Well, _most_ businesses wouldn't bother unless it _can_ read and write with MS Office apps. I think that's what the DOJ should really do - force MS to open their file specs.
I think it'd be great for Lotus to open the source to SmartSuite - since IBM owns them, one wonders what the chances are. Then again, they've not opened the code to the OS/2 WPS. *shrug* I've heard from people inside IBM that there's too much licensed code inside those products for them to be able to do that - they simply don't outright own the code those products are made from. That's a shame.
> the whole point of Linux is to be able use whatever old, junk hardware you can scrounge.
Maybe that's YOUR whole point in using Linux, but it sure as hell ain't mine! If that's the way you feel, you'd be better off getting some nice DOS 3.11 disks somewhere.
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Well, just because the SPEC tests are awful for CPU performance measurement, doesn't mean there's any single test that's good.:)
I think the only _real_ test of performance is a comprehensive set of real-world (read here: real applications!) tests. That, too, is not a test of _just_ the CPU's performance. I don't know how you'd be able to accomplish that, aside from spouting off some simulated results.
Unfortunately for the consumer, it's not possible to translate real-world performance results into a magic number that they can quickly or easily read to see how fast a system is. That's just life. People need to do research on things. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the speed difference between a 1gHz Athlon and a 2gHz Pentium IV system, anyway, so the point is moot for most people. Those of us who care about such things know where to go and what to look for when researching a computer purchase.
For full systems, a SPEC score might make a small amount of sense - then Dell could advertise their SPEC scores for each system, Gateway could for theirs, etc. But for those of us who buy on a component level, it makes no sense at all. The KT266A motherboard speed improvements over the AMD 760 chipset will probably offset those SPEC scores and let them Athlon XP 1800+ come out on top of the Pentium IV 2gHz CPU. (at least until Northwood comes out).
I guess my main gripe is that SPEC is being bandied about (even by the CPU manufacturers) as a measurement of pure CPU performance, when clearly, it is not. It's unfortunate AMD chose to publish their scores on a platform that's not the fastest. *shrug*
I'm such a nerd in that I even care about this stuff!:)
I'm really waiting for a DDR333 Athlon platform to come out next year. Hopefully there'll be a VIA KT333 chipset and also hopefully the Athlon 'Barton' (0.13micron Athlon platform) will have a 333mHz DDR FSB to mate to it. I've got other purchases in mind until then, assuming I ever get enough money to make them in the firstp lace.
This is actually a pretty awful way to measure the performance of a CPU since it's _highly_ dependent on aspects of the motherboard. The German magazine c't did a test of the Athlon XP CPU recently and tested on two different motherboards (Gigabyte and Asus, I think) - the spec scores different wildly! Neither board tested used the VIA KT266A chipset, which is known to be the fastest (in some cases, by far) of the Athlon-supporting chipsets.
So, that test proves to NOT be a test of CPU, but of the CPU/chipset/RAM/motherboard combination, which is hardly the same thing.
> MSIE:MAC Runs better than it does under windows. (There goes that whole its only "Faster" Cause its integrated into the OS Theory)
Perhaps not - is MSIE:Mac leaving some stubs running in memory all the time? If so, there's the answer. That's how Mozilla's 'turbo' mode works (only it's not so 'turbo' with v0.9.4).
Do what I did at a previous job - take out the lights from their sockets in your part of the office. Others get their lights, you get your darkness, and all is right with the world. I had to argue a bit with the maintenance people who kept replacing the bulbs, until I left a note there saying NOT to replace it. Then much eye relief ensued.
> However you can only use Windows Update if you have a legally purchased copy of Windows...
Uhm, wrong. Perhaps that _might_ be the case with non-Corporate copies of Windows XP, but that's certainly not the case with any other version of Windows. If Windows is installed (and you require a CD Key to install it), then that's all you need.
I used to work for Intermind, which morphed into 'OneName', which was the commercial counterpart to xns.org. The open source community just hasn't picked up the XNS ball for some reason. *shrug*
Because Captain Proton will come and kick your silly little butt! Captain Proton was the most original thing in any of the ST series, and, amazingly, it came from ST:Voyager!
That's what I was thinking...and whenever the CEO makes a statement, he can press a button for some incidental music! Or maybe rimshots whenever someone says something stupid. Think of the possibilities for humiliation of your subordinates!
Welcome to Slashdot, the place where you need to read someone's message for 'emoticons' (like the ':)' included in my original message), to see if someone's KIDDING!
And yes, I have seen 'Deep Impact' and 'Godzilla', and if the world wasn't gonna end soon, I'd come over there and kick your ass!:) *smile* *joking* *see?*
Actually, 'Deep Impact' was the more realistic of the two such movies released that year, the stupid one was "Armageddon", FYI. Lots of science advisors for "Deep Impact". Much better storyline, too, though "Armageddon's" characters were more amusing. *shrug* This is _SO_ off-topic...c'mon, mods, hit me!
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You'll know they're gonna go down once they change their name to "Commodore Business Machines"...:)
1) baby Silent Bob is portrayed by Smith's infant daughter, Harley Quinn Smith (aweome job of naming, btw)
2) One of the four animal activists ("Missy") is married to Kevin Smith
last, and MOST IMPORTANT - make sure you stay to the very end of the movie - I mean the VERY END - right before the screen goes dark - and you'll get a nice surprise.
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Well, plug-ins are certainly useful, and a dictionary is nice. Client-side Java, however, is hardly worth it's weight in bits, and definitely isn't worth the download time.
Also, I'm still amazed at how bad the bookmark-handling is in Mozilla considering how great most everything else is in it. Very strange. Do the developers not use bookmarks? It's still _way_ behind Navigator in bookmark handling, both in functionality of bookmark UI issues, and in speed.
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25 Megs _is_ rather amazing, especially considering the Mozilla release it's based on (v0.9.2) is only 8.32Meg in size (for the Windows version).
Weird.
I'll be sticking with Mozilla v0.9.3 for now, thanks, though I _do_ wish they'd speed up the bookmarks manager by at _least_ an order of magnitude (at _least_!). Definite bookmark weirdness in v0.9.3 for me (on Windows).
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Well, _most_ businesses wouldn't bother unless it _can_ read and write with MS Office apps. I think that's what the DOJ should really do - force MS to open their file specs.
I think it'd be great for Lotus to open the source to SmartSuite - since IBM owns them, one wonders what the chances are. Then again, they've not opened the code to the OS/2 WPS. *shrug* I've heard from people inside IBM that there's too much licensed code inside those products for them to be able to do that - they simply don't outright own the code those products are made from. That's a shame.
> although not perfect
You got that right - the test was only done at 128 kbit/s! Yikes.
> the whole point of Linux is to be able use whatever old, junk hardware you can scrounge.
Maybe that's YOUR whole point in using Linux, but it sure as hell ain't mine! If that's the way you feel, you'd be better off getting some nice DOS 3.11 disks somewhere.
Well, just because the SPEC tests are awful for CPU performance measurement, doesn't mean there's any single test that's good. :)
:)
I think the only _real_ test of performance is a comprehensive set of real-world (read here: real applications!) tests. That, too, is not a test of _just_ the CPU's performance. I don't know how you'd be able to accomplish that, aside from spouting off some simulated results.
Unfortunately for the consumer, it's not possible to translate real-world performance results into a magic number that they can quickly or easily read to see how fast a system is. That's just life. People need to do research on things. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the speed difference between a 1gHz Athlon and a 2gHz Pentium IV system, anyway, so the point is moot for most people. Those of us who care about such things know where to go and what to look for when researching a computer purchase.
For full systems, a SPEC score might make a small amount of sense - then Dell could advertise their SPEC scores for each system, Gateway could for theirs, etc. But for those of us who buy on a component level, it makes no sense at all. The KT266A motherboard speed improvements over the AMD 760 chipset will probably offset those SPEC scores and let them Athlon XP 1800+ come out on top of the Pentium IV 2gHz CPU. (at least until Northwood comes out).
I guess my main gripe is that SPEC is being bandied about (even by the CPU manufacturers) as a measurement of pure CPU performance, when clearly, it is not. It's unfortunate AMD chose to publish their scores on a platform that's not the fastest. *shrug*
I'm such a nerd in that I even care about this stuff!
I'm really waiting for a DDR333 Athlon platform to come out next year. Hopefully there'll be a VIA KT333 chipset and also hopefully the Athlon 'Barton' (0.13micron Athlon platform) will have a 333mHz DDR FSB to mate to it. I've got other purchases in mind until then, assuming I ever get enough money to make them in the firstp lace.
This is actually a pretty awful way to measure the performance of a CPU since it's _highly_ dependent on aspects of the motherboard. The German magazine c't did a test of the Athlon XP CPU recently and tested on two different motherboards (Gigabyte and Asus, I think) - the spec scores different wildly! Neither board tested used the VIA KT266A chipset, which is known to be the fastest (in some cases, by far) of the Athlon-supporting chipsets.
So, that test proves to NOT be a test of CPU, but of the CPU/chipset/RAM/motherboard combination, which is hardly the same thing.
That's _Field Marshall_ Ashcroft, to you!
> I didn't know Vulcans could look that good! ;)
what?! Don't you remember Spock's wife, T'Pring (I think that was her name) from TOS? Yikes! She makes T'Pol look like dogmeat.
> MSIE:MAC Runs better than it does under windows. (There goes that whole its only "Faster" Cause its integrated into the OS Theory)
Perhaps not - is MSIE:Mac leaving some stubs running in memory all the time? If so, there's the answer. That's how Mozilla's 'turbo' mode works (only it's not so 'turbo' with v0.9.4).
Do what I did at a previous job - take out the lights from their sockets in your part of the office. Others get their lights, you get your darkness, and all is right with the world. I had to argue a bit with the maintenance people who kept replacing the bulbs, until I left a note there saying NOT to replace it. Then much eye relief ensued.
The punishment should be being forced to surf the site they created with a non-MS browser. Oh wait, that would be 'cruel and unusual'...nevermind.
> However you can only use Windows Update if you have a legally purchased copy of Windows...
Uhm, wrong. Perhaps that _might_ be the case with non-Corporate copies of Windows XP, but that's certainly not the case with any other version of Windows. If Windows is installed (and you require a CD Key to install it), then that's all you need.
I used to work for Intermind, which morphed into 'OneName', which was the commercial counterpart to xns.org. The open source community just hasn't picked up the XNS ball for some reason. *shrug*
Because Captain Proton will come and kick your silly little butt! Captain Proton was the most original thing in any of the ST series, and, amazingly, it came from ST:Voyager!
That's what I was thinking...and whenever the CEO makes a statement, he can press a button for some incidental music! Or maybe rimshots whenever someone says something stupid. Think of the possibilities for humiliation of your subordinates!
Welcome to Slashdot, the place where you need to read someone's message for 'emoticons' (like the ':)' included in my original message), to see if someone's KIDDING!
:) *smile* *joking* *see?*
And yes, I have seen 'Deep Impact' and 'Godzilla', and if the world wasn't gonna end soon, I'd come over there and kick your ass!
Actually, 'Deep Impact' was the more realistic of the two such movies released that year, the stupid one was "Armageddon", FYI. Lots of science advisors for "Deep Impact". Much better storyline, too, though "Armageddon's" characters were more amusing. *shrug* This is _SO_ off-topic...c'mon, mods, hit me!
You'll know they're gonna go down once they change their name to "Commodore Business Machines"... :)
What about foreign employees? SSN is a U.S. thing, so they wouldn't have SSN numbers, I'm guessing (could be wrong).
Hell yes it's true, SSNs can be changed - didn't you ever see the movie "The Net"!? :)
Some interesting tidbits:
1) baby Silent Bob is portrayed by Smith's infant daughter, Harley Quinn Smith (aweome job of naming, btw)
2) One of the four animal activists ("Missy") is married to Kevin Smith
last, and MOST IMPORTANT - make sure you stay to the very end of the movie - I mean the VERY END - right before the screen goes dark - and you'll get a nice surprise.
Well, plug-ins are certainly useful, and a dictionary is nice. Client-side Java, however, is hardly worth it's weight in bits, and definitely isn't worth the download time.
Also, I'm still amazed at how bad the bookmark-handling is in Mozilla considering how great most everything else is in it. Very strange. Do the developers not use bookmarks? It's still _way_ behind Navigator in bookmark handling, both in functionality of bookmark UI issues, and in speed.
25 Megs _is_ rather amazing, especially considering the Mozilla release it's based on (v0.9.2) is only 8.32Meg in size (for the Windows version).
Weird.
I'll be sticking with Mozilla v0.9.3 for now, thanks, though I _do_ wish they'd speed up the bookmarks manager by at _least_ an order of magnitude (at _least_!). Definite bookmark weirdness in v0.9.3 for me (on Windows).
Star Wars: Episode 2: The Secret of Clone Inish
Star Wars: Dude, Where's My Clone?
Hey man, watch it. Clones are people, two!
> what do you think IS under those stormtrooper helmets?
Daleks!