Granted, Sun isn't Windows-friendly. But to me, that sounds like a pretty good reason for them to buy AMD.
If Sun were to buy AMD, then that would take at least some control away from MS. With Sun's hostility towards Microsoft, AMD would be a pretty good weapon to have in their arsenal.
For example, if/when MS starts pushing Palladium on x86, Sun could promise not to do it, and use their AMD chips to offer an alternative. Now MS has lost that means of forcing everyone to their platform because they've only got Intel on board.
That's a pretty easy example I guess, but I'm sure you and everyone else can come up with some other scenarios where having a chip maker who is not MS-friendly would be a big benefit.
Try hitting these guys. (Softfield Technologies is the company, in case I got the link wrong)
The Agenda VR3 (or just VR3... not sure what they're calling it now) is pretty much what you were asking for.
It's kinda light on features, especially compared to this new spec IBM is talking about, but uses a full Linux operating system (I think the distro is based on RT Linux), and you can telnet into it, export your X session on the VR3 to your monitor, etc, etc, etc. Fun little gadget.
I've had to replace the screen on mine, but that's because I accidentally left it on the floor one night and stepped on it first thing in the morning the next day.
Kernel Kernel Kernel I configured it today Kernel Kernel Kernel Please boot up I pray
OK, that's all I've got...
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LEDs, or maybe cool little neon strips!
Maybe it should talk too...
We should cook one up and sell it on ThinkGeek:)
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When I saw the "Robocoaster" headline, I immediately thought of an AI controlled drink coaster on little wheels that would roll along the table and bring your drink to you.
I guess the "fake roller coaster" thing is kinda cool too though...
I'm sure I read something a little while ago about an optical mouse where the LED(s) cycled through a bunch of different colours when it was idle, and when you moved it, it stayed on whatever colour it was cycling through.
Anyone else remember this, or (even better) has anyone else tried one?
If you could make the screen thin enough so it kinda retracts into the scroll, you could use the scroll part as a housing for the CPU and all the other components too.
Thanks a lot for explaining it, I totally missed the point earlier.
Unless I've misunderstood what it is that you are proposing, I am disagreeing with the "Scrolltop" idea.
It seems really unweildy to me, not to mention limited.
You'd have to find a flat surface to roll your computer out on, so you'd lose some of the versatility of a laptop and gain one of the problems of using paper for everything.
It also sounds really uncomfortable. You'd either need to look straight down at your screen as you work, or hold the scroll up in front of you with one hand while poking at the keyboard area with your other hand in order to type... sounds a little less than appealing to me.
What about size? This thing would have to roll up into a pretty small tube to either fit comfortably in my pocket like my PDA or to be carried around unobtrusively like a laptop.
Durability? I imagine a roll-up screen wouldn't be the toughest thing in the world, and if this rolls up into a tube, then you can either put it down on it's side so it can roll off your desk to it's death, or stand it up on it's end so that it can have very sketchy balance and topple off of your desk, also to it's death.
Those are my issues with the idea, but like I said at the start of this post, maybe I misunderstood what you are proposing.
Besides the other post on this thread about switching your default mouse buttons (which I am trying when I get home tonight), you might also want to check out the new(ish) Pie-Menus to make your gestures a little easier.
I've been using them for a couple weeks now, and it has made a huge difference in the number of accidental gestures I do.
3 friends and I all bought computers at about the same time, all using Fujitsu drives.
The drives ran for a while, but then in the space of about 3 maybe 4 weeks, 3 of the drives spontaneously died. I think the fourth one is still kicking, but the computer it's on didn't get a lot of use until just recently, so I don't expect it to hold out for much longer.
That's my experience with Fujitsu, and I'm never going anywhere near any of their stuff again.
Didn't Mandrake have a "Gaming Edition" a while back? I think it came with The Sims and an early version of WineX, possibly a Transgaming subscription, but I can't remember.
I think it was the only distro on the shelf when I saw it. It'd be REALLY nice if Linux distros had some better retail representation.
He might not be NOW. But if the Australian government would get off their asses and build that Jedi church, he could complete his training and learn how to do the Jedi mind trick properly.
It was pretty good. Next time we should either try somewhere a little quieter (someone on this thread suggested the Belcher... it sounds cool), or maybe go visit the pope! (Sarcasm. I remember one guy last night thought we were actually on our way to see the pope. What's up Matt?)
Hey it's Jon (Orange T-Shirt guy from the K/W/C group. I have totally forgotten everyone's name (those that I could hear anyway), so ummm.... where were you sitting/who are you?
Yeah, the music was WAY too loud. Could hardly hear ourselves talk. That kinda sucked. Plus it wasn't very cool music in the first place:) A little too much funk for me...
We're all thinking of going to the next one, how about you?
Do you know if there are any plans to bring Trillian to Linux? I've looked for it, but had no luck. I've played with Everybuddy a bit, and it's so-so. It seems to be one of those apps that does a whole bunch things satisfactorily, but none of them really well.
I like the functionality of LICQ, but I've had TONS of trouble with LICQ black-holing messages lately. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Granted, Sun isn't Windows-friendly. But to me, that sounds like a pretty good reason for them to buy AMD.
If Sun were to buy AMD, then that would take at least some control away from MS. With Sun's hostility towards Microsoft, AMD would be a pretty good weapon to have in their arsenal.
For example, if/when MS starts pushing Palladium on x86, Sun could promise not to do it, and use their AMD chips to offer an alternative. Now MS has lost that means of forcing everyone to their platform because they've only got Intel on board.
That's a pretty easy example I guess, but I'm sure you and everyone else can come up with some other scenarios where having a chip maker who is not MS-friendly would be a big benefit.
Try hitting these guys. (Softfield Technologies is the company, in case I got the link wrong)
The Agenda VR3 (or just VR3... not sure what they're calling it now) is pretty much what you were asking for.
It's kinda light on features, especially compared to this new spec IBM is talking about, but uses a full Linux operating system (I think the distro is based on RT Linux), and you can telnet into it, export your X session on the VR3 to your monitor, etc, etc, etc. Fun little gadget.
I've had to replace the screen on mine, but that's because I accidentally left it on the floor one night and stepped on it first thing in the morning the next day.
Hope that helps.
Those tricky bastards!! You're probably right!
I've got 'em beat though:
I'm switching to a SARAN-WRAP beanie!
Kernel Kernel Kernel
I configured it today
Kernel Kernel Kernel
Please boot up I pray
OK, that's all I've got...
LEDs, or maybe cool little neon strips!
:)
Maybe it should talk too...
We should cook one up and sell it on ThinkGeek
When I saw the "Robocoaster" headline, I immediately thought of an AI controlled drink coaster on little wheels that would roll along the table and bring your drink to you.
I guess the "fake roller coaster" thing is kinda cool too though...
I'm sure I read something a little while ago about an optical mouse where the LED(s) cycled through a bunch of different colours when it was idle, and when you moved it, it stayed on whatever colour it was cycling through.
Anyone else remember this, or (even better) has anyone else tried one?
ahhhhhhhhh....
:)
NOW it makes sense
I hereby retract my pricky comments from earlier.
That does sound rather cool.
Kinda anime-esque.
If you could make the screen thin enough so it kinda retracts into the scroll, you could use the scroll part as a housing for the CPU and all the other components too.
Thanks a lot for explaining it, I totally missed the point earlier.
Unless I've misunderstood what it is that you are proposing, I am disagreeing with the "Scrolltop" idea.
It seems really unweildy to me, not to mention limited.
You'd have to find a flat surface to roll your computer out on, so you'd lose some of the versatility of a laptop and gain one of the problems of using paper for everything.
It also sounds really uncomfortable. You'd either need to look straight down at your screen as you work, or hold the scroll up in front of you with one hand while poking at the keyboard area with your other hand in order to type... sounds a little less than appealing to me.
What about size? This thing would have to roll up into a pretty small tube to either fit comfortably in my pocket like my PDA or to be carried around unobtrusively like a laptop.
Durability? I imagine a roll-up screen wouldn't be the toughest thing in the world, and if this rolls up into a tube, then you can either put it down on it's side so it can roll off your desk to it's death, or stand it up on it's end so that it can have very sketchy balance and topple off of your desk, also to it's death.
Those are my issues with the idea, but like I said at the start of this post, maybe I misunderstood what you are proposing.
We need a new moderation option: -1 Retard
The parent post is quite possibly the stupidest idea I've read in years.
Yeah, but you should see the machines they've got running Linux on some other planets!
Those ones are pretty good :)
The best ones I can remember were along the lines of:
- I certify that I am over the age of 900 years
- I do not live on, nor am I associated with anyone from the planet Earth
I think if they were gonna compare apples to apples the should've grabbed a couple of G4s
Mine was:
Men Very Early Made Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular
Besides the other post on this thread about switching your default mouse buttons (which I am trying when I get home tonight), you might also want to check out the new(ish) Pie-Menus to make your gestures a little easier.
I've been using them for a couple weeks now, and it has made a huge difference in the number of accidental gestures I do.
3 friends and I all bought computers at about the same time, all using Fujitsu drives.
The drives ran for a while, but then in the space of about 3 maybe 4 weeks, 3 of the drives spontaneously died. I think the fourth one is still kicking, but the computer it's on didn't get a lot of use until just recently, so I don't expect it to hold out for much longer.
That's my experience with Fujitsu, and I'm never going anywhere near any of their stuff again.
Didn't Mandrake have a "Gaming Edition" a while back? I think it came with The Sims and an early version of WineX, possibly a Transgaming subscription, but I can't remember.
I think it was the only distro on the shelf when I saw it. It'd be REALLY nice if Linux distros had some better retail representation.
I thought it was at first too, but on a closer look, it had just toppled over and was laying on the ground beside it.
I guess 4500 years or whatever would've been a pretty long time for it to just balance in place...
When I saw your subject line I was sure the content was gonna be:
:)
The cute girl in a spandex suit
He might not be NOW. But if the Australian government would get off their asses and build that Jedi church, he could complete his training and learn how to do the Jedi mind trick properly.
It was pretty good. Next time we should either try somewhere a little quieter (someone on this thread suggested the Belcher... it sounds cool), or maybe go visit the pope! (Sarcasm. I remember one guy last night thought we were actually on our way to see the pope. What's up Matt?)
Hey it's Jon (Orange T-Shirt guy from the K/W/C group. I have totally forgotten everyone's name (those that I could hear anyway), so ummm.... where were you sitting/who are you?
:) A little too much funk for me...
Yeah, the music was WAY too loud. Could hardly hear ourselves talk. That kinda sucked. Plus it wasn't very cool music in the first place
We're all thinking of going to the next one, how about you?
I managed to get a pretty stripped-down install of Mandrake 8.1 on my Pentium 75... It is damn slow, but it functions as an e-mail/ICQ terminal.
I'll have to check that out.
Thanks!
Do you know if there are any plans to bring Trillian to Linux? I've looked for it, but had no luck. I've played with Everybuddy a bit, and it's so-so. It seems to be one of those apps that does a whole bunch things satisfactorily, but none of them really well.
I like the functionality of LICQ, but I've had TONS of trouble with LICQ black-holing messages lately. Does anyone know anything about this?