simple is often better , less cpu usage for A.I. on an X-Box means more cpu for other stuff.....
Computer Science teaches you to seek out "Simple" solutions. and judging by the success of Halo and the Halo Game serries Console it's good enough to be successful!
( and all those people wondering how do i get a job in the games industry - Chris wrote some sort of Map tool for Myth while at University and got noticed by Bungie.....)
a computer crash caused a near miss on a Brittish warship in the falklands. The comptuer had to be rebooted , then the bombs (from argentne skyhawk) missed , for the 2nd wave the brittish were ready , but another ship blocked the radar and both ships were hit and at least 1 was sunk i belive.
and running Slackware 10 , KDE , VMware(trial) with XP and 98 Firefox and Thrunderbird it runs a little slow when changing applications , leave it for a weekend and it take forever to let me press the K button.
I think more ram might fix it for me , have to talk the boss into another 512.
I've for a P75 at work , I can remove the PCI video card and it still boots ( all slots are full ) 2 nic 1 modem 1 ISDN 1 2 printer card, when I added a 2nd modem i removed the vga card.
IT'S NOT HARDWARE ISSUES, unless Windows somehow has added some hardware error correction code that Linux lacks. Same hardware, almost never crashes in Windows, crashes more often in Linux....Hmmm.....
yes they have, it's called drivers. alot of Hardware makers don't support Linux (SiS sucks, Documents with NDA only (ask Alan Cox about SiS for an earfull), Nvidia binary only, Win modems, Win Printers )
When I spec a Linux Server at work, or for my Linux Desktop at work) Intel Boards, usually 6 months old design, with probbably Matrox video ( or nvidia for my own work pc where i can use potentially unstable binary drivers) External Modem, UPS to condition power, PCL Printers, etc. Then i disable services that are not needed, just as you should do on XP too! disable all power saving/suspend too servers do not suspend!
Yes Windows 95 has a Floppy Install for Windows 95 A Windows B and C added many more disks and were only ever seen on OEM CD-ROMs
Win95 B was Known for Stability, C added IE 4.0 and active desktop, and we all know what that did for Windows stability
Windows 95A was 13 Disks (+ 1 I think)
and I installed it on a 486 with 32 MB about 7 or 8 times before I managed to decide the hardware was faulty and corrupting the install on "Windows 95 is starting for the first time" , now that was an ugly blue/black screen.
I poped in a Slackware Floppy and it found the bad hardware on boot.
If slackware/linux had had the software back then it could have taken MS. I remember my 486/25 always ran smoother with FVWM than with Win 3.1/3.11 (which i needed for Office 4.2)
and for anyone who wants to know what slackware was like in 1996 (Ver3.1) just download it and try it on a 486. oh how I miss those Infomagic CD sets
we have the right to make a copy but for our safety , so that we will not inadvertantly make a 2nd coy, we no longer have the tools.......
the pendiulum will come the other way eventually and the further the IP coorperations pull it away from center , the bigger the swing the other way/force it hits their asses with on the way back!
America wages war on the rest of world if tehy do not bow down to America
America exports it culture (or lack thereof) to the rest of the world.
The Romans tried the same thing, America Modeled it's government on the Roman Government.
Rome was Brought down by, among other things, Corrupt Politicians. Now corperations and other powerful parties Buy polititions with campaign contributions THAT DO NOT HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR !!
The passing of the law that allowed Politicans to hide how they spend money given to them and who gave it to them was the start of the downfall of America.
What has it bought lately ? Copywrite extentions beyond 20 years ? DMCA ? PATRIOT [12] ?
Don't Mod down , Reply, Dispute and Disprove ! (And don't correct spelling , it's been a long day.....)
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simple = good
complex = bad
simple is often better , less cpu usage for A.I. on an X-Box means more cpu for other stuff.....
Computer Science teaches you to seek out "Simple" solutions. and judging by the success of Halo and the Halo Game serries Console it's good enough to be successful!
( and all those people wondering how do i get a job in the games industry - Chris wrote some sort of Map tool for Myth while at University and got noticed by Bungie.....)
Has anyone out there seen a draft RFC to add a coupple of hours to every day.
....
we just need to Write the RFC, Change the source code of the Universe a little , then reboo
maybe not a good idea.....
a computer crash caused a near miss on a Brittish warship in the falklands. The comptuer had to be rebooted , then the bombs (from argentne skyhawk) missed , for the 2nd wave the brittish were ready , but another ship blocked the radar and both ships were hit and at least 1 was sunk i belive.
.....
critical systems should be simple systems
K.I.S.S
has anyone here on /. considered that it might be a link which goes up and down alot ?
....
have you seen what happens when your encrypted link keeps dropping
well Actually yes W98 still runs all my apps
....
the only thing I've struck that won't run is Nvidia's "dawn"
mind you I only upgradeed from 3.11 when 1 app wouldn't work anymore, in early 1998
But back then all games were dos and I had good old slack 3.x for my net use
you sir , are why landfills are full
if it works why get a faster hotter computer , and polute the enviroment more ?
run it like that for a week then see how it goes after teh memory leaks come out !
heh , really ?
I have a P4 2.8 with 512 Mb ram
and running Slackware 10 , KDE , VMware(trial) with XP and 98 Firefox and Thrunderbird it runs a little slow when changing applications , leave it for a weekend and it take forever to let me press the K button.
I think more ram might fix it for me , have to talk the boss into another 512.
But AMD run hotter , so can they be called cooler ?
no, I heard voices the first 3 or 4 times......
after that it might have been faxes
I've for a P75 at work , I can remove the PCI video card and it still boots ( all slots are full ) 2 nic 1 modem 1 ISDN 1 2 printer card, when I added a 2nd modem i removed the vga card.
IT'S NOT HARDWARE ISSUES, unless Windows somehow has added some hardware error correction code that Linux lacks. Same hardware, almost never crashes in Windows, crashes more often in Linux....Hmmm.....
yes they have, it's called drivers. alot of Hardware makers don't support Linux (SiS sucks, Documents with NDA only (ask Alan Cox about SiS for an earfull), Nvidia binary only, Win modems, Win Printers )
When I spec a Linux Server at work, or for my Linux Desktop at work) Intel Boards, usually 6 months old design, with probbably Matrox video ( or nvidia for my own work pc where i can use potentially unstable binary drivers) External Modem, UPS to condition power, PCL Printers, etc. Then i disable services that are not needed, just as you should do on XP too!
disable all power saving/suspend too servers do not suspend!
the Number of times the Phone attached to my modem line at work rings ......
and then after the modem answers , and they hang up , it rings again....
sometimes 3 or 4 times, once someone tried for 3 hours. (I put it off the hook after that)
If they Won't check a phone number, they Won't check an email address.
Yes Windows 95 has a Floppy Install
for Windows 95 A
Windows B and C added many more disks and were only ever seen on OEM CD-ROMs
Win95 B was Known for Stability, C added IE 4.0 and active desktop, and we all know what that did for Windows stability
Windows 95A was 13 Disks (+ 1 I think)
and I installed it on a 486 with 32 MB about 7 or 8 times before I managed to decide the hardware was faulty and corrupting the install on "Windows 95 is starting for the first time" , now that was an ugly blue/black screen.
I poped in a Slackware Floppy and it found the bad hardware on boot.
If slackware/linux had had the software back then it could have taken MS. I remember my 486/25 always ran smoother with FVWM than with Win 3.1/3.11 (which i needed for Office 4.2)
and for anyone who wants to know what slackware was like in 1996 (Ver3.1) just download it and try it on a 486. oh how I miss those Infomagic CD sets
In fact some early PS2 games worked on a PS1 ....
yay now we are all safe
we have the right to make a copy but for our safety , so that we will not inadvertantly make a 2nd coy, we no longer have the tools.......
the pendiulum will come the other way eventually
and the further the IP coorperations pull it away from center , the bigger the swing the other way/force it hits their asses with on the way back!
he said HARMLESS Pranks !
Simon is anything but
Have you read every law on the books ?
you've breaking some law !
are you in a state where anything but missionary posn is Illegal ?
-> Visual Studio still hasn't got half the functionality of emacs...
No M-x doctor ?
No M-x tetris ?
you call that a programmers editor ??
TAG with spam _AND_ remove web bugs !
......
Otherwise your spam just gets worse , even if you have trained them NOT to unsub
Can't go falling asleep on the toilet after all :)
we need a lone gunman .....
just don't get hte anti spammer !
most people drown the coffee in milk and sugar
they don't notice they are drinking sub standard burnt beans !
roast slower longer !
Welcome to the American Empire....
America dictates laws for the whole world
America wages war on the rest of world if tehy do not bow down to America
America exports it culture (or lack thereof) to the rest of the world.
The Romans tried the same thing, America Modeled it's government on the Roman Government.
Rome was Brought down by, among other things, Corrupt Politicians. Now corperations and other powerful parties Buy polititions with campaign contributions THAT DO NOT HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR !!
The passing of the law that allowed Politicans to hide how they spend money given to them and who gave it to them was the start of the downfall of America.
What has it bought lately ?
Copywrite extentions beyond 20 years ?
DMCA ?
PATRIOT [12] ?
Don't Mod down , Reply, Dispute and Disprove !
(And don't correct spelling , it's been a long day.....)
You're think of Mega corperates
I'm thinking of small Business.
isn't it the job of Law enforcment to protect the people, it should never get to lawsuits.