night and day. Now say we got a better MP3 player (XAudio extensions anyone?) that supported a mic-feedback EQ so the system could be tuned, it'd probably sound damn good -- especially for the price!
Just my $.02.
Hutch? Great! I'm only an hour from Hutch, I'll have to go see it :)
But as I recall the RAM my old 500 had was way more than enough to run even the hottest games. I hope they keep up the good kernel work.
I used to (still do) have an Amiga 500. That machine kicked so much butt when I got it, and it's still kind of fun to poke around on (PEEK/POKE, get it?) every once in a while.
In the article they talk about all of the multimedia capabilities of the new Amiga. They show DVD, TV in/out, AC3 decode, and MPEG-2 live stream capture among other things. I hope I can sit this next to my TV, play a movie, play Tribes, hear it all in Dolby Digital, and compile some code while drinking beer. Now there's a technology I want!
Let's just hope somebody doesn't crack into the guidance system and threaten to boil the nation if we don't delete Microsoft or something.