I'm not sure Apple will offer a generic x86 OS X to the masses, but what they *could* do is license it to large computer makers like Dell, who would handle the support for whatever hardware they wish to offer it on. Apple can turn into the OS & application vendor, and the hardware makers can deal with the drivers Apple doesn't want to bother with. I'd _love_ to see Apple get out of the hardware game.
Maybe so, but _Apple_ wouldn't have to be the one doing all that driver development and support. As long as Apple is selling their OS and not having to do any extra driver dev or support, they'll make a nice profit on selling just the OS, should they decide to do so.
Okay, so Apple may not have to implement any DRM type scheme here, AND not have to support all hardware under the sun. They can do like any other x86 vendor does - here's what we sell. Our OS runs on this just fine. If you don't have drivers for YOUR system, that's an awful shame, but not really our problem, since it's not our hardware. We support OS what we sell _on what hardware we sell it_. Now, you may be able to build a system using similar enough hardware to what Apple sells, and that's okay - as long as you've bought a legal copy of the OS.:)
I'm _seriously_ jonesing for a Yonah-based 12" PowerBook. *Homer Simpson drooling sound here*
SSE3 pretty much added all the horizontal data movement instructions previous incarnations lacked and is actually somewhat better than AltiVec.
That's excellent news. I just read that Yonah has a 'proper' SSE1/2/3 engine in it, so looks like we're all set. Now if we can just get an ondie memory controller, life will be pretty good. Can't wait for my "Intel Inside" PowerBook!
If I'm remembering correctly, Python came out of a language designed for teaching. The very syntax encourages some good programming principles (indentation, etc.), and it's object-oriented. It's a very common language to find on shared web hosting plans. Also, Ruby on Rails isn't a language - it's a framework. The language is Ruby. Ruby would also probably be a good language for students to learn, though it seems less popular right now than Python.
PHP as a _language_ is probably not a great idea, but used in conjunction with web development, it would be great, but don't forget MySQL and/or PostgreSQL. And Perl, though that should come later; students need to learn programming with something with decent syntax before being exposed to something like Perl.
I like the idea of the Visual QuickStart Guides - I've flipped through (and bought but not yet read) the one for Python, but the one for PHP doesn't cover PHP5-specific stuff, despite the cover blurb, according to some people who've read it. Hopefully an updated version is forthcoming.
I recently got, and am slowly going through, "Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional," and it's okay, but no more than that. A strange ordering of what's taught when, but it's working thus far. I hope it works for me, as I'm taking over a PHP/MySQL project at work the week after next. Eek!
And of course, I just found out that an updated version is due out at the end of October. Figures.
Wake me when the 7600GT arrives, then it'll be time for me to jump to a PCIe platform. I'm happy enough with my NVidia 5900XTV-based system for now. No way am I spending over US$250 for a videocard. I'd prefer under US$200. Once you can play BZFlag at 1600x1200x32 at 85Hz or above, with all options on, and no slowdowns, what more do you really need?
IT history is littered with the remains of 'software only' OS firms.
Yeah, but there's that one really BIG one at the top that we all worry about. Sure, they make mice and keyboards, but the vast bulk of their profit comes from Office, or so I've heard.
But after having done this since 1961, you'd think that we'd be at a point where getting "those brave souls" back to Earth in one piece was mundane.
You'd think so, but consider this - the atom bomb was invented in the _forties_, and people with loads of money are still having trouble making their own - even though the theory is very well known. Some things are just freaking HARD. And in the case of the U.S. space program, when something is freaking hard AND isn't funded well, or made a REAL priority, well, it's just not going to advance as quickly as some of us would like.
If it was FROM Rhode Island, then I don't see the problem.
The thing is, you're thinking I meant having some type of mass driver on the spacecraft, right? Other way around - the spacecraft would be the bullet, as it were. No explosion, except perhaps the ice being vaporized on exit from the mouth of the rail. I've been rereading Heinlein's "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" this past weekend, so I did some reading up on mass drivers on wikipedia - check it out; interesting stuff.
I recently got my first laptop, and did some wifi hardware research. What I wound up buying are products from AirLink101(.com). I got a Super-G card for my laptop, and two Super-G access points. One is set up as an access point, and the other is set up as a bridge (receives the signal from the AP, goes out the cable into my switch, and into my desktop machines with NICs but no wireless cards; I didn't want to have to buy wireless cards for anything but the laptop). These products support WPA with AES, and work quite well through several walls between the AP and the NIC. Two antennas on the AP/bridge units, and they're removable, so one could add better antennas if needed. This is the only wireless AP I know of that can be configured as a bridge - you normally need to buy a more expensive bridge to get bridge functionality. Also note - these are Super-G units, not just G (108Mbps, not 54). They use the Atheros (sp?) chipset, so should be Super-G compatible with anything else using that chipset.
Prices? The AP/bridge units were $70 each at outpost.com. I can't remember how much the laptop card was - $30 or $40 as I recall, very reasonable.
You will be able to find cheaper wifi hardware, but it won't be Super-G, and it won't be this capable.
Best working conditions --> Best Programmers --> Best Software --> Profit!
WTF happened to the ??? step!
That's implied at the beginning - getting enough money to afford the best working conditions and best programmers. As the saying goes, it takes money to make money.
Ah, but there's only four in fantastic four, and 100% of that was already taken by the poster I was replying to. I think the opposite polarity of his lawfulness makes the math work out fine.
In the short term, yeah, that's the way our technology works. In the longer term, using things like mass drivers and propellant-less propulsion (or impulsion) methods will negate that equation.
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I prefer the Jetta (and other VW) TDI diesels. They get about the same mileage, but work fine with biodiesel. That's hawt.
I'm not sure Apple will offer a generic x86 OS X to the masses, but what they *could* do is license it to large computer makers like Dell, who would handle the support for whatever hardware they wish to offer it on. Apple can turn into the OS & application vendor, and the hardware makers can deal with the drivers Apple doesn't want to bother with. I'd _love_ to see Apple get out of the hardware game.
What else would you do with an axe but hack something?
Maybe so, but _Apple_ wouldn't have to be the one doing all that driver development and support. As long as Apple is selling their OS and not having to do any extra driver dev or support, they'll make a nice profit on selling just the OS, should they decide to do so.
The TPM chip has a very fast SHA-1 implementation on it.
That'll be very useful when we need to hack a Gibson.
Hack the planet!
Okay, so Apple may not have to implement any DRM type scheme here, AND not have to support all hardware under the sun. They can do like any other x86 vendor does - here's what we sell. Our OS runs on this just fine. If you don't have drivers for YOUR system, that's an awful shame, but not really our problem, since it's not our hardware. We support OS what we sell _on what hardware we sell it_. Now, you may be able to build a system using similar enough hardware to what Apple sells, and that's okay - as long as you've bought a legal copy of the OS. :)
I'm _seriously_ jonesing for a Yonah-based 12" PowerBook. *Homer Simpson drooling sound here*
SSE3 pretty much added all the horizontal data movement instructions previous incarnations lacked and is actually somewhat better than AltiVec.
That's excellent news. I just read that Yonah has a 'proper' SSE1/2/3 engine in it, so looks like we're all set. Now if we can just get an ondie memory controller, life will be pretty good. Can't wait for my "Intel Inside" PowerBook!
> AltiVec (or whatever the generic name is)
Intel's version is called SSE.
I'm told that AltiVec is vastly different (and superior) to SSE.
A 64-bit multi-core Yonah-based chip with onboard memory controller and AltiVec (or whatever the generic name is), and HyperTransport.
"That's hot."
If I'm remembering correctly, Python came out of a language designed for teaching. The very syntax encourages some good programming principles (indentation, etc.), and it's object-oriented. It's a very common language to find on shared web hosting plans. Also, Ruby on Rails isn't a language - it's a framework. The language is Ruby. Ruby would also probably be a good language for students to learn, though it seems less popular right now than Python.
PHP as a _language_ is probably not a great idea, but used in conjunction with web development, it would be great, but don't forget MySQL and/or PostgreSQL. And Perl, though that should come later; students need to learn programming with something with decent syntax before being exposed to something like Perl.
IMO, anyway.
Yeah, well, then, don't install this OS . You'll hate it.
Dude, c'mon!
I guess I really _do_ need to use a smiley for every fucking joke here, don't I? Geez.
I like the idea of the Visual QuickStart Guides - I've flipped through (and bought but not yet read) the one for Python, but the one for PHP doesn't cover PHP5-specific stuff, despite the cover blurb, according to some people who've read it. Hopefully an updated version is forthcoming.
I recently got, and am slowly going through, "Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional," and it's okay, but no more than that. A strange ordering of what's taught when, but it's working thus far. I hope it works for me, as I'm taking over a PHP/MySQL project at work the week after next. Eek!
And of course, I just found out that an updated version is due out at the end of October. Figures.
Wake me when the 7600GT arrives, then it'll be time for me to jump to a PCIe platform. I'm happy enough with my NVidia 5900XTV-based system for now. No way am I spending over US$250 for a videocard. I'd prefer under US$200. Once you can play BZFlag at 1600x1200x32 at 85Hz or above, with all options on, and no slowdowns, what more do you really need?
IT history is littered with the remains of 'software only' OS firms.
Yeah, but there's that one really BIG one at the top that we all worry about. Sure, they make mice and keyboards, but the vast bulk of their profit comes from Office, or so I've heard.
"Doh! Way to kill a joke!"
If languages continue to become higher and higher level, wouldn't we need to investigate this weird AI language from 1958
:)
"Doh! Why do we need all these _new_ languages? Everyone knows programming languages were perfected in 1958. It's a scientific fact!"
But after having done this since 1961, you'd think that we'd be at a point where getting "those brave souls" back to Earth in one piece was mundane.
You'd think so, but consider this - the atom bomb was invented in the _forties_, and people with loads of money are still having trouble making their own - even though the theory is very well known. Some things are just freaking HARD. And in the case of the U.S. space program, when something is freaking hard AND isn't funded well, or made a REAL priority, well, it's just not going to advance as quickly as some of us would like.
Well, at least you signed this. The other idiot complaining about my .sig did so as an Anonymous Coward - that's freaking hilarious.
.sig? Get over yourself. Maybe you should sue for pain and suffering.
Complaining about someone's
If it was FROM Rhode Island, then I don't see the problem.
The thing is, you're thinking I meant having some type of mass driver on the spacecraft, right? Other way around - the spacecraft would be the bullet, as it were. No explosion, except perhaps the ice being vaporized on exit from the mouth of the rail. I've been rereading Heinlein's "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" this past weekend, so I did some reading up on mass drivers on wikipedia - check it out; interesting stuff.
Though, that won't work for manned craft, and you need to keep in mind how much power one would use operating one.
I recently got my first laptop, and did some wifi hardware research. What I wound up buying are products from AirLink101(.com). I got a Super-G card for my laptop, and two Super-G access points. One is set up as an access point, and the other is set up as a bridge (receives the signal from the AP, goes out the cable into my switch, and into my desktop machines with NICs but no wireless cards; I didn't want to have to buy wireless cards for anything but the laptop). These products support WPA with AES, and work quite well through several walls between the AP and the NIC. Two antennas on the AP/bridge units, and they're removable, so one could add better antennas if needed. This is the only wireless AP I know of that can be configured as a bridge - you normally need to buy a more expensive bridge to get bridge functionality. Also note - these are Super-G units, not just G (108Mbps, not 54). They use the Atheros (sp?) chipset, so should be Super-G compatible with anything else using that chipset.
Prices? The AP/bridge units were $70 each at outpost.com. I can't remember how much the laptop card was - $30 or $40 as I recall, very reasonable.
You will be able to find cheaper wifi hardware, but it won't be Super-G, and it won't be this capable.
Best working conditions --> Best Programmers --> Best Software --> Profit!
WTF happened to the ??? step!
That's implied at the beginning - getting enough money to afford the best working conditions and best programmers. As the saying goes, it takes money to make money.
Ah, but there's only four in fantastic four, and 100% of that was already taken by the poster I was replying to. I think the opposite polarity of his lawfulness makes the math work out fine.
In the short term, yeah, that's the way our technology works. In the longer term, using things like mass drivers and propellant-less propulsion (or impulsion) methods will negate that equation.