I've been using an 800Mhz 12.1" iBook a fair bit the last few weeks, and the only thing in the case that generates any appreciable quantity of heat is the harddisk (there is a noticable hotspot above/below it's position inside the case.)
"Ironically, Fitts' Law states "The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target", which seems directly counter to putting all the applications starts in a tiny box on the most unused corner of the screen as Windows does. The right-click desktop crew appear to be more in compliance"
Actually, the corners of the screen are the fastest place to get to with the cursor. (although the huge flowing menu thing is a different issue.)
Or he just tried to use a new Nvidia detonator revision and got the dreaded nv4_disp.dll BSOD
really, wtf were microsoft thinking putting the video driver in the kernel space... for smegs sake, it isn't much of a performance improvement when it blows the OS up >:(
If I had any mod points right now, I'd mod you up, as it is I'm forced to say "IAWTP" and then wave my arms around going "MOD THIS GUY UP!"
Just so this post isn't totally devoid of content, there seems to be a contingent of Linux advocates (mostly on usenet although I'm sure there are some here), that believe efficiency > usability
That seems like total bunk to me, just because something is easy to grasp doesn't mean that it's less efficient.. okay so there are certain things that are, but using it as a coverall dismissal at any remotely useable UI seems more like "I HAVEN'T GOT IT SO YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER!" paddying.
" Sound - I know somebody who had integrated sound and some games just hated it (ie. no sound, or bugs with sound). Much like the video aspect, you need 1/4 motherboard components. However, I do have to agree that integrated sound isn't all _that_ bad if you just have some stereo speakers and aren't an audiophile."
That said, the NForce "soundstorm" integrated audio is rather good.
" Onboard video has a notoriously bad rep, but believe this has been improving, and it's great to run a second moniter."
Nope, onboard video these days is typically AGP based, and if you put anything in the AGP slot it is disabled, which sorta puts a damper on it being used to drive extra monitors.
Is "The Direct Marketing Association is threatening to sue to save U.S. consumers from the potential loss of buying opportunities." the funniest sentence ever?
"But we wanted to offer them a once in a lifetime chance!!!!!"
Nonsense, without the rest of the world you'd just be drifting off into space!
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Windows 2000 picks up one CPU with HT as two _real_ cpu's, XP/Pro detect it as a CPU with HT.
As such, Win2k needs double the number of cpu licenses (so for a dual processor HT Xeon box, you need the next version of Win2k up, with 4 processor support.)
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Find me a 5GB >>>1.8" Toshiba harddisk on ebay (or otherwise) for $15 and I'll eat my hat.
The price/capacity is even worse for the IBM Microdrive, but I'd rather stick one of those in my camera than a 120GB WD1200JB
I'd rather see them add a microphone so It could be used a a dictophone.
YNMV and all that..
mainboards are shipping with Serial ATA controllers onboard (Asus A7N8X-Deluxe amongst others.)
iPods use 1.8" Toshiba disks
I've been using an 800Mhz 12.1" iBook a fair bit the last few weeks, and the only thing in the case that generates any appreciable quantity of heat is the harddisk (there is a noticable hotspot above/below it's position inside the case.)
"Ironically, Fitts' Law states "The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target", which seems directly counter to putting all the applications starts in a tiny box on the most unused corner of the screen as Windows does. The right-click desktop crew appear to be more in compliance"
Actually, the corners of the screen are the fastest place to get to with the cursor. (although the huge flowing menu thing is a different issue.)
Or he just tried to use a new Nvidia detonator revision and got the dreaded nv4_disp.dll BSOD
really, wtf were microsoft thinking putting the video driver in the kernel space... for smegs sake, it isn't much of a performance improvement when it blows the OS up >:(
If I had any mod points right now, I'd mod you up, as it is I'm forced to say "IAWTP" and then wave my arms around going "MOD THIS GUY UP!"
Just so this post isn't totally devoid of content, there seems to be a contingent of Linux advocates (mostly on usenet although I'm sure there are some here), that believe efficiency > usability
That seems like total bunk to me, just because something is easy to grasp doesn't mean that it's less efficient.. okay so there are certain things that are, but using it as a coverall dismissal at any remotely useable UI seems more like "I HAVEN'T GOT IT SO YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER!" paddying.
Serves me right for not using preview Terratec 6Fire DMX
This is my pick for the moment
Creative Labs products are vastly overrated (and their drivers suck), give me a Terratec 6Fire DMX or an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 any day.
" Sound - I know somebody who had integrated sound and some games just hated it (ie. no sound, or bugs with sound). Much like the video aspect, you need 1/4 motherboard components.
However, I do have to agree that integrated sound isn't all _that_ bad if you just have some stereo speakers and aren't an audiophile."
That said, the NForce "soundstorm" integrated audio is rather good.
" Onboard video has a notoriously bad rep, but believe this has been improving, and it's great to run a second moniter."
Nope, onboard video these days is typically AGP based, and if you put anything in the AGP slot it is disabled, which sorta puts a damper on it being used to drive extra monitors.
*ahem* There are non-DRM chips that aren't 1/10th the speed of current x86 processors
I know who you mailed last summer
Is
"The Direct Marketing Association is threatening to sue to save U.S. consumers from the potential loss of buying opportunities." the funniest sentence ever?
"But we wanted to offer them a once in a lifetime chance!!!!!"
Nonsense, without the rest of the world you'd just be drifting off into space!
Windows 2000 picks up one CPU with HT as two _real_ cpu's, XP/Pro detect it as a CPU with HT.
As such, Win2k needs double the number of cpu licenses (so for a dual processor HT Xeon box, you need the next version of Win2k up, with 4 processor support.)
the closest to the 2Ghz mark ATM is the PowerPC architecture (POWER4+ @ 1.45Ghz, PowerPC 970 due late next year at 1.8Ghz)
of course, the per clock performance of those things is WAAAY higher than x86 gear.
That post should of course have said "the G4 does do incredibly well on RC5"
Why buy like five machines to run RC5 on when you can buy _one_ and have a nice desktop machine at the same time?.. really...
oh comeon mods, RC5 _does_ do incredibly well on RC5......
ffs.
"There are N64 (MIPSR4000)and Playstation (MIPS R3000) emulators for the PC as well as PowerPC emulators."
Could you give us a link to a working PowerPC emulator for x86?
" Obviously RiscOS was a great piece of work (and similar to AmigaOS in many ways, sometimes better, sometimes worse)... "
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Top of the differences list
RiscOS uses Cooperative Multitasking
Run linux (or FreeBSD) on the P3 and OSX on the mac, and remotely login to the X server (not to be confused with an Xserve) on the P3 from OSX?..
that could be kinda groovy actually...
Or you could just buy a Powermac and get that level of performance ;)
(seriously, RC5 LOVES Altivec... or vice versa)