I think the wheel is worth the money. It's not too helpful in Linux, except it performs as the third button, but it's really nice in Windows. It's my one click to bring up Windows Explorer, and I can use it to scroll through web pages. It's faster than having to move the mouse pointer to the side scroll thing.
I don't know this for absolutly, but I'm pretty sure about what would happen. You would have the toolbar, take your hand off the mouse, and then the text would rise up to meet the now minimized toolbar. When you put your hand back on the mouse, the text would shrink down so that the toolbar doesn't cover anything. Or, if you use Internet Explorer or have access to it, there should be an option somewhere to make it "Full Screen" and it does basically the same thing I was talking about.
Maybe if you weren't so flame happy you would relieze he wasn't talking about Windows when he was talking about the console. And I agree with him. A console is nice for somethings, but sometimes, I like to click.
I'm not ashamed of it, and I don't really see why I should be. All I want is the best, and if AMD can't deliver it, then maybe they deserve to fail. And it's that extra 5% that keeps technology moving.
I'm the kind of user who doesn't give a crap about who makes the chip, or how much it costs, just as long as it's the fastest mainstream consumer chip available. And as the basis of that, I'm still going with the Athlon for two reasons. It beat the new PIII in just about every test. Second, I haven't seen any super cooled PIII chips that are like what Kryotech has done. Can you say 1 GHz Athlons by December? Mmmm
Abortion is part of the reason that population growth has declined. We slaughter millions of babies every year, which not only keeps them out of existence, but all of their potential offspring as well. I don't intend to turn this into a pro-life/pro-choice debate (cause it would only get ugly) but I believe it contributes heavily to the US not having as high population growth.
You don't have to email me, I'm probally too young for you anyway. But I'd just like to say that I understand what your a saying. I'm introverted and when your a teenager, it's hard to deal with that. It was very comforting to read about all these other people who are also like me, and it's given me some confidence. Your comments have also made me more aware of those girls who seem to just sorta fade into the background. Anyway, I'll finish this up with a joke I read on/. a day ago or so:
How can you tell an extroverted software engineer?
Yea, I voted, and then looked at the comments and was like, "Didn't I just see this?". Confused me for a second before I figured it out. A poll in an article, super nifty.
Ms. Montgomery, the attorney general, described it as "very affordable" at less than $10,000 for the high school.
Hmm, if that is "very affordable", how come my teachers say there is no money to buy any new computer hardware or software for the students? It's funny that the school board can always find stuff to waste money on instead of actually doing something to actually help the students.
I had first found it while going through www.linux.org. But you're right. Hardly anyone advertises it, and it doesn't have a really easy to guess at URL. They need a URL like www.linuxcounter.com or something similar.
Does anyone happen to know how many Windows users there are, or how many copies of Windows have been sold? Just curious for a comparison agaist the amount that The Linux Counter is guessing at for Linux users.
I'm 16, and my best guess would be they don't want lots of snotty little kids distirbing the busnessmen/reporters there. And I guess they figure 18 is the age when you are mature enough to handle yourself in a respectable manner. As everyone knows though, it differs for different people. It does suck, cause I consider myself mature enough to go to Comdex/E3, and I'd love to go with my dad to Comdex this year.
I've got some points to argue: 1. Nintendo pretty much gets all it's revenue from it's current system in release. If they screw up the dolphin, they're just about done
That is not true. Have you ever heard of Pokemon? Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red were the top two selling games from January to August 1999. Top two, both made by Nintendo. And Pokemon Yellow was just released, which will sell millions of copies. The Pokemon movies are coming out, I'm sure Nintendo gets a cut on that. Trust me, if the Dolphin failed completely, Nintendo will still be around. And if Nintendo puts a kick ass Pokemon game on the Dolphin (not any of this Pokemon Snap crap), I guarentee that it will not fail. Every single kid in America will want it then. It might not be on top, but I don't see how it could fail. Never underestimate the power of Pokemon.
2. You just can't beat the social interaction in talking about online gaming
That's what we call, multiplayer. Yes, you don't have 32 other people going at the same time with computer Quake, consoles max out at for four usually (with N64 and DC), but it's a lot more social than Quake is. You're in the same room, cussing out the people that are shooting you in Goldeneye, and you can hit them, and see the despier in their eyes when you frag them. I'll take my console multiplayer over PC multiplayer anyday. That isn't to say that online playing isn't important for new systems, it is, but I disagree with your comment on not being able to beat the social interaction on online playing.
One on more clairification: In the story it states, Nintendo at one point said that Dolphin would, but now wavers on the issue. in talking about online play. Well, in a recent interview Miyamoto has said that they are working on one and that,
"It would be a mistake to assume that just because we haven't announced anything, nothing exists, because that's not true. I think, particularly in the U.S., connectivity and online gaming is extremely important"
BTW, that link also lists some other stuff about the Dolphin that you might find interesting.
Rant mode on: Every single freaking time Slashdot posts a story that has something to do with the DC, somebody posts this kind of crap. For the (hopefully) last freaking time, THE DC DOES NOT EXCLUSIVELY RUN WINDOWS CE!!! The OS is decided on by the GD-ROM, so a developer could use WinCE, or they could use Sega's own OS. Arrgghhh, why can't people get it through their thick heads?!?!?!
Well, the whole thing could be argued for years, with no one ever changing sides. I personally prefer my GBC over any of the other system, but for a console, the N64 is my favorite. It just plain has more of the games I like. The only thing that intrests me on the PSX is Gran Turismo and GT2, which is the only games I own/will own for it. So the whole arguement is basically dumb, because people will have their opinions on what games they like. Now if someone said they hated all N64 games because they are on the N64, that is a whole other matter.
Has there ever been a non-gaming magazine/website article that got all the facts right? No. Be happy they got a lot of the main one's right. I've seen MUCH worse mangling than they did.
Just keep/put Win98 on it. It does everything he wants it to do, and has the added benifit of lots of books and sites about it. The Linux How-To's are a joke when used by a complete newbie, and most of the computer articles in the newspapers, which your grandfather might read, usually deal with Windows. What's with the ego thing that everyone has to use Linux? Use whatever is best for the job. In my personal experiance, Linux isn't exactly the most user friendly OS, which is what your Grandfather would need.
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Computer chips are not illegal. Drugs are illegal. And I don't think Intel is going to fund Drug Cartels with the money I give them.
I think the wheel is worth the money. It's not too helpful in Linux, except it performs as the third button, but it's really nice in Windows. It's my one click to bring up Windows Explorer, and I can use it to scroll through web pages. It's faster than having to move the mouse pointer to the side scroll thing.
I don't know this for absolutly, but I'm pretty sure about what would happen. You would have the toolbar, take your hand off the mouse, and then the text would rise up to meet the now minimized toolbar. When you put your hand back on the mouse, the text would shrink down so that the toolbar doesn't cover anything. Or, if you use Internet Explorer or have access to it, there should be an option somewhere to make it "Full Screen" and it does basically the same thing I was talking about.
I'm sure MS will include an option to turn the feature off.
Maybe if you weren't so flame happy you would relieze he wasn't talking about Windows when he was talking about the console. And I agree with him. A console is nice for somethings, but sometimes, I like to click.
I'm not ashamed of it, and I don't really see why I should be. All I want is the best, and if AMD can't deliver it, then maybe they deserve to fail. And it's that extra 5% that keeps technology moving.
I'm the kind of user who doesn't give a crap about who makes the chip, or how much it costs, just as long as it's the fastest mainstream consumer chip available. And as the basis of that, I'm still going with the Athlon for two reasons. It beat the new PIII in just about every test. Second, I haven't seen any super cooled PIII chips that are like what Kryotech has done. Can you say 1 GHz Athlons by December? Mmmm
Abortion is part of the reason that population growth has declined. We slaughter millions of babies every year, which not only keeps them out of existence, but all of their potential offspring as well. I don't intend to turn this into a pro-life/pro-choice debate (cause it would only get ugly) but I believe it contributes heavily to the US not having as high population growth.
You don't have to email me, I'm probally too young for you anyway. But I'd just like to say that I understand what your a saying. I'm introverted and when your a teenager, it's hard to deal with that. It was very comforting to read about all these other people who are also like me, and it's given me some confidence. Your comments have also made me more aware of those girls who seem to just sorta fade into the background. Anyway, I'll finish this up with a joke I read on /. a day ago or so:
How can you tell an extroverted software engineer?
He looks at your shoes when he talks to you.
Yea, I voted, and then looked at the comments and was like, "Didn't I just see this?". Confused me for a second before I figured it out. A poll in an article, super nifty.
Considering this thing will get over 400 replies, I don't think it was a wasted post.
I saw it for a little bit and got the source of it and threw it on a Geocities page. So here is what is basically looks like:
The New Altavista
Ms. Montgomery, the attorney general, described it as "very affordable" at less than $10,000 for the high school.
Hmm, if that is "very affordable", how come my teachers say there is no money to buy any new computer hardware or software for the students? It's funny that the school board can always find stuff to waste money on instead of actually doing something to actually help the students.
Does anyone else find it humourous that the orginal poster's comment got moderated as informative?
I had first found it while going through www.linux.org. But you're right. Hardly anyone advertises it, and it doesn't have a really easy to guess at URL. They need a URL like www.linuxcounter.com or something similar.
Does anyone happen to know how many Windows users there are, or how many copies of Windows have been sold? Just curious for a comparison agaist the amount that The Linux Counter is guessing at for Linux users.
They could post it on Slashdot mabye. But I agree, they better have some good servers if they plan to stand up to the Slashdot effect.
I'm 16, and my best guess would be they don't want lots of snotty little kids distirbing the busnessmen/reporters there. And I guess they figure 18 is the age when you are mature enough to handle yourself in a respectable manner. As everyone knows though, it differs for different people. It does suck, cause I consider myself mature enough to go to Comdex/E3, and I'd love to go with my dad to Comdex this year.
I've got some points to argue:
1. Nintendo pretty much gets all it's revenue from it's current system in release. If they screw up the dolphin, they're just about done
That is not true. Have you ever heard of Pokemon? Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red were the top two selling games from January to August 1999. Top two, both made by Nintendo. And Pokemon Yellow was just released, which will sell millions of copies. The Pokemon movies are coming out, I'm sure Nintendo gets a cut on that. Trust me, if the Dolphin failed completely, Nintendo will still be around. And if Nintendo puts a kick ass Pokemon game on the Dolphin (not any of this Pokemon Snap crap), I guarentee that it will not fail. Every single kid in America will want it then. It might not be on top, but I don't see how it could fail. Never underestimate the power of Pokemon.
2. You just can't beat the social interaction in talking about online gaming
That's what we call, multiplayer. Yes, you don't have 32 other people going at the same time with computer Quake, consoles max out at for four usually (with N64 and DC), but it's a lot more social than Quake is. You're in the same room, cussing out the people that are shooting you in Goldeneye, and you can hit them, and see the despier in their eyes when you frag them. I'll take my console multiplayer over PC multiplayer anyday. That isn't to say that online playing isn't important for new systems, it is, but I disagree with your comment on not being able to beat the social interaction on online playing.
One on more clairification: In the story it states, Nintendo at one point said that Dolphin would, but now wavers on the issue. in talking about online play. Well, in a recent interview Miyamoto has said that they are working on one and that,
"It would be a mistake to assume that just because we haven't announced anything, nothing exists, because that's not true. I think, particularly in the U.S., connectivity and online gaming is extremely important"
BTW, that link also lists some other stuff about the Dolphin that you might find interesting.
Rant mode on:
Every single freaking time Slashdot posts a story that has something to do with the DC, somebody posts this kind of crap. For the (hopefully) last freaking time, THE DC DOES NOT EXCLUSIVELY RUN WINDOWS CE!!! The OS is decided on by the GD-ROM, so a developer could use WinCE, or they could use Sega's own OS. Arrgghhh, why can't people get it through their thick heads?!?!?!
Well, the whole thing could be argued for years, with no one ever changing sides. I personally prefer my GBC over any of the other system, but for a console, the N64 is my favorite. It just plain has more of the games I like. The only thing that intrests me on the PSX is Gran Turismo and GT2, which is the only games I own/will own for it. So the whole arguement is basically dumb, because people will have their opinions on what games they like. Now if someone said they hated all N64 games because they are on the N64, that is a whole other matter.
Has there ever been a non-gaming magazine/website article that got all the facts right? No. Be happy they got a lot of the main one's right. I've seen MUCH worse mangling than they did.
Someone should just create a Yahoo or Hotmail account and tell /. the username and password, so that /. can mail through that.
Just keep/put Win98 on it. It does everything he wants it to do, and has the added benifit of lots of books and sites about it. The Linux How-To's are a joke when used by a complete newbie, and most of the computer articles in the newspapers, which your grandfather might read, usually deal with Windows. What's with the ego thing that everyone has to use Linux? Use whatever is best for the job. In my personal experiance, Linux isn't exactly the most user friendly OS, which is what your Grandfather would need.