You can't just cite *one* application as proof that the language is useless. There are quite a few good small programs out there that use Java. Granted, at this point GUI-based applications are still a bit slow, however, but I've seen it come a long way in the last two years, and I've written a few myself.
As for the Mac, unfortunately, a lot of the ports are relatively slow and unstable. Anyone know a good Mac VM that equals the performance of the Windows VMs?
Unfortunately, even in the M/B's "suspend" mode most AT power supplies still stay on and supply the x00 watts to the M/B. The ATX M/B can control the ATX power supply, however, which is very convenient for this.
It's debatable if ATX is really needed, but most Slot 1 mainboards and many Super7 mainboards require ATX. It's nicer in some ways, as it specifies a better CPU location which keeps it out of the way of the cards, the ports are on the m/b instead of slots, power supply is controllable by the mainboard, etc. Someone posted the ATX reference spec above, check it out.
I don't know if there will be K7 M/B's available in the AT form... I suspect there will be one or two.
It's not that hard to do that; in fact I think it already exists. However, the problem with recompressing already-compressed audio is that artifacts will get much worse, and the quality will worsen noticeably. It's like recompressing JPG images as JPG; the quality degrades significantly.
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As for the Mac, unfortunately, a lot of the ports are relatively slow and unstable. Anyone know a good Mac VM that equals the performance of the Windows VMs?
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I don't know if there will be K7 M/B's available in the AT form... I suspect there will be one or two.
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- Either you have a mainboard with an auxiliary power connector that happens to be AT-style;
- Or the MB has one of the newer voltage regulators, which are highly efficient and don't need large heatsinks.
--bdjIt's not that hard to do that; in fact I think it already exists. However, the problem with recompressing already-compressed audio is that artifacts will get much worse, and the quality will worsen noticeably. It's like recompressing JPG images as JPG; the quality degrades significantly.