>funny story: I upgraded my mobo as well to a soyo dragon+... That thing does NOT turn off power to the keyboard or ps/2 mouse port when it powers down. I finally had to unsolder that idiot taillight on my MS optical mouse so I could get some sleep.
Hmmm, sounds like added feature for the Power Up on KBD/Mouse stuff in the BIOS... Some boards let you turn that off - check in the power MGMT stuff to see if turning all that off helps.
The idea is that if you are maxing out at 30fps, then when a more complicated scene (player turning, multiple weapon fire, smoke grenades, other players in field of view) your rate will drop well below 30... if your rate is 60fps, the times when it will drop to a visibly "chunky" speed are fewer and further between (on average). So, if you have a base rate of 150fps, you should be able to handle just about any event without noticable slowdown in drawing.
That being said, I just upgraded my 16MB TNT (original) to a 64MB GF2MX400 recently, and it is more than suitable for the 3D games I play (mostly sports sims and RTS types). The only difference is that I can now render Yankee Stadium at 1280x1024+ with better detail. Playability hasn't changed much.
That is the one nice thing on Netscrape6/Mozilla for Win32... middle button performs as expected. For someone who spends time at work on AIX and Linux, when I switch between Linux and W2k at home, I prefer not to be bothered by minor things like middle click not working... little things just annoy to no end.
+1, thanks for helping find better memory death tests:) Nice basic h/w test links all in one place...
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A good way to get a quick estimate is to view the capacity usage percentage on a UPS (via monitoring). APC Back-UPS Pro and Smart-UPS models support this, so you could check via the software (nice tools) what is being used, and calculate the VAs or Watts being used... or you could in-line a Fluke with your power line.
Once you know the power being pulled, you can extrapolate that out to a month/year, and factor in your local $/kWH. Depending on where you are, and what you are using, I'd expect $5-20/month...
Interesting that they don't mention OS/400 on there at all... I guess 0 is a good number:)
Considering that OS/400 and OS/390(and now z/OS) are in place for a great deal of critical data safety and reliability installations, it is odd that they wouldn't be listed at all... or maybe there are now vulnerabilities since nobody can program in PL/8 and RPG:)
Most HD board failures are due to one of two things (or sometimes both):
1) The components have been shocked (ESD) and weakened.
2) The heat from the drive is not being properly removed, and the components get overly stressed.
>You mean you didn't see the episode of Deep Space Nine where the Universal Translator (UT) took a while to figure out a new language?
Actually, I did... it just wasn't going to help my argument, so it got left out:) No need to confuse the issue with the "facts" - though certainly on "Enterprise" all of the multinational crew (and the Vulcans) speak English without aid of the the UT... and I'd wager that Sulu and Chekov (despite their accents) were spoke English unaided.
>The EU has official languages, three of them: Engish, French and the language of the current presidency.
[snip]
> perhaps making you a criminal!;D
Perhaps since the U.S. doesn't have an official national language (requiring business and public schools to use English), I am a criminal by default... then again, maybe not...
Thanks for taking my lark of a post in such a good spirit... I tried to keep the sarcasm level down, but I'm not sure I did a good job there:)
Since we are talking about the LSB, maybe the/.SB should include having all posts in English (still the dominant language on the Internet... for another 3-5 years or so). Standardizing on English would lead to less confusion, mis-directed anger, and would also promote the globalization of English so there in the future when we finish our warp-capable ships, we can all speak the same language (which Star Trek has shown us is English), and wear the same uniform (to present a formidable team appearance). Since the E.U. has standardized on the Euro (mirroring the U.S.$), maybe they should go ahead and formalize a standard language, too - Eurenglish. Besides, since English has been formed by absorbing other languages and terms from other languages, it is only fitting that we start standardization here on/. - most of the world's techincal elite speak English already (a completely unfounded statement), and more and more children are getting English early in their school curriculum (yes, even in Compton). Besides, "foreign" languages are just like encryption, and everyone knows that encryption is only used by criminals...
On the other hand, maybe a link to translate the post into $USER_PREFERED_LANGUAGE would be helpful, with a preset for the language, and a selection during the posting screen. Además, es agradable poder escribir y leer adentro otros lenguajes de vez en cuando, incluso si no son mi lenguaje primario. (Apologies to those more fluent than I, if I hacked that up a bit... I'm still a little rusty:)
Thanks for the heads up on that - I've got a W2k workstation, Mandrake box, Celeron test box, and a RH on Alpha system (all running through ps2 connections)... I'm probably not going to use USB for the KM stuff, anyway, but it is good to hear from someone who actually used the stuff...
But for four systems that doesn't work too well... not to mention the extra KM part or KVM. The monitor may well be top notch, but it doesn't come close to fitting the needs presented.
I own (and currently use) a Cybex 4-port Switchview... I have trouble with ghosting starting at 1280x1024, and things are fairly unreadable above that... of course, only my Matrox can drive my monitor well at those resolutions - the TNT and GF2MX support the higher resolutions but don't come through as bright or clear.
I've heard good things about the IOGEAR GCS124U (4 port, USB, 1920x1440), but I haven't ever used one.
I'm sure he was confused by the poor wording of the parent post... when vulgarDPS said "and using the new big G4's from apple." and add the plural "s" to G4, it could have easily been taken that the options were either a Linux farm with an SGI head, or a farm of G4 machines.
The phrase "Linux based render farm with G4 front end " was not written except by you...
>You would think that they would want to get their own development tools into as many hands as possible in an attempt to get ISVs to write apps that favored Intel over AMD.
Note that in the article it says: "AMD Athon-based systems benefited equally with Pentium III-based systems."
What would be nice is a VW TDI/electric hybrid... the TDI models get >50mpg as it is, and with the boost from the electric, could be rather nice. Not to mention that you can run it on biodiesel, and there is more passenger space, cargo room, and comfort than the Civics...
Oddly enough, in my car - the radio, dash lights, and other interior electronics are on during cranking, but the headlights are turned off via a relay... Which tends to make more sense from a power draw standpoint, if not a "big horking voltage spike into your car stereo" view.
>Why would it be tough to be bilingual when you get hit in the head btw?:)
The quote was from Harold Reynolds during the Little League World Series (the second to last round, I believe)... a bilingual 12 year old got hit in the head with a pitch, and apparently started talking to his coach in the wrong language... It struck me funny...
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>funny story: I upgraded my mobo as well to a soyo dragon+... That thing does NOT turn off power to the keyboard or ps/2 mouse port when it powers down. I finally had to unsolder that idiot taillight on my MS optical mouse so I could get some sleep.
Hmmm, sounds like added feature for the Power Up on KBD/Mouse stuff in the BIOS... Some boards let you turn that off - check in the power MGMT stuff to see if turning all that off helps.
The idea is that if you are maxing out at 30fps, then when a more complicated scene (player turning, multiple weapon fire, smoke grenades, other players in field of view) your rate will drop well below 30... if your rate is 60fps, the times when it will drop to a visibly "chunky" speed are fewer and further between (on average). So, if you have a base rate of 150fps, you should be able to handle just about any event without noticable slowdown in drawing.
That being said, I just upgraded my 16MB TNT (original) to a 64MB GF2MX400 recently, and it is more than suitable for the 3D games I play (mostly sports sims and RTS types). The only difference is that I can now render Yankee Stadium at 1280x1024+ with better detail. Playability hasn't changed much.
That is the one nice thing on Netscrape6/Mozilla for Win32... middle button performs as expected. For someone who spends time at work on AIX and Linux, when I switch between Linux and W2k at home, I prefer not to be bothered by minor things like middle click not working... little things just annoy to no end.
+1, thanks for helping find better memory death tests :) Nice basic h/w test links all in one place...
A good way to get a quick estimate is to view the capacity usage percentage on a UPS (via monitoring). APC Back-UPS Pro and Smart-UPS models support this, so you could check via the software (nice tools) what is being used, and calculate the VAs or Watts being used... or you could in-line a Fluke with your power line.
Once you know the power being pulled, you can extrapolate that out to a month/year, and factor in your local $/kWH. Depending on where you are, and what you are using, I'd expect $5-20/month...
Interesting that they don't mention OS/400 on there at all... I guess 0 is a good number :)
:)
Considering that OS/400 and OS/390(and now z/OS) are in place for a great deal of critical data safety and reliability installations, it is odd that they wouldn't be listed at all... or maybe there are now vulnerabilities since nobody can program in PL/8 and RPG
Most HD board failures are due to one of two things (or sometimes both):
1) The components have been shocked (ESD) and weakened.
2) The heat from the drive is not being properly removed, and the components get overly stressed.
>You mean you didn't see the episode of Deep Space Nine where the Universal Translator (UT) took a while to figure out a new language?
:) No need to confuse the issue with the "facts" - though certainly on "Enterprise" all of the multinational crew (and the Vulcans) speak English without aid of the the UT... and I'd wager that Sulu and Chekov (despite their accents) were spoke English unaided.
;D
:)
Actually, I did... it just wasn't going to help my argument, so it got left out
>The EU has official languages, three of them: Engish, French and the language of the current presidency.
[snip]
> perhaps making you a criminal!
Perhaps since the U.S. doesn't have an official national language (requiring business and public schools to use English), I am a criminal by default... then again, maybe not...
Thanks for taking my lark of a post in such a good spirit... I tried to keep the sarcasm level down, but I'm not sure I did a good job there
To play a little Devil's Advocate...
/.SB should include having all posts in English (still the dominant language on the Internet... for another 3-5 years or so). Standardizing on English would lead to less confusion, mis-directed anger, and would also promote the globalization of English so there in the future when we finish our warp-capable ships, we can all speak the same language (which Star Trek has shown us is English), and wear the same uniform (to present a formidable team appearance). Since the E.U. has standardized on the Euro (mirroring the U.S.$), maybe they should go ahead and formalize a standard language, too - Eurenglish. Besides, since English has been formed by absorbing other languages and terms from other languages, it is only fitting that we start standardization here on /. - most of the world's techincal elite speak English already (a completely unfounded statement), and more and more children are getting English early in their school curriculum (yes, even in Compton). Besides, "foreign" languages are just like encryption, and everyone knows that encryption is only used by criminals...
:)
Since we are talking about the LSB, maybe the
On the other hand, maybe a link to translate the post into $USER_PREFERED_LANGUAGE would be helpful, with a preset for the language, and a selection during the posting screen. Además, es agradable poder escribir y leer adentro otros lenguajes de vez en cuando, incluso si no son mi lenguaje primario. (Apologies to those more fluent than I, if I hacked that up a bit... I'm still a little rusty
Thanks for the heads up on that - I've got a W2k workstation, Mandrake box, Celeron test box, and a RH on Alpha system (all running through ps2 connections)... I'm probably not going to use USB for the KM stuff, anyway, but it is good to hear from someone who actually used the stuff...
But for four systems that doesn't work too well... not to mention the extra KM part or KVM. The monitor may well be top notch, but it doesn't come close to fitting the needs presented.
I own (and currently use) a Cybex 4-port Switchview... I have trouble with ghosting starting at 1280x1024, and things are fairly unreadable above that... of course, only my Matrox can drive my monitor well at those resolutions - the TNT and GF2MX support the higher resolutions but don't come through as bright or clear.
I've heard good things about the IOGEAR GCS124U (4 port, USB, 1920x1440), but I haven't ever used one.
>it tried to strangle my AS/6000
:)
AS/6000? Sounds like a bad story... son of AS/400 and RS/6000.
The eServer i-series (formerly AS/400) and the eServer p-series (formerly RS/6000) do share some hardware, but I wouldn't call it an AS/6000 yet
PowerPC chips are fairly cool... the 740/750 series are pretty nice.
The 750FX (with 512k on-chip L2) runs an estimated 5.7W @ 900MHz. Not too shabby.
I'm sure he was confused by the poor wording of the parent post... when vulgarDPS said "and using the new big G4's from apple." and add the plural "s" to G4, it could have easily been taken that the options were either a Linux farm with an SGI head, or a farm of G4 machines.
The phrase "Linux based render farm with G4 front end " was not written except by you...
>You would think that they would want to get their own development tools into as many hands as possible in an attempt to get ISVs to write apps that favored Intel over AMD.
Note that in the article it says: "AMD Athon-based systems benefited equally with Pentium III-based systems."
Actually the article mentioned that the Athlon showed similar gains from the Intel compiler...
>Idium, sir?
... 2 a form of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
Idiom, actually:
idiom n.
I like the "Ultra DAM 100" ports... oops :)
What would be nice is a VW TDI/electric hybrid... the TDI models get >50mpg as it is, and with the boost from the electric, could be rather nice. Not to mention that you can run it on biodiesel, and there is more passenger space, cargo room, and comfort than the Civics...
PIO: Programmed I/O (Older, slower IDE interface)
UMDA: 33.3MB/s interface (also used for 66/100)
MW DMA: 16.6MB/s DMA
Kinda reminds me of mites in "The Diamond Age"... nowhere near that level yet, but hey... once the bus get rolling...
Oddly enough, in my car - the radio, dash lights, and other interior electronics are on during cranking, but the headlights are turned off via a relay... Which tends to make more sense from a power draw standpoint, if not a "big horking voltage spike into your car stereo" view.
>Why would it be tough to be bilingual when you get hit in the head btw? :)
The quote was from Harold Reynolds during the Little League World Series (the second to last round, I believe)... a bilingual 12 year old got hit in the head with a pitch, and apparently started talking to his coach in the wrong language... It struck me funny...
The last /.ing of LinuxHardware was due to provider bandwidth rather than server constraint. I'm guessing this is the same issue.