I'm not a great Windows fan, but surely that analogy is not quite right..
Each windows "distro" as you say it is actually more like a kernal updrade - an entire update to keep abreast of technological changes, not just another way of getting the same?
Maybe my arguments flawed.:D
Do We Really Need Another Dsitro?
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...Well? Do we? Surely you can either a) find one you like already or b) just use te little bits you like and do it yourself?
Although specialised machines to do a single task - your "scientific calculator" sound like a great idea, there is one major problem - people.
A pen is a specialised machine to do a single task.
A ruler is a specialised machine to do a single task.
Even a calculator a specialised machine to do a single task.
My folks can operate those, anybody can - even the new trainee office assistant fresh out of school. Embedded, even "simple* embedded systems are going to be more complex than these time- honoured tools.
Sometimes you just have to take a step back and realise not everyone is as technically au fiat as the Slashdot populous.
- Phil
I don't really think so....
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Thats all very well and good, but what happens when this megomanic computer encounters technical difficulties? Or needs updgrading? Or just rebooting?
What OS could it possibly run? Anything by Microsoft is out for obvious reasons, and even UNIX based systems aren't up and fully running 100% of the time...
"Had a terrible day at the office, hunny, the computer went down and we all had to *think*!"
Cutting notches in roads? Making bumps on purpose?
Everybody knows in the future the Earth will be completely paved, and impurities like this will only ruin the ultimate hypercar driving experiance.
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I'm not a great Windows fan, but surely that analogy is not quite right..
:D
Each windows "distro" as you say it is actually more like a kernal updrade - an entire update to keep abreast of technological changes, not just another way of getting the same?
Maybe my arguments flawed.
...Well? Do we? Surely you can either a) find one you like already or b) just use te little bits you like and do it yourself?
Although specialised machines to do a single task - your "scientific calculator" sound like a great idea, there is one major problem - people.
A pen is a specialised machine to do a single task.
A ruler is a specialised machine to do a single task.
Even a calculator a specialised machine to do a single task.
My folks can operate those, anybody can - even the new trainee office assistant fresh out of school. Embedded, even "simple* embedded systems are going to be more complex than these time- honoured tools.
Sometimes you just have to take a step back and realise not everyone is as technically au fiat as the Slashdot populous.
- Phil
Thats all very well and good, but what happens when this megomanic computer encounters technical difficulties? Or needs updgrading? Or just rebooting?
What OS could it possibly run? Anything by Microsoft is out for obvious reasons, and even UNIX based systems aren't up and fully running 100% of the time...
"Had a terrible day at the office, hunny, the computer went down and we all had to *think*!"
- Phil
Cutting notches in roads? Making bumps on purpose? Everybody knows in the future the Earth will be completely paved, and impurities like this will only ruin the ultimate hypercar driving experiance.